Happy New Year!

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Can you believe 2008 is over already? It felt like it went by in the blink of an eye. I mean, wasn't it just the other day that I was waddling around with swollen ankles, a huge belly, and no baby? Wasn't it just the other day that I was discovering diapers, postpartum depression, sleepless nights, and other such joys of motherhood? Wasn't it just the other day that I was threatening to take Vince's Xbox away if he couldn't keep his game-playing to under eight hours a day? Wait, that really was just the other day. Moving right along...
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We kicked off the new year by treating ourselves to hot drinks at the neighborhood Coffee Bean. Benjamin was tired from a long night of partying and stayed in the car to catch some shut-eye. From the looks of it, our poor barista could've used some, too.

Later in the morning, we met up with neighbor pals Julie, Shawn, and Nolan at our favorite dim sum place. Yes, that really is champagne you see sitting on the table. No, we didn't order that off of a dim sum cart: Shawn brought the champagne from home. Along with the wine glasses. In his own cooler. It may be possible that someone else likes to hit the sauce even more than I do.

And on that note, Happy New Year!