the one with January: the first half

Is January halfway over already?  How did that happen?  We have been taking it pretty easy.  Here are a few of the highlights:

1. Brian was sick for pretty much the first week of January.  So we ate a lot of soup and rented movies - Sara's Key, The Constant Gardener and Beginners.  Brian also found a new cold remedy - whiskey with lemon and honey.  Ha!

2. On New Year's Day, the shelf and rod in my closet came crashing down.  Maybe three big plastic bins of clothes was too much?  Ha.  Not fun to clean up!

I might have cried when I saw this!

3. We ordered new bedroom furniture!  Our bedside tables arrived already and the dresser will be here next week.  Before and after pictures to come.

Latte with the big boxes!

4. We went to dinner with the whole family at Rise No. 1, which has the most delicious souffles, to celebrate the New Year and the end of Mimi's radiation treatment!  She went home last week and has a few months before her next check up.  Things are looking good!

Scott, Michelle, Mimi, Celia,
Brian, Me, Mom and Dad at dinner

5. Brian turned 29!  We went to dinner at Maggiano's with his family one night, out for a drink with his friends on the actual day and had tapas with my family last night.  The third annual Beatnik Birthday is coming up soon.

6. We learned to play Agricola - a new game that Marcus and Amanda got for Christmas.  It is pretty fun, especially if you are tipsy on sangria when you play.

Mmmm Sangria

7. We finally saw Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Saturday!  I read all three books, so I knew what to expect and that almost made it worse.  The movie was good as long as you brace yourself for a few really intense scenes.  Eek.