It's that time of year...

 

Let me start out by saying-

 

 

I hope you had an

 

amazing and blessed

 

holiday season-

 

I know we did!

 

 

 

I loved seeing the boys excitement

 

and sharing traditions with them.

 

It was also wonderful to

 

spend time with

 

family and friends.

 

That is what the holiday season is all about-

 

family, traditions, and some fun!

 

Time with friends enjoying Rotary Lights

 

Tim and I even got to get

 

dressed up to enjoy

 

a "night of elegance"

 

for his work Christmas party.

 

 

 

I also got to mark off an item on my bucket list-

 

a horse drawn carriage ride

 

through Rotary Lights!

 

 

 

 We wrapped up our celebrations

 

with a trip to Missouri

 

to visit Papa and GJ.

 

While we were there

 

we all attended a

 

Mizzou Men's Basketball Game.

 

Pre-Game

Aidan and his Scensty Buddy- Tucker Truman
(middle name after the Mizzou mascot)

 

 

Mizzou won

 

and we all had a great time!

 

Post-Game

 

All of our celebrations are over.

 

The tree and decorations have all been put away.

 

The boys are back to school.

 

It always comes and goes too fast!

 

 

 

With all of that behind us

 

we now have a new year

 

to look forward to and plan for.

 

I know we are already a week into it :)

 

We have all seen the posts and

 

articles about resolutions.

 

Like so many,

 

I have made resolutions

 

in the past but a few months in

 

start to forget about it

 

and fall off track.

 

Recently I read about some new ideas

 

that I thought were very interesting

 

and that I am going to try this year.

 

The first was picking one word

 

for the year and focusing on that one word-

 

think of it as a theme for the year.

 

The second is to make

 

"mini" resolutions (or goals)

 

each month-

 

these focus on your word

 

but in different aspects of your life

 

and you add to them with each new month.

 

Does all of that make sense?

 

Think long and hard and choose a word

 

to help inspire and shape you throughout this year.

 

Keep this word in mind when setting your monthly goals.

 

My word/theme for 2015 is going to be:

 

CHALLENGE!

 

 

 

 

I am ready to challenge my limits

 

and to make some changes!

 

How about you?

 

What is your word for 2015?

 

Think about it and join me on this journey:)

 

Here are a few of the goals

 

that I would like to incorporate

 

into this year.