The Joyest of New Years

So, KSL's radio ad for the holidays wished everyone a Merry Christmas and The Joyest of New Years. We have all been laughing hysterically over it whenever it comes on and we'll probably be wishing people the Joyest of New Years in years to come. LSOC even called in and told them that they needed to fix their grammar. Of course, LSOC is addicted to calling KSL. He's had a spat with the traffic girl through text (he then called to apologize,) and had a nice long chat with Doug Wright about the Primary in Iowa. I think he has their number on speed dial. I'm not sure what it is with KSL and our family. The Saturday before Christmas, they had Santa on for kids to call in and talk to. We reminisced about the time that Tergaso called in and told Santa that what she really wanted for Christmas was a whoopie cushion. Seriously. That poor Santa! He didn't quite know how to respond to that.

We spent our joyest of New Years Eves in Provo. Tergaso recently moved down there and had to be to work at the unearthly hour of 6:45 a.m. New Years Day. So we celebrated with her and then let her go to bed while we drove home. We saw "Juno" and I have definite mixed feelings about it. My overall impression is that it is a great movie, has witty dialogue, and was very enjoyable. The problem is that there were too many awkward moments for me to really love it. It's about a high school junior who gets pregnant. There's a lot of slang and discussion of sex and anatomy. Too much for me to be comfortable. And that makes me sad. If it weren't for that, I would love this movie. (For a really good movie, I recommend "Stardust" which just recently came out on DVD. I absolutely love it! It is a fairy tale (actually it's a faerie tale - it takes place in England) and is fabulous. "Stardust" will definitely be the next movie I purchase!) Our dinner was much more successful. We went to my favorite restaurant in Provo - Bombay House. Yum! Not only are there great memories for me at that restaurant, but the food is absolutely delicious. My favorites are Chicken Coconut Kurma (we actually got it with lamb instead of chicken - for LSOC) and Malai Kofta. And of course you have to have Peshewari Naan and Aloo Paratha. We got several different dishes and shared everything. It was delicious! There's a new Indian restaurant just around the corner from me - Ganesh Indian Cuisine. I ended up having lunch with a couple of friends on New Years Day there and they have a great lunch buffet. (Sambar, Chicken Tikka Masala, Vegetable Pakora, and Naan!) Basically, I've never had anything at an Indian restaurant that I didn't like. So the whole New Year holiday was tied up in Indian food for me and I loved it!

New Year resolutions have such a negative connotation now. But I do have some goals for myself this year.
1) Become a certified Body Talk practitioner. I'm hoping to test at a session in March. But that means I really need to get my butt in gear and get the studying and 50 sessions in! Wish me luck!
2) Start back with school. I'm saving up to start an Independent Study course.
3) Become more independent. I don't know if this will involve moving into my own place, buying a car, both, or other smaller steps. We'll see what the year brings.

Of course, I still have the regular resolutions: get to a more healthy weight (I'm trying to avoid the phrase "losing weight" because I don't ever want to "find" it again. I've been working on releasing my fat, and getting to a better, more healthy weight), be better about budgeting, be better about studying the scriptures, going to the temple, and doing my visiting teaching, etc. But I'm kind of feeling that those aren't just New Year resolutions - they are life-long progressions. Wish me luck!