Happy 2011

"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning."
- Louis L'Amour

A lot of my friends are concerned right now with their lives and where they are in relation to where they think they should be. I hope they see the quote above and realize how true it is. We really have no idea what life has in store for any of us. That's what makes life fun AND infuriating :)

There's another quote that goes something like, "This new year, let's get down on our knees and thank God that we're still on our feet." I'm having surgery next week, so that one really hits close to home for me. We're still on our feet... still plodding along. I'm going to try to be better about setting and meeting goals in 2011. I have totally sucked at that this year. It's not really a New Year's resolution... more like a promise.

Healthwise, this has been a tough year... or at least a tough end to my year, but I'm trying to focus on the many good things that have happened this year.

I'm spending tonight with friends... and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love each and every one of them (Steve most of all, of course) and I feel so blessed to have all of these people in my life. It amazes me that none of these people were in my life a little over a year ago, and now they are some of the most important people to me in the world. I'm exhausted and should probably be in bed, but I'm excited to be celebrating with people who make me laugh and smile every day.

Here's to 2011. All good things!

Top Secret Drum Corps

You will watch this with your mouth wide open and you will be reminded that, even in your wildest dreams, you don't know how to do anything even half as cool as this:

British Animal Voiceovers

This made me laugh out loud... for real. Thank you, Paul T, for making my night! :)

Night time... Day Time! Night time... Day Time!

Desaturated Santa

Very cool...

This Looks Shopped (But It Isn’t) of the Day: For the second year in a row (previously), Flickr user BrodyQat arrives at San Francisco’s SantaCon sporting her signature “Desaturated Santa” costume.

Angel Flight

Thanks, dad, for sending this over. Every American needs to see this. God bless our troops.