Hello 2011 Hello Year of Improvement

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Another New Years spent at home. It wasn't as fun as our New Years in the Mountains, as wild as the one in Savannah, and it especially wasn't like the two spent in Milledgeville when we first got together. But it was nice. We have done the same thing for the last few years. We stay home because we have babies and we make the most of it. We put the kids to bed at their normal times, grilled steaks, toasted champagne in a bubble bath, and just spent time together. To be honest, I really wasn't disappointment that we couldn't go out. We have done the big celebrations before and I'm sure we will do it again. Sometimes it's just nice to be together at home too.

New Years is a great time to think about what you want for the year and set goals. What do I want for 2011? Improvement. Advancement in our future. One thing Nathan and I share is the constant need to improve ourselves. Always striving to be the better spouse, parent, friend, etc. We are so far from perfect and fall short from where we want to be at times, but at least we know that we can always improve.

But I also have some other things I want to achieve:
I want to loose 10 pounds and tone my body! I'm thankful to have a husband that finds my post-children body attractive but I really want to feel better about myself.

I want to read the word on a regular basis. I feel like I've been saying that for years but I am recommitting myself.

I want to finish Addison's scrapbook and do Weston's.

As a family we are going to push to pay off our land. We were young and made a hasty decision to purchase a few acres that was overpriced. At the time we were making more money so it wasn't as big of a deal but now we need to pay it off in order to move forward as a family. If we pay it off we can buy a bigger house and move forward on adopting so our plan is to pay off as much of the loan as we can by the end of the year.

This is all I can really think of. Mostly self improvement can sum it up. I want to learn to be a better spouse. I want to be mother God called me to be. I want to make a better effort to reach out to my friends. I am believing that 2011 will be a wonderful year for me and my family!!