Be Everything You're Supposed to Be

Well.... I know it's been a while, however, I do feel the need to play a little catch up!!  There have been many ups and downs since my last visit, however, the whole picture is just plain BEAUTIFUL!! This year for Valentines day, we didn't really celebrate it... yet we celebrated it beautifully! This year I got one of the best gifts ever. He gave me a gift of a new life together and many new adventures! Brian bought me a house!... so to speak. We decided months ago that we wanted to start looking for a home to call our own. One that we could grow together in and start our lives together... as a family.... the three of us. So we started down one of the most exciting and stressful paths a couple could ever go down. We found a wonderful realtor through a friend of ours who set us up with one of the best loan officers a young couple could ask for. Mary Beth was a true delight and was possibly one of the most patient people we've had the pleasure of encountering. She is

res·o·lu·tion ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ A firm decision to do or not do something. So every year we all make these crazy resolutions to make us "better people" and some make realistic ones while others seem to be reaching for the stars. But this year I am resolving to not make a resolution. Now don't get me wrong, I am still going to strive to be a better person each and every day, but a resolution is setting yourself up for failure. We are not perfect and old habits die hard... why do you think so many people buy those gym memberships in January and then stop going by March? It's because they are expecting themselves to have magically flipped a switch and never mess up. But again.. we are not perfect! We were never intended to be either. So instead of making a crazy resolution to lose weight, work out more, eat better, watch less TV, spend more time with family, blah blah blah blah blah.... I am going to set myself up the right way.  Instead of making m