Lately

 

It's been a long time since I've posted anything on here and I need to make this a normal routine for me. Blogging is such a good way to organize thoughts and set goals for yourself and it's a great way to recap on daily events.

Since it's a new year, what better time than now to make a list of new goals?

Mine include:

1. Hike and explore new trails with my husband

2. Stay on track with school because the end is in sight (graduation in May!)

3. Enjoy my current job every day because I'm blessed to even have a job

4. Spend more time with family

5. Read more books

 

 

I loved 2013 and everything it had to offer in both mine and Garret's lives. Although we both worked full time and were full time college students with ridiculous amounts of homework, we made it a priority to travel and live every day to the fullest.

We are very blessed to live next to a river that we can kayak down, so we took full advantage of this on (almost) every nice day of spring, summer, and fall. We had the opportunity to spend a week in Estes Park, CO with my parents which was a great experience filled with hiking and horseback riding. Since I had to take summer classes this last year, whenever I had a two week break from summer and fall semester, we took time off to drive to Gulf Shores, AL and spend the week under the sun with friends. We discovered a love for Northern Arkansas and was able to spend a day hiking before all the cold weather hit and we cannot wait for warmer weather to explore more trails. We also went on two camping trips and took our husky, Jake, with us and he absolutely loved it! In 2013 we expanded our family of 4 to a family of 5 with a new kitten, Aspen. Aspen was 2 weeks old whenever we found her and raising her was equivalent to raising a new born with bottle feeder her every 1-2 hours throughout the night and having to stimulate her to go to the bathroom every 2 hours...it was very good practice for whenever we become parents to something that isn't covered in fur =)

 

 

 

For 2014, we are planning a vacation to San Diego in May with my parents which we are beyond excited for because we will both be graduated from college by then. Garret and I are also planning on taking our annual trip to Estes Park, CO in October so we can see all the aspens change colors and participate in Elk Fest.

 

 

Excited to see what 2014 will bring.

Cheers