January 1

Happy New Year! We kicked off 2026 with Martinelli's (for them) and prosecco (for me) at midnight. (Or a few seconds after; the ball drop replay was behind so we got confused.) And then we all went to bed. (Us Wights are big partiers! Incidentally, lest it looks strange, my hair was pulled back awkwardly since I'd been walking on my wee treadmill.)

Anyhow, we spent the bulk of the actual daylight hours watching college football bowl games. Isaac went to the gym and Brady biked to the park to long toss with a friend and Adam and Abby went for a walk around the 'hood. While everyone else was doing their own things, I spent some time in prayer to try to center myself.

I've not historically been one to set resolutions; I have what I call an addictive personality, so my "goals" for myself more often than not turn into fixations (or even obsessions in some cases). So I go easy on setting standards or timelines for accomplishments. But I do want to make sure to savor every moment I have with these people this year, and I'm hoping to be able to take some fun trips (to as-of-now undetermined locations) with them and just soak in the goodness of being their wife and mother. Because the gift of being part of their lives --of continuing to grow alongside all of them as they continue to grow-- is one of the biggest blessings God has given me.