happy new year!

Happy New Year! We had a great time ringing in 2016 with friends and celebrating Todd's birthday last night. For those who don't know, my husband is a NYE baby, doubling our reason to celebrate every December 31. (Happy birthday, Love!)

With the new year comes the anticipation and excitement of the chance to start fresh. I'm not big on resolutions but since turning 30 in October, I have found myself in a reflective mindset, thinking about things I can work on, areas where I can grow. Based on those reflections, I've decided to define intentional focuses for the coming year and specific ways by which to approach them throughout the year.

My focuses for 2016 are:

Family.
Faith.
Wellness.
Enough.

In the coming week, I'll share what I mean by each focus and how I plan to prioritize them throughout the year, including some concrete actions I'll be taking in the coming weeks.

Until then, I'd love to hear what your focus or resolutions for 2016 will be, please feel free to share in the comments below. Here's to a wonderful 2016!

'twas the season 2014

I know, I know. It's already 2015 but 2014 was just days ago and I neglected to post at all in December.  So to make up for that, here is a quick recap of our holiday season.

Saint Nicholas Day 

 Santa Parade

Advent Alive

Stockings

Family Christmas 

Teepee Surprise

Popsicles with Tio

Christmas Morning Skype with Cousins

Ice Cream Treat

Coolest Girl at Brunch

Happy to Be Out in the Sun 

Dad's Birthday

NYE

Snowy Fun for All

We've been blessed with visits from most of our siblings and lots of time with family over the past few weeks.  Despite being hit hard with a cold bug, we've enjoyed having most of the past two weeks off from work and school and are looking forward to everything that the New Year brings.  Hoping you all have had a wonderful holiday season!

happy birthday, tmn!

I know that I just blogged yesterday but I couldn't let today go by without wishing Todd a very happy birthday.  As you're all celebrating the end of 2012 tonight, we'll be ringing in another year of Todd and that's a pretty great thing to celebrate.

So here's to this guy:

Happy birthday!  I can't wait to take on your next year with you.