Hard things.

Sometimes i call home and they dont answer. Rewind 5 years and i would have loved that they did not answer, that means i just bought myself another hour out on the town. And now...Completely different. What could my family possibly be doing that they can not answer their phone/s?!

I think the worst part about living out of state from my family is that they are all growing up without me. It wasn't as bad when we were in Eagar because I got to know Ray's family better and make them my family too but now that we are out in Mesa on our own it's just different! Like, I can't comprehend that Joel and Justin will be 12 this year. And that Jeremy and Hunter will be graduated this year! I can remember when Jeremy was four and he used to choreography dances with me. ;) And now he is all grown up. It's just too scary and i feel sorry for everyone that is older than me and has to watch me grow up too! (haha). It just makes me feel like I wish I could have realized those 5 years ago that family is really all you got and I would have spent a little more time playing board games with them on Sundays instead of locking myself in my room and sleeping all day.

Lesson Learned.

P.S. family, ANSWER YOUR PHONES.




On another note, things are good. Ray is applying for Tempe Police Department and he feels really good about this job. We are really hoping that it works out. :) So we can finally get his foot in the door. And I am working hard on getting my passport so we can travel sometime in our lives! (I've only procrastinated this 3 weeks.) And I am still addicted to PINTEREST and figuring out how to decorate our home.

What else is new...Valentine's Day was laid back like anways and we just went to eat at Native New Yorker and saw This Means War which was actually hilarious. We finally saw a movie we both enjoyed.

Thats about it.

PS:

I'm 2 for 2 at this blogging thing so far! :)

2011

Last year was good to us. :) i love to remember the good times. And i know i didnt really talk about them towards the end of the year so I will just post some quick pictures.


We got to go to california in October for Fright Fest at Six Flags and then Huntington Beach.

 We painted almost every room down stairs. These are some of the colors we used but not all in the same room.

We went to Texas for Thanksgiving and met Jake's woman who makes us all look bad cuz she's so awesome.

 We also when to the Gaylord Hotel finally and looked at the ice sculptures. It was Shrek themed.

And Christmas and New Year's we spent back in AZ. We had some good times at family parties.

And some how he still likes me.

New Decisions.

I have a lot of hope for this year. There is so much right there in our faces i just gotta reach out at grab it. and by IT i mean GOALS. Here is a list of things i would love to do better this year.

1.] Take more pictures. I need to document our lives better. I dont wanna be that mom that cant tell you anything about my kids lives because i dont have pictures and i dont remember!

2.] That goes for blogging as well.

3.] Finish decorating the DOWNstairs of the house. we are partially done with the painting! :) molding is next. everything is coming together.

4.] Work out....

5.] COOK. FULL MEALS. 

6.] read some GOOD books. Less magazines and celebrity TV.

7.] More crafts.

8.] More cleaning.

9.] More DOMESTICATED-NESS.

10.] Take better care of myself.

11.] More preparing for the future. ;)

I am having a hard time thinking right now. So i will have to just blog about this new 2012 ME later.

So ive been looking at pinterest a lot more lately and i am ADDICTED! its awesome, however, they are taking forever to invite me to have an account. i clicked that little button to get one and they are "pending" my request...its not facebook. sheesh.