It’s a big day in Georgia.  A BIG day, I tell you.  Why?  We had SNOW!!  A whopping one inch and the whole world is shut down.  Interstates, schools, offices, you name it.  Snow in the south is just plain awesome.  I got out half way through the day today and school is already cancelled for tomorrow.

As a child, I didn’t realize my teachers wanted snow days as badly as we did.  We were all wiggling and shaking and doing our snow dances yesterday and today.  Wouldn’t you know it?  It worked!  MIRACLE!

So to celebrate, some cute snapshots of my little man.  I will photoshop these and make them pretty, but I don’t have the software on this computer, so deal with it, k?

And what would a snow day be without some killer boots?

And, to make this writing related, a little poem:

Snow is white.

Snow is bright.

Teachers wish for it with all their might.

Snow is cold.

It’s worth its weight in gold,

When you are told…you don’t have to go to work. 

Ta-da! 

And lastly, my baby trying to catch a snowflake:

So, again, I’m reading Nathan Bransford’s blog.  This many posts about it make me feel kind of like a stalker, but I’m really not…I’m usually pretty normal, I think.  Except when the voices start talking to me…*cue creepy music*

Anyway, the discussion was about your favorite book as a teen and how embarrassing those years were for you.  My answer to the book question was a two answerer (so a word…trust me): Harry Potter and In Cold Blood.  Psychoanalyze that.  ;-P

And then, high school…ohhh high school.  Basically, I was a dweeb.  Full on braces, some rockin’ bangs, and zero fashion sense.  I’d like to say the fashion has changed a lot, but really, not so much.  I envy people who can whip up a super cute outfit and look adorable, but not me.  I’m a jeans and sweater kind of girl, but when I’m rich and famous, I’m hiring a stylist to dress me.  I just have to figure out how to be rich and famous.  Any ideas?

So, without further ado, 15 year old me:

I was so hardcore.  Oh, and the fantastic photography is courtesy of my friend, Regan.  We had many adventures in high school, that’s for sure.  And yes, that’s blue mascara you see.

As we enter 2010 and leave 2009, I have a lot to reflect on.  I’ve  picked up some new things that I really have a passion for, so I have quite a few goals/resolutions for the new year:

1) Lose 20 lbs.  – yeah, I know, but it would be nice.  I’m really going to try.  Seriously.

2) Finish my manuscript and get it query ready in the next 6 months - it’s taken me a while to get to this point, but I feel like I can get a decent first draft ready in the next couple of months if I really put some effort into it

3) Complete my second manuscript by the end of the year - so basically, have two novels query ready by the end of the year

4) Really grow my photography business  – I love photography and I started my business this year; I’ve let it run itself to this point and relied on word of mouth for it to grow, which has been fine, but I’d like to see it do even more since I love it so much

5) Finish my masters degree and start my Ed.S. - unless there is some cataclysmic disaster, this shouldn’t be an issue.

So here’s to 2010 being a kick booty, rockstar year!

*and yes, I realize I’m a day late with this post, but whatever – it’s the thought that counts