The beginning of a new year is like a thousand Mondays rolled into one. It’s the beginning of all things new. New goals, new habits, new chances. 2014 was pretty dang good to us, but also filled with life’s typical struggles and worries. 2015 is going to be a big year. I turn the big 3-0, we’re moving into our new home, and several of our friends are getting married which means lots of weddings to attend.  Last year I posted my resolutions for 2014 and I kept them big and broad, but this year I’m going in a different direction. I tend to do better with checklists and specifics and that’s exactly…

Resolutions: A firm decision to do or not to do something I know a lot of people don’t like the idea of resolutions. They argue that it’s too easy to break resolutions or forget about them. But by the definition of a resolution, aren’t we then just deciding not to do something we set out to do? It’s seems like by not making resolutions and not doing them, we’re making a conscious effort to not improve ourselves and live our best life. Whether you call them resolutions, goals, or sh*t I want to do, here’s what I’m committing to this year. 1. Family Time Be more present with the boys, especially…

We rang in the New Year at home with a champagne toast and then promptly went to bed. The boys were both passed out from too much pre-partying at 6:30pm so J and I were left to stare at each other for 5 hours. When that fun wore off I feel asleep at 8:00pm on the couch to be woken up by J a few minutes later. Then at 9:00pm, it was my turn to wake J up. We’re awesome. With about 2 minutes until the ball drop we woke Ben up so he could watch it with us.  Like past years, 2013 was filled with so many wonderful moments…

“Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”  ~Brad Paisley  2012 was a good year for us. A big year. Our little man turned 3, several of our friends welcomed their sweet babies into the world, we got married and celebrated all the fun festivities that came with it, spent 10 wonderful days in Rome, and we took Ben to see his favorite characters at Disney World. We also said goodbye to J’s grandpa but kept his memory alive during this holiday season. And on top of all of that, there’s all the little moments that were captured on this blog. I’m ready…