Anti-Resolutions

While many posts this week about been about people's goals for 2012 (and mine are really no different: read more, write more, spend less, weigh less), my friend Martha put a challenge to name 5 things you don't want to change about yourself in 2012. It was an intriguing idea, especially since it is a lot easier to critique myself, so after much thought, here are the things I don't ever want to change:

5. I can't hold a grudge. Seriously, you could punch me in the face and tomorrow I would forget. It is a blessing and a curse, but mostly a blessing and I like that I can see past moments of weakness which cause anger.

4. My family is important to me. One of the hardest parts of living in California is being away from my family and I am thankful that I have that problem. I am glad we want our kids to be near family and that I miss my parents, brother, inlaws and friends when I am not close.

3. I have a fairly calm demeaner. In fact, the other day, Kev and I were telling our little siblings about the worst fight we ever had: whether Jack Johnson was more like Jimmy Buffett or James Taylor. True story. Most angry we have ever gotten. Not bad for six years together.

2. I'm a pretty good mom. Yea, so Bennett doesn't always sleep through the night and Cullen has toddler anxiety attacks if I put butter on his toast, but overall, I have two sweet, well-mannered, happy boys. And I love being their mom.

1. I love my husband, everyday, more and more. We went out with some friends before Christmas and an old friend asked "Are you sure you don't regret getting married at 23? Don't you feel like you have missed out?" Nope, not for a second.

And for the final part of the challenge, Martha said to post a pic where you feel happy.

Here is hubby and I on New Year's Eve:

Isn't he handsome?

Tell me, what don't you want to change in 2012?