Top 10 of 2010

I'm a slacker. I love to write but Facebook has killed my ability to write anything longer than a status. Yikes. For the 3 of you who read this blog (hi Mami, Tia Ana and Nikki), I'm giving you one last look at 2010 and a new commitment for 2011. I will write. Here. In my journal. Anywhere but on Facebook. Tomorrow I will status that I'm going on a FB hiatus to concentrate on my blog. If I get really bold, I might even post the blog site. We'll see. In the meantime, here's my top 10 of 2010 for Familia Romano. Scratch that...we are 3 people with 3 different perspectives, here is MY top 10. P.S. To make the top 10 doesn't mean it was a good thing, just that it was made an incredible impact in my life...

10. Boot camp. Holy cow. I have never felt so scared when I signed up and almost died the first couple weeks, and then so proud, amazed, strong and powerful as I became a dedicated participant for 6 months. Until my herniated discs said..." 'Scuse me...stop." For 2011, I'll take what I learned and create a sustainable plan for fitness

9. Holy crap it's Dissen! Three kids, six years and finally I just said...eff it...we MUST see each other. Only a best friendship like ours can be maintained and then picked up like nothing after 6 years of not seeing each other face to face. Chuck's carport lounge was a big plus too.

8. Our 6th anniversary. Damn, we're doing good for a couple kids who met on South Beach, had our first real date in Vegas and were engaged in Cancun 4 months later. Jay, you believe in me in some impossible ways...and I love you in a way that hopefully makes you keep believing.

7. Elvis lives! MF'r. Early 2010 was not E's best. Our favorite angry Schnauzer almost kicked it due to kidney failure but a bajillion dollars later he's still with us. Damn we love him

6. Jay's 37th bday/Memorial Day party. Who says that a small neighborhood party can't include 150 people (including kids), an ice cream truck, 10 gallons of Patron margaritas, and beer pong? Did it. Done.

5. Dove does Mexico. Part Dos. A little tropical storm can't put a major damper on our fun. And, seriously, we had Teresa. Entertainment? Check.

4. Nikki tells me she's pregnant. Awesome news, right? ESPECIALLY awesome when you factor in she had not told our parents and I had to keep that secret for almost a month! Only for my sister or brother...even I can keep my mouth shut when asked.

3. Nick decides he has a tail. Made sense...Elvis has a back tail, he has a front tail. Kid logic. Can't really fight it. Later, on the plane to Disney when sitting in First Class and he philosophizes about how he has a tail, Daddy has a big tail and Mommy has front nalgas with grass....not so awesome.

2. Disney. Shut the front door. When I decided...sometime in February...that we were going, I never knew how fantastic of a vacation it would be. In some ways, life changing. How can Disney be life changing? Well, to begin with it really is a surreal, magical experience. And, we were able to experience that fleeting moment of being children again through our son's eyes. Thanks MM. You and your gang rock.

1. Letting go and growing up. This might be a little cryptic, but stick with me. We tried for 3 years to have Nick and for three years after. I remember when my doc told me my numbers with Nick's pregnancy were low...again. I remember going to St. Anne's in River Oaks and praying all day long. I remember promising...if I could just have one child..... The numbers doubled. My son was born and we became a sweet family. This year I am letting go. The relief of knowing a month can just be a month is almost incommunicable. Now it's been 6 years....over. As for the growing up....stay tuned. I'm about to commit to something tomorrow. But, I'll need your help. Stay tuned.

Ok, I meant to keep it to 10, but two others need mention...
Bonus 1: Potty training. The upside of only having one kid is only having to potty train one kid. Big Ups to the "Elf on a Shelf" for his "Pee Pee in the Potty" star chart. Boom Boom elf...feel free to show up anytime.

Bonus 2: Grandma. Your entire life was a testimony of faith and love. I am so happy that you are with Grandpa and with the God you so faithfully worshiped. I will so miss you...but I will see you again. Your life left deep footprints in me. Grandma, watch over me. I still need you.

I absolutely cannot fail, for I am the creator of my own reality.