The year is ending and it's a sad goodbye, it was a really great year, but I'm eager for 2010 and all it's possibilities:
My goals for last year didn't all get met but about 8 and 1/2 of them did. I had my main ones which I'd posted here and another private list at home. I did better with my public ones... though I think #4 sort of took over and consumed my life for awhile. For next year I've decided on these. As usual I've made a baker's dozen of them:
1. Read the Bible
2. Go to bed before midnight (weekdays only)
3. Be able to do 3 overhand pullups
4. Lead a 5.11 climb in the gym and a 5.9 climb outside the gym
5. Learn to bake bread (good bread)
6. Hike to the top Mt. Olympus (or climb I guess...either one)
7. Cook one recipe from every cookbook I own
8. Drive Slower (within 5 miles of the speed limit)
9. Live off the food in my pantry for 1 month
10. Finish my name change back to Rockwood
11. Get a computer
12. Green up my commute to work
13. Visit a beach/state/country/or National Park I've never been to before
What do you think the hardest one will be for me?
Jennilyn and Mark are way better climbers than I am. They warmed up on this 5.9 route and then each climbed a couple more difficult ones. I on the other hand, warmed up and burnt out on the same first climb. They coached me through a few moves on the harder climbs but then I had to settled for taking pictures. They're awesome teachers and I'm slowly gaining on them, but it'll be awhile before I'm as good as they are...if that ever happens.
Then it was Jennilyn's turn to give up. I think this was the only time I've ever seen Mark top rope something and the only reason he did was because neither of us could make it to the top of the route to get the gear off and he had to do it himself. The view behind him was awesome. Maybe someday I'll see it from the top.
I can't wait for summer!
We found a few winter friendly 
We followed some ski trails, some snow mobile trails, the 
Almost there, the top was just past these trees. Andy's making the final accent below.
There were perfect views in every direction. It was worth the effort to get there and we made it just in time for lunch. 
I started to walk out on the cornice but wasn't feeling too confident about the snow or my lack of 
The end. (Thanks Emily for watching the kids while we went)
Her boys were super excited to help and thankfully no one got 
When we draped it over the chairs before cutting it into noodles they had fun running under the noodle tunnels. 
I went to Alicia's house for Christmas Eve and enjoyed Mexican food, cheese, and stories read by James. 
In the morning we opened presents and sat around in pajamas till it was time to eat our Christmas steaks. (Simon didn't sit around, he played with all his 
Their presents were around the tree all wrapped up nice, mine were around the lamp in cardboard boxes. 
The next day we went sledding in the canyon. It was Simon's first time. After an hour he was done. 
I went sledding again with Alicia and her boys. In the canyon and then at Liberty Park and then in their backyard. We weren't done till the sun went down. (I think I took a thousand pictures of us sledding that day) 
Alicia had a New Years Eve party with way too many treats and a few fireworks.
After sledding Stew made everyone a big dinner and that night Hayden and Jake and I went night sledding...no pictures of us at night but it was crazy fun. 
On my last day of vacation Jake and I went snowshoeing in American Fork Canyon. It was such a beautiful day. 
That afternoon I watched Jake and Scott go long boarding and got to ride Scott's board back to the house. (A lot more fun than it probably sounds) 
Then I watched the 
...vacation was over, everyone went back to work, Alicia's kids went back to school, Jake went back to Oklahoma, the cardboard boxes when into the recycling bin, and the smog came back to the valley.
