Auld Lang Syne

I have had a wonderful time during the Christmas holiday break! This is the first time that I've actually been in Atlanta with this much time off from work. We usually go to Orlando this time of year. It was a nice change of pace to be able to wake up whenever we wanted, within reason, of course. We've got tots you know. :-)

We've literally been visiting family almost every single day since Christmas morning. Chris even had some family he's extremely close to from Alaska stop through this weekend, and we had an amazing time with them! The kids started getting a tad worn out by this weekend, though. So did Chris and I. We had one more day of visiting this afternoon, and we were home by 7:30. Cassie has been in bed for an hour, Chris has been asleep for an hour and a half. Olan and I are the only ones that appear to have insomnia!

I wonder if my insomnia tonight has anything to do with the fact that I'm focusing on what I did wrong in 2006. I have been in bed since 9:30 this evening trying to go to sleep and I just can't stop tossing and turning. I'm reminded of a scene from the middle of the book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", which I'm reading now, where Professor Snape tells Harry to empty his mind of all emotions before he goes to bed. A person with as many thoughts constantly swishing around in their head as myself needs to attempt this. I actually neglected to pray this evening before bed, and that's probably the biggest cause of my inability to rest.

Also, I go back to work tomorrow morning for the first time in 11 days. I'm already beginning to obsess over what this new year will be like at CNN: Will there be anymore inner-dept structural/hierarchal changes? Will anyone leave the company? (no one ever leaves CNN, apparently, so that would be the shock of the decade) Will I receive a promotion? (Someone put a bug in my ear before Thanksgiving about some possibilities, so who knows) This all makes me somewhat antsy, so I really need to go and pray to God, so that I can leave all of this at his feet tonight before I begin tomorrow anew!


Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.