and so 2015 begins!!!!

I’ve been looking over the past year with mixed feelings. Below is my 2014 goal list. I’ve always been a goal oriented person, I know there are those out there that this doesn’t work out for, but I love doing this each and every year. By the way I’ve been working on this year’s 2015 goal list since October=) And the things I didn’t get done in 2014 don’t bother me, if I still want to do them then I’ll add them to the new years list, if not then whatever!

-2014 GOALS-

• See the ocean
• Fly in a plane
• Debt free
• Start and photography school
• Become a certified bookkeeper
• Finish Mrs Saul’s quilt
• See three new states 
• Visit two friends out of state
• Trail ride
• Pay my braces off
• Invest in a Roth IRA
• Run in a mini marathon
• Read at least ten books (I read eight)
• Start bow shooting
• Take a picture everyday of 2014
• Write to soldiers (I write two a week)
• Meet with one of my friends monthly the entire year
• Hand write a letter to an elderly friend once a month
• Meet with a friend and ride horses three times
• Run in three 5Ks (color rad run, chocoholic frolic, drumstick dash)

So fun right?!?!?! Looking over this list makes me so proud of myself. haha sounds so vain doesn’t it…sorry. not sorry=)

Coming into the new year as a blogger I’ve been loving all the new year post from all the blogs I faithfully follow, and here’s a great post from one of them, check it out=) I’m going to try and imply these points into my life this year.

Happy Monday!!!

2014 Christmas

This Christmas was the best one I’ve celebrated as an adult so far…in my short life. No snow, fairly warm and still the BEST Christmas=)

We all slept in, we have no little ones to make us wake up early…even though my internal alarm clock doesn’t let me sleep in as late as the typical person, (or the rest of my family) it was still nice to lay in bed till it was at least gray outside. We did our traditional candy bag hunt and the guys all read the Christmas story, after blowing out Jesus’ cake’s candles. (I felt like such a little kid…lol) We also had an ugly sweater contest (Ally won! I guess hers was the ugliest haha). Our gift opening was slow and so fun, without the rush of young children to dampen the adult enjoyable atmosphere. Christina and I passed out gifts this year…it’s actually not as fun as it looked. Next year I’ll leave it to the boys. Then we all changed into our pajamas and everyone helped put the pizza’s together for a late lunch. Mom was tired of the traditional meal and clean up, so pizza it was, along with the use of paper plates at every meal. Cheese cake and apple dumplings for dessert. Yeah, pretty perfect!

The only cloud to this perfect day was the fact that Christina had to work that night and I got a mild case of food poisoning Christmas night. So I had to bid farewell to all that wonderful holiday food I had eaten.

Grace spent the night here Christmas Eve and stayed here till Sunday morning=) So since I had been sick and was pretty weak for a few days, I hung out with her the entire weekend. Lots of good conversations and so many helpful pieces of advice. Sometimes I forget that the best advice always comes from family, they know you the best.

We played board games the rest of the afternoon and finished off the day with a few movies. I was feeling so badly that I didn’t have the energy to take any more pictures…