Monday, December 30, 2013

2014 Goals

Well, well, well 2013. What a good year we have had together. Thank you for taking me to Hawaii, Costa Rica, Dallas, tons of KU games, a whole lot of baseball games, and even more lake trips. It was hard to beat getting married, getting a new job, and moving into a new house in 2012, but you were right up there with it.

It's crazy to think that I've been married and living here for a year and a half. It still feels to me like we just moved. Time is just slipping right out of my little hands.

I can just feel 2014 is going to be a good one. It may bring a lot of changes, but I'm ready to hit it full force.

I always like to think of goals for myself for the new year, a fresh start if you will. These usually last a couple of days, but maybe if I write a lot then one or two will stick. We can only hope, right?

So here is what I hope to do in 2014:


-Live with purpose

I spend so much time worrying about what I have to do, how to do it, and what I need to get done that I forget the whole purpose of it all. I rush through life, instead of slowing down and thinking of why I'm here in the first place. I want to live with a purpose of giving to others, being a better wife, friend, and daughter. I want do all things to please Him and make time for the things that are important, not just keep my to-do list happy. 

-Not think so much/Keep it simple

I want to stop worrying about things that are clearly out of my control. I try so hard to control situations that are out of my hands. I want to keep my life and my mind simple and as stress free as possible. Nobody got time for that.

-Take more pictures

Self explanatory. And maybe if I'm lucky I will get in a few of them :) 

-Continue our Wednesday date nights

These have really given me something to look forward to during the week. It's nice to slow down and have good conversation with my husband sans phone, dog, TV, or computers. I really treasure these nights. Probably more than he knows.

-Read my Bible more. Not just when I "have time". 

-Learn to sew at least five things.

I just got a sew machine from my parents for Christmas and I am bound determined to sew, even though I keep telling myself that I can't do it and won't be good at it. Spreading a little positivity and hard work this year.

-Be healthy 

-Have fun

Who doesn't want to have fun in 2014? I want to ride rides, travel, have wine nights, be spontaneous, play more games, and just do things that make me smile.

2014, let's do this thang!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

A Breath of Fresh Air

Every single time I come here to type up a new post of what has been going on in my life, I find it very hard to believe of how long it's been since I stopped by.

I swear it feels like yesterday but somehow it was Thanksgiving.

If time could seriously sloooooow down, that would be much appreciated. My new saying of the year is to "stop and smell the coffee" instead of chugging it and not realizing of how entirely awesome it smells and tastes.

The past week has been nothing less than refreshing and fulfilling. I tried to soak up every second of being back in our hometowns and spending a whole week with family. The time still flew by but goodness gracious it was heavenly. Just what the doc ordered.


I really need to start carrying a notebook around. There were so many things I kept thinking to myself I needed to remember and…well, we all know how that goes. But there are so many moments that go by that are short lived, but oh so great that I'd like to jot down and be able to look back to.

We got to spend the start of break in Lawrence watching little Bro sing in Allen Fieldhouse (also known as the greatest place on Earth). There we met up with my mom, dad, and Aunt Janet. We started feeling all Christmasy as it snowed about 6-8 inches while we were there. 









After that we came back to our old stomping grounds and stayed there about a week. A week or home cooking, lots of a laughing, couch naps, movies, family time, crazy dogs, lots of presents, and even more relaxation. 



There really is nothing like Christmas time. Nothing like it at all. Thank you Jesus for being born! I think it should be mandatory to get all of your family together once a month. It's just not right only seeing everyone once or twice a year. I am requesting that for my present next year.

Unfortunately I didn't take many photos, also a goal of mine in 2014, so here are a couple I happened to take. Hopefully someone else got some! 






Now I am sitting here back home thinking of how blessed I am, we are. Even when things really just downright suck, I still always have the best family in the flipping world on my side. Makes it a little easier to conquer life that way.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got to spend some quality time with the special people in your lives.

Cheers to 2013, you were pretty sweeeeeeeet!


Sunday, December 1, 2013

Thanksgiving 2013

Some things are just hard to put into words. Family and being so stinking thankful you want to explode, are a couple of them.


There are a lot of things that pop in my head when it comes to this past week and all that has been going on. A lot as in I seriously cannot type a post because my mind is all over the place. Not that this is unusual, but it makes sitting down and writing something that makes sense a little difficult.

Thanksgiving is awesome for many reasons.




First of all, I get a few days off of work. That in itself is magical.  Secondly, I get to see all of my people. This year I didn't get to see my friends from home, but I did get to see a lot of pretty spectacular familia. And lastly, I get to eat seconds and third of my meal and it's a okay. Oh, and I can't forget about putting the Christmas decorations out. That is hard to beat.

This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our casa. Wowee do I have more respect than ever for my mom and anyone else who makes holiday meals. That stuff is WORK. I mean like breaking a sweat work. I was thankful for my turkey grilling husband, and second hands from my mom to make Thanksgiving go smoothly.


We did almost have a Thanksgiving crisis as I could seriously could NOT find my deviled egg plate anywhere. I mean, anywhere. That is one thing I just cannot do without on any holiday. It always reminds me of my grandma and well, yeah, if I don't have it…I will freak out. Which I almost did. So thank the LORD St. Anthony helped me find it. Whew, that was close. We would have definitely had to cancel Thanksgiving.


We ended up having the majority of both families all in one place and it was pretty great to spend the holiday with them all and so glad they came. Our little house is now official broken in!






After many pounds of food, Jeff's mom's awesome dessert, and some good ol' fashioned football….we spent the rest of the night decorating for Christmas and getting a couple of deals and steals. We only venture out to Black Friday if we think we will get to see some action.



Work in progress….
This year was not near as exciting as in our hometown where Wal Mart is literally the one place people go to for Black Friday. It's nuts, and so entertaining. I just can't do lines. I can totally do www….click buy….free shipping….no crazies.…delivered to my door in the comfort of my home though.

And last but not least, we ended our awesome Thanksgiving weekend in Kansas City and Lawrence…where all  of your dreams come true. Unless you are the KU football team (which hopefully makes dreams come true SOON!).

Photo by Kansas Athletics
We spent the night on Friday eating our for my dad's birthday with my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces, checked out the perfect Plaza lights, and then headed back to watch a depressing KU basketball loss. Good thing the beers tasted good and the company was even better.

Saturday was a full on day of football, chili, and more football. Oh and FINALLY a Kansas win against UTEP. (And a BIG Happy Happy Happy Birthday to the best dad around!)


I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving!

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