A Brand New Year

Well, I'm going to try this whole blog thing and see how well I can stick with it.  It's a new year so I think there are some changes I should make in my life as well as many new things I want to do, including blogging :)  

I always make resolutions that seem too far fetched and I end up forgetting about them by the end of January anyways.  This year, I want to pick a few that I truly want to achieve and stick to them.

#1. Work out 3 times a week.  I've had a gym membership for a long time and haven't been going, mainly because of school, but I really want to get back into shape and make working out part of my routine.  I have a great work out buddy too so there is no excuse not to go.

#2.  No fast food.  Enough said.

#3. Be more patient with the kids.  I've always thought of myself as a very patient person but lately my patience has been running short and it really needs to improve.

#4. Not everything needs to be done my way.  Matt is helping me tremendously with this one.  I need to realize that things work out even if they aren't done in the same order/way I would do it.  I'm so thankful that Matt has been so patient with me on this one.

#5. Blog once a week! :)

I think implementing all these will make me a happier person and feel better about myself.

I can't be more excited for this new year.  Last year was extremely overwhelming and it ended with much disappointment.  I was unable to pass my exams in my final semester of the nursing program so I failed and now I need to start all over. This was such a huge failure for me.  I had worked so hard, but fell too short.  I plan on applying again to start in the fall of 2012.  I'm not going to give up my dream of being a nurse just because I failed some tests.  Just last night, I was on the phone with a triage nurse and she had no background information about me, but by the end of the conversation she said, "We have a shortage of nurses so if you ever think about going into nursing, I think you would be a great one".  That made me feel pretty darn good!

Matt & I are also very very very much looking forward to the custody issue being resolved.  As usual, we are currently unaware of what the current status of the case is.  We are waiting to hear if the case can be closed OR if we need to have a full trial in front of the judge.  The day things get finalized in the courts will be such a big weight lifted off our shoulders.  The current 50/50 schedule we have is working great and we couldn't be happier to spend so much time with the kids.

New Years Hats

The newest addition to our family is my niece, Hannah Jean, thee most adorable, precious baby that I have ever seen.  I am going to be a proud Godmother on January 9th to this beautiful baby!

Hannah Jean <3

So here, I hope to keep everyone up-to-date and entertained with my crazy, beautiful life.