Greetings all -
We hope that everyone had a fabulous holiday at the end of the year and that you are still resolutely sticking to your resolutions! :)
We expect 2011 to be a big year for us both personally and professionally.
Alberto is studying hard to prepare for his contractor license for the awesome tile work he does.
I am working to expand my skillset into SRS Reporting, javascrpting, and becoming the resident expert of all things CRM 2011 (which, by the way, releases one week from today in case anyone is waiting...)
Jason is making leaps and bounds at his wonderful school, Montessori School of Oceanside.
He is 2 now, and has started potty training in earnest. He is entering the last stage of the unconscious absorbent mind, and often treads briefly into the world of self-awareness and expression. It is awesome to witness this transformation, and I am grateful for my extracurricular classes in the Montessori Method to help me identify these milestones.
I made my new commitment to Christ known on December 5 and have now been baptized, or "born again". I don't particularly like that term since I associate many negative connotations to it. But it is true that I feel like a new person and I know that the Holy Spirit is at work inside of me. It's a wonderful feeling to be embraced and loved and I am making efforts to reach out to the church I am now attending so that I can have a support network in this still very new journey.
Alberto is hard at work finding new ways to damage his mountain bike and loves to be outdoors and riding through the trails on the nature preserve behind our home. Jason still occasionally rides with him, but at 34 1/2 pounds, Alberto isn't as eager to cart him around as he once was!
I am also working on learning to sew and quilt, and am having a great time with it, even if I move slower than a snail's pace. :) And of course, I am beginning to plan my new season of gardening and hope to have an even more fruitful bounty of veggies in the back yard this year.
And, in our spare time, we are hard at work trying to stay in contact with our beloved friends and family all over the U.S. and Mexico and make sure we do a better job at keeping in touch.
So, we are busy and loving every minute of it.
What are your plans for 2011?
