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1. Surprising the kids with a weekend trip to DLR in February
2. Celebrating my 40th birthday with a 10-day trip to WDW for the Tower of Terror 10-miler and F&WF
3. Related to #2, hopefully being rid of my plantar fasciitis so I can train for the Tower of Terror 10-miler (been injured for over a year and unable to run, so I'm really looking forward to getting back on the road)
4. Related to #3, hopefully losing some weight as an added bonus!
5. Celebrating my BFF's 40th birthday with a trip to Napa Valley. Added bonus -- her birthday falls during the time my kids are at summer camp, so no babysitter needed!
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2012 is a really big year for me, I will get the date for my Pelvic Fusion Operation which I have been waiting 2 and a half years for. We have made no other plans as I don't know when the op will be and don't want anything to clash with it. It will take me a year to recover so I don't expect to be up to much until 2013, but I will be looking forward to:
1. Being able to walk again
2. Playing on the floor with my little girl
3. Not having to take all my drugs anymore (I take about ten a day)
4. Not being in pain 24/7
5. Being able to push my Alice's pushchair.
6. Being able to bath my daughter (because I can't bend, I have only managed to bath Alice once, I know it seems like a trivial thing but this is really important to me!
I know it really just focuses on one thing and is very selfish as it is all about me but I just cannot wait to be better and to be able to play and pick up my daughter properly.
I am hoping they will tell me the op will be in the Spring! I have a scary but exciting year ahead!
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1. Mending fences between my parents, little sister, and my brother and older sister (we have never, and I mean NEVER been this far apart).
2. Losing just a bit of weight (I know I can do it, I have just slacked off the last couple of years).
3. Getting Karla (DD) to speak to me again, maybe not like we used to, but at least back on speaking terms.
4. Looking forward to trip to WDW in June.
5. Going to try promotional exam this year; I have been holding off on testing, don't really know why, but I have been. I was a temporary Corporal for about 2 months back in '09, and not to ruffle my feathers here, but a lot of the guys seemed to respect me a lot more than some of the supervisors that we have right now.
6. I was told by admin that a position might be open for the SWAT team (possible sniper position), and they were impressed at how I qualified with the assault rifle at 300 meters (open sights that were broken and a slightly bent barrel that forced me to adjust my aim). So I just might finally try out.
7. and last but not least.......ENJOY MY FAMILY A LOT MORE AND WORK ON LIVING LIFE TO IT'S FULLEST (within my means of course).
Without a doubt number one is the FFP Disney trip in November, where I get to finally meet my best friends on Earth, Sparky and Ashli!!!
I was just coming to this thread to commment the same thing!
1.) FFP at WDW in November!! As Dana said above it's our first meet in 2 years of friendship. More of a reunion we feel at this point, than first meeting. It will be SO neat to meet my 2 bffs finally. Hopefully, the first of many meets in many years to come.
2.) Visiting our friends in CT at some point in the summer (we missed last years trip)
3.) DH and I celebrating 15 years together and 10 married.
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I was just coming to this thread to commment the same thing!
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