2010 A year in review!

If I have ever had a year so far that I wish to have a do-over it would have been this year...however, hindsight is 20/20 and I feel that even though it had such awful moments, there were lessons learned that most likely couldn't have been produced without having them.

I started the New Year 2010 with a newborn...and with the knowledge that Mike would be leaving for an x amount of time...and on February 8 with a crappy goodbye and 5 children one being a newborn...Mike left for Las Vegas. The x amount of time was 5x the length we had hoped for and during that time, I had some rocky moments with friends, husband and my nana passed away. I like to blame my "issues" with all of the rocky moments as postpartum depression. I felt my world turn upside down this past year...learning how to trust (even my own self) again and forgive and just weed out the bad....

Mike came end of May and we were out the door June 5th. I can never express gratitude enough for the wonderful Family Ward, friends and neighbors we left behind. We still miss them terribly and consider the thought of moving back someday. We put our home up for sell the day we left!

Our drive cross country wasn't so bad...we made stops along the way and visited friends and family and had a relaxing drive. Thanks so much to the Smith, Brady, Dettmann and Farr families for taking us in!

Our new home is huge...2x the size of our last home...however the yard less that 1/4 of what we used to have...and no place to go out to play unless it's summer and our whole back yard is a pool...so we can swim!

Once here in Vegas it took quite awhile to unpack and well actually we still have a few boxes just sitting in our front room. lol!

Highlights since being here was Kassidy's baptism, our 11th wedding anniversary, school starting, Price family Thanksgiving here at our new home and Grammie and Nana coming her for Christmas...

one other even...not so fun to highlight was our home being burglarized...blessing in disguise...we could have been home and who knows how worse it could have been and plus the caught a guy and prosecuted him...just don't know yet since he pled guilty what the sentence was.

Life is coming together for us...Mike and I for once are on the same page with a small company adventure (LifeVantage) it has 2 products we really believe in...Protandim and Truescience. I have provided links so you can check them out....just click on the product name and it'll take you right to the sight! Mike and I were never on the same page when it came to little company adventures...although in the past they were my adventures and he supported me...I never went very far...the sky is the limit it feels being on this adventure together. Mike is all about science behind things and this company has that...all to back up the claims. I can't wait to see what is in store!

We are active in our religion...belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! I have a calling in Activity Days, as a leader once every two weeks to young girls ages 8-11. We help them fulfill goals that are a part of the Faith in God program. Mike is in scouts as part of the committee...anything that has to do with scouts is a bonus for him...some man time!

Girls really love the friendships they are making and we have wonderful neighbors and some dear friends...they've become very close to us and helped us ease into our new home and ward here.

I got to go to Time Out for Women for the first time this year and my desire is to go every year! Mike made that possible and so did the fact that his boss is a very good one and also the job is less stressful for him and he can help when it's needed and necessary.

I am really appreciative to all those you help us out...realizing that I may not be able to reciprocate right away given 5 kids...and two practically infants to some degree...but without you I would have crumbled and you've helped inspire in me the kind of person I aspire to be!! I appreciate such sweet, selfless examples in my life!

I am excited for the New 2011 year...it truly will be a year of possibilities (click on the phrase to see how you can receive your own workbook)... I am grateful to surround myself with those that uplift and inspire...and help me to become my BEST SELF! It's not been easy for me to focus on myself...to see that I pretty much let myself get the last scraps ...so to speak...and I am just so excited to really plan this year out...to focus on goals and have a workbook for this coming year!

I've learned tons this past year..about human nature...friendship, marriage...and now I am going to put that knowledge to some good use and here's to the future!! I love you sweet friends...Happy New Year!!!