Where does the time go ... again

Ooops - I did again. Didn't get around to posting - again. Goodness, so much for practice new year's resolutions!

We're just back after a lovely 5-day break. I wish I could say we rushed out and did outdoorsy things, flew off to fab places and generally took advantage of the time.

We did do outdoorsy things (went to the beach), went off to fab places (5 malls in one day), and took advantage of the time by doing Andy Capp impersonations on our seven couches (my mother-in-law once counted them, but that's another story ...), and watches some really really bad movies :)

Highlight of the long weekend was getting new bikes for the kids - went far and wide to get them - hence the 5 malls in one day. We got them both mountain bikes, and just made it in time to drop off Lisa at the movies with her friend. Luca, Loris and I went off to eat at the Butcher shop (with pizza smuggled in from Pizza Hut for Luca), and ran into Hassan and Amina. What a lovely surprise that was! We had a nice a relaxed lunch - except for the part where Luca, eventually bored with all the adult chit-chat, started flicking sugar packets with his spoon ... loolll!!

Everyone went home, and I went back out to frantically get Xmas gifts for everyone ...

Where does the time go

Here we are, more than two months later. Lots has happened:
- had surgery
- turned 45
- realized need to change something in my work situation
- hit my ideal weight

... so some good, some not so good. As is my usual thing, I begin the resolution-making on my birthday, so I have a good two week run of breaking before making them all over again on the 31st :). Here goes:
- lose weight
- get Naomi Campbell's thighs
- get closer to Loris
- leave work at 5
- do more stuff with the kids
- make 55k by summer