On New Year’s Day, we showed up to visit Piper, and she was apparently still partying from the night before.

We are still trying to get used to her new place. It has been really good to be able to visit her so much since she moved. We were able to have some really great visits with her Baker grandparents.

Click through here, for some more shots of hanging out with Piper on New Year’s Day.

Piper has already had a great new year. Yesterday, the Hopsons came with us to visit Piper. Apparently Piper was in the mood to show off. Reagan positioned her in a sitting up position and she was able to hold herself up for almost a minute. Check Reagan’s blob for the video. She was in great spirits again today. She was sitting up, propping herself up with her arms (like in the picture). Our visit with Piper was cut shorter than we wanted it to be, when Piper’s feeding tube became disconnected and spilled all over Reagan’s jeans.

In other great news, I came out to another ticket on the car today. Yippee. This time it is because the inspection expired on Dec. 31. I will probably get a $65 ticket every day between now and Monday, when I take it in to be serviced an inspected. NYC parking cops, serving and protecting.

Also, tonight Utah takes on Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Cross your fingers for that one.

This is the only picture that I took on New Year’s eve. It is a shot of our block, as I was heading downtown for the evening’s festivities. It was bloody cold and nasty weather pretty much all day, and night. We had a great time though. Thankfully, we didn’t spend much time, at all, outdoors. I met Reagan at work, and we ate dinner with some of our friends, at a place nearby. We then retired to the Bennions pad, watched a movie and watched the times square coverage. I was still so wired when we got home, that I stayed up until 4 watching the Arrested Development discs that we borrowed from Reagan’s sister. I have to say that I have really enjoyed not having to work. I wish I could be a bum forever. Hahahah

What better way to say out with the old, than to go out to your car, right as the parking cop is placing a ticket on your windshield. Yeah, I was 6 minutes late, to move it. On a Wednesday too! It is because I picked up Reagan from work last night, and we just left Bebe at a meter, since I didn’t feel like taking 20 laps looking for a spot. Anyway, I thought my alarm was set for 7, it was really set for 7:15 and blah blah blah. Maybe I can hit up the recently re-elected Charlie Rangel for some of his campaign donation money to pay for the ticket.

I was reading Gothamist this morning and realized that it is already 2009 in Australia. Nice. I guess that I need to get busy with resolutions, etc. 2008 was a huge year for Reagan and I. I don’t know if I am hoping that 2009 will be more, or less eventful. I suppose that it depends on what kind of events. This year:

-Piper only moved 3 or 4 times.

-I survived 2 massive rounds of layoffs.

-Piper continued to beat the odds, and decided to try out breathing on her own.

-Reagan was finally able to get her NY hair license.

-Reagan and I ran a half marathon together.

-Reagan and I ran a marathon together.

-We just gave 30 days notice that we are terminating our lease.

-We went to 2 family reunions

-We went to Puerto Rico

-I became listed among the ranks of the Mormons, again.

Next year:

-We will be moving

-Reagan will start snowboarding again (so will I).

-Piper will undoubtedly be moving again

-Reagan and I will undoubtedly run some races together.

I’m getting bored of this post, I can’t imagine that other’s also aren’t. Happy new year. Enjoy the snow, NY peeps. Don’t freeze tonight.