and it's a new year.

Happy Two
Thousand and 
Eleven, folks.


Now, I've been contemplating for a few days now what on Earth a "new year blog" should entail. Maybe a little bit of my new years resolution? maybe some of what happened in 2010, or what I expect in 2011? What I hope to learn or experience? I didn't quite decide. So I am just going to go for it. We'll see how it goes.


Okay, first of all my holidays were great! I love my family and really missed my mamoo, but it was great to see everyone! We visited family from all sides, and I even got a glimpse of Kayla (what a plus!). I have enjoyed getting to see my best friend and spend some quality time with her. My mom went back to work yesterday, which is bad because now I am lonely at the house.


 I am leaving Friday morning most likely to head back to Belton. Once everything settles down around the house I sure do start wishing I was back there.  I am starting nursing classes, I am really excited and really nervous at the exact same time! I am ready to put my motivation into action! I don't really know what to expect, but I know I am ready! SO, I guess you can say my expectations for 2011 are unknown. I am just excited to learn and be stretched however God wants. I am also thankful for the friendships that I know that God will use to help me grow (and have tons of fun.) He has surrounded me with incredible folks, and I will always and forever be grateful for that. I am definitely looking forward to another year with them!  That's my school portion of 2011. 


Over the past few years, I have become a pretty big fan of journaling. I love journaling for more than one reason. It helps me organize my thoughts, it also puts things down on paper for me to read over the years. This allows me to see answered prayers that I may not have recalled, or just to see the positive side of negative situations. There are lots of examples I could give you of these type of situations. Also, I use it for prayer and just meditation on what I think God is teaching me. Of course there is room in there for unforgettable stories, like first date and hilarious moments. Right? You get it. Not complicated. All I am saying is, I got a brand new Paris journal for 2011 from Jake (it's perfect, and so is he) and I will (call it a new year resolution) be better at journaling. If you don't journal, you should try it. Really. 


Okay, another note. As cliche as it sounds, I AM GOING TO GET BACK ON A WORK OUT SCHEDULE. I am going to take better care of my body. For real this time. I am not promising a thing, but I have been needing this for a while. I will let you know how it goes, it could be a complete failure. Hopefully not. This is not a new years resolution.  It just happened to come with a new year. 


2010 was quite a bittersweet year.  Loosing my Mamoo was a tough thing, very tough. (still is) But learning through that while being away from home grew me up pretty quick. At the same time I was absolutely loving being away at UMHB.  I had Jake always by my side, putting me before himself and being my shoulder to cry on (often) and that showed me a lot about him. (He is pretty great, who knows where I would be if I didn't meet him.)  The older I get the more things are put in perspective for me, 2010 definitely(that is a hard word to spell) did that over and over again. I have a completely different mindset on life than I did a year ago.  I am very thankful for that. I am thankful that God showed be the true beauty in simplicity. It was a year that I would never trade for anything, but would rather not repeat. 2011, here I come.  Keepin' it simple. I am here to love God with all that I absolutely can, and to show that love to others.  


There is my new year blog, I suppose. 




Xoxo.
Miss you Mamoo.