Reverb Day # 3, 4, 5, and 6

(Note: This weekend, my college roommates came into town and I didn't hardly have a minute to myself. If this were NaBloPoMo, I would simply give up and note do any of these prompts. But the prompts actually make me really happy, so I'm just going to catch up and hope that no one tells on me.)

Dec 3rd Prompt: Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year.
I'm not sure that anything this year came close to the intense alive-ness that I felt in 2009 while running my first half marathon. That, for me, was living. It was hurt-filled, want to keel over, dreadful for miles 10-13, amazing, totally great when I finished, LIVING.

I don't think anything will live up to that.

Dec 4th Prompt: Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
I'm constantly in wonder when I'm with my 4 and 6 year old cousins, K & L. Ross and I spent time with them in October and they are pretty awesome kids. They like to dance and play and they love Ross. It's always just funny kind of see things through their eyes. Kids are funny.

Dec 5th Prompt: Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?
This year, I let go of some of the friendships that I had when I moved into DC. I stopped trying to make things work, because I sort of know they just can't. It's fun to look back and remember the people that were in the picture the first few months that Ross and I lived together, especially as I glance through Facebook pictures. I tried really hard to keep alot of those relationships going, but at the end, it was alittle too much for me. So, I've let those people go. I need positive people in my life. Here's hoping 2011 brings a few more my way.

Dec 6th Prompt: Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it?
The last thing I made? I made some cookies and some cinnamon buns right before Thanksgiving. I have a beautiful kitchen in my new house and it makes doing those kinds of things really fun (cooking is way easier when you have more than one counter top to spread your stuff out on!). I've posted my chocolate chip cookie recipe here before (and it's easy to find since it's on the back on EVERY Toll House chocolate chip bag).

Something I want to make? I want to make the bed in our guest room beautiful. It's old, not in very good condition and a dark stained wood. Over the Christmas holiday I'm planning to paint it. I can't wait!