Good bye December, Good Riddance 2008

I wasn't a very big fan of 2008 for no particular reason at all. In fact, lots of wonderful things happened in 2008.

-Aubrey was born
-We went on a beach vacation
-We got a new car
-Obama was elected

Here's the final kicker of 2008: On Tuesday (over night) my car was burglarized and my wallet and camera were stolen - from the front passenger seat. I literally spent all day Wednesday combing the house, the car and the garage only to come up empty-handed. I can fully admit it's my fault. The car was unlocked so it was an easy target! I often leave my wallet, keys and other important things in the car overnight - simply because I can't carry everything into the house in a single trip and I usually forget to go back out to the car by the time I get the girls settled and entertained enough for me to leave them unattended. Fortunately, the last thing I did with my wallet was deposit our Christmas money! Thank goodness. There were too many things in my wallet to list out here without breaking down in tears...including my engagement ring! (I took it off while we were out of town because my finger was getting a dry rash and put it in the change purse of my wallet!), my favorite lipstick and several pictures of the girls.

I'm furious about the camera. The camera is replaceable, but earlier in the day I took Sophia and Aubrey to the Aquarium for Toddler Tuesday. I took some really good pictures including Sophia petting a baby alligator. She had an absolute blast and we'll probably go back quite a bit over the next few months. So look for more pictures soon.

Will gave me $200 to tide me over until my replacement ATM cards arrive. He made the comment last night that he enjoyed having me ask him for money! He was joking, of course, but there's a little bit of truth in every joke.

SIDE NOTE: Sophia had her very first hair cut today. She looks so adorable in her bob (it actually looks alot like mine). She looks so mature now. It's as if she's 5. The girl cut it about 2 inches shorter than I would have liked, but it will grow. I can tell Sophia feels beautiful. She been looking in the mirror and admiring herself. You might be sad that you won't see any pictures of this momentous occasion, but never fear. Of course I took pictures! We stopped on the way to buy one of those throw away cameras...you know the ancient kind where you actually have to have the film developed. Give me a few days...