yes ... i definitely have :) hope everyone is having an amazing new year celebration and i'm so ready for 2012 to kick some major booty! cheers!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
happy new year!
yes ... i definitely have :) hope everyone is having an amazing new year celebration and i'm so ready for 2012 to kick some major booty! cheers!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Farewell, 2011
Dear 2011,
Well, we're nearing the end of a very turbulent relationship, filled with as many ups and downs as a roller coaster. It seems as though I was constantly battling something this year-- between Vance, ear infections, sinus infections (which I battled all through Christmas week and am finally getting over it), croup.. needless to say, you weren't my favorite year. Yes, I struggled. A lot. Only now that I look back on the year, it seems as though I had just stopped, my year MIGHT have been totally different. Stopped trying to change Vance, stopped expecting things to happen, things to change, stopped feeling sorry for myself. (It's pretty ironic that the girl who has "Let It Be" tattooed on her wrist was the very one who could not do so)
Frankly, it is a scary and depressing thought that we ultimately choose the outcome of our year-- that it all comes down to a choice, a responsibility for our own misery or happiness. I'm not sorry at all to see 2011 go, and I haven't decided on any concrete resolutions for 2012 like "I'm going to lose 10 pounds this year," so I think for now I'll just decide to choose happiness in 2012.
I already know that 2012 is going to be amazing. I know it will be filled with changes-- big changes-- and I'm excited and ready and ecstatic to see what else is in store. (I promise I will post soon that isn't so cryptic)
What's funny is that in January 2011 I did something extremely unlike "me" and went to see a psychic. I needed insight and have always wanted to see one, so I jumped at the chance when Jess recommended one that she had gone to and liked. Here's what she told me: do not divorce your husband. I was shocked that she had said that and it was one of the first things she said when I sat down. She said the hubs was a good person, a good man who loved me a lot. Then she told me I was mean to him (half true at the time). She said we would have another baby sometime next year -- a boy! -- and she mentioned something about a house. Some parts were really creepy, some were generic and some were totally off. But you take what you can get with a psychic, I guess. She kept saying that she wasn't 'worried' about me, that I had a clean heart, a good heart and that I should continue going to church. What an experience.
And so, 2011 even though I hated you a majority of the time, you weren't all bad. In fact, you were filled with a ton of happy experiences too. Disneyland, beach days, birthday parties and a lot of life lessons that will shape me for the future...
January
enjoyed backyard fun with my short, dirty-blonde haired girl. miss that hair color already!
February
the sweetest little Valentine
March
first time at the beach
April
a visit from one of my besties and her girls
May
little sassy pants turns 2
June
a trip to the bon dance
July
zoo trips with tiny tots
August
beach baby
September
garage tea parties
October
Disneyland trip
November
celebrating two and a half!
December
Christmas Eve
Well, we're nearing the end of a very turbulent relationship, filled with as many ups and downs as a roller coaster. It seems as though I was constantly battling something this year-- between Vance, ear infections, sinus infections (which I battled all through Christmas week and am finally getting over it), croup.. needless to say, you weren't my favorite year. Yes, I struggled. A lot. Only now that I look back on the year, it seems as though I had just stopped, my year MIGHT have been totally different. Stopped trying to change Vance, stopped expecting things to happen, things to change, stopped feeling sorry for myself. (It's pretty ironic that the girl who has "Let It Be" tattooed on her wrist was the very one who could not do so)
Frankly, it is a scary and depressing thought that we ultimately choose the outcome of our year-- that it all comes down to a choice, a responsibility for our own misery or happiness. I'm not sorry at all to see 2011 go, and I haven't decided on any concrete resolutions for 2012 like "I'm going to lose 10 pounds this year," so I think for now I'll just decide to choose happiness in 2012.
I already know that 2012 is going to be amazing. I know it will be filled with changes-- big changes-- and I'm excited and ready and ecstatic to see what else is in store. (I promise I will post soon that isn't so cryptic)
What's funny is that in January 2011 I did something extremely unlike "me" and went to see a psychic. I needed insight and have always wanted to see one, so I jumped at the chance when Jess recommended one that she had gone to and liked. Here's what she told me: do not divorce your husband. I was shocked that she had said that and it was one of the first things she said when I sat down. She said the hubs was a good person, a good man who loved me a lot. Then she told me I was mean to him (half true at the time). She said we would have another baby sometime next year -- a boy! -- and she mentioned something about a house. Some parts were really creepy, some were generic and some were totally off. But you take what you can get with a psychic, I guess. She kept saying that she wasn't 'worried' about me, that I had a clean heart, a good heart and that I should continue going to church. What an experience.
And so, 2011 even though I hated you a majority of the time, you weren't all bad. In fact, you were filled with a ton of happy experiences too. Disneyland, beach days, birthday parties and a lot of life lessons that will shape me for the future...
January
enjoyed backyard fun with my short, dirty-blonde haired girl. miss that hair color already!
February
the sweetest little Valentine
March
first time at the beach
April
a visit from one of my besties and her girls
May
little sassy pants turns 2
June
a trip to the bon dance
July
zoo trips with tiny tots
August
beach baby
September
garage tea parties
October
Disneyland trip
November
celebrating two and a half!
December
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas-time
Vance and I decided it would be best to give B her Power Wheels on Christmas Eve, in hopes that the novelty would wear off by Christmas morning so she'd still want to open other presents. Here she is, sitting with Frosty the Snowman
We spent Christmas Eve lunch with Vance's cousin and their family. Kaya and Brooke are sure to become the best of friends ... at least I hope they will. By the way, have you checked out Christine's photography site? She's UBER talented and we have a little photoshoot in the works. . . if I can get my family to agree :)
After we got home to nap, little lady crawled into her bed butt-naked, grabbed my glasses and my Nook and said "I'm going back to sleep." This may be my favorite picture of ALL.TIME.
Woke up bright and early and had both families over for breakfast. Thank goodness my mother in law made breakfast for everyone (because I'm a really awful hostess!). B was actually a tad overwhelmed with the opening and the amount of STUFF she got but here's her enormous loot!
We spent Christmas Eve lunch with Vance's cousin and their family. Kaya and Brooke are sure to become the best of friends ... at least I hope they will. By the way, have you checked out Christine's photography site? She's UBER talented and we have a little photoshoot in the works. . . if I can get my family to agree :)
After we got home to nap, little lady crawled into her bed butt-naked, grabbed my glasses and my Nook and said "I'm going back to sleep." This may be my favorite picture of ALL.TIME.
Spent Christmas Eve dinner with my in-laws, playing games, eating, enjoying life and the eve of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! What could be better than that...
Woke up bright and early and had both families over for breakfast. Thank goodness my mother in law made breakfast for everyone (because I'm a really awful hostess!). B was actually a tad overwhelmed with the opening and the amount of STUFF she got but here's her enormous loot!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Friday, December 23, 2011
take 2
We went to check out MORE lights, per B's request. First we stopped at this house, which was featured on the news-- the lights are synchronized with music and are supposedly powered by solar power.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Christmas Lights take 3
Every year since B was born we've gone to a street in the city we live in which 2 blocks light up their houses for Christmas. Here we are in 2009:
V is SO chubby in this picture! He has lost so much weight in the past 2 years.
2010 with Grandpa and Grandma:
Check out B's hair progression
B has a black eye... not sure from what?
2011:
Little girl wanted to take a picture with EVERYTHING. It was adorable. Mommy fail when my camera battery died and our backup, crappy camera stopped working. We'll definitely be back this week with Grandpa & Grandma + hot chocolate so stay tuned for that :)
V is SO chubby in this picture! He has lost so much weight in the past 2 years.
2010 with Grandpa and Grandma:
Check out B's hair progression
B has a black eye... not sure from what?
2011:
Little girl wanted to take a picture with EVERYTHING. It was adorable. Mommy fail when my camera battery died and our backup, crappy camera stopped working. We'll definitely be back this week with Grandpa & Grandma + hot chocolate so stay tuned for that :)
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