Exciting Things To Come

     So another thing to add to the list of exciting things to come in 2012 - A WEDDING! One of my dearest friends called the other day to say that she is finally getting married. I am very excited for her and her wonderful fiance. They will be getting married around the same time of year that J and I got married and we will have to fly to be with them. This trip for their wedding will seriously be the closest thing to a honeymoon that J and I have had to date and I find that super exciting too. We would love to be able to take the kids with us but it would just cost way too much at this point in time. That being said this is also the year we are taking charge of our finances and tightening our purse strings. So with ourselves financially back on track we hope to be able to take them to see more of the world sometime in the near future. This trip will be J's first time on a plane and I am excited about taking him to see Niagara Falls. I am super excited to see beautiful Niagara Falls again but even more excited to see my friend and her home and her wonderful family. Sorry for rambling but I think you get the point - I am excited!

Procrastination!

     So this is why I am here right now, procrastinating! I should be showered and dressed and by now the house should be clean and the laundry should be going and really the list could go on for a while. I would have to say that usually my procrastinating doesn't usually cause any problems but I would have to say that yesterday it didn't go so well for me. I was enjoying the quiet as the little girl I watch was taking a nap and thinking well I guess I really should get something done around here before J gets home at 2pm for his short afternoon break. So I decided to finish with the rearranging of our living room. The TV stand had already been moved and I just had to put everything back on the shelves and the TV back on the stand. Really something that I do often enough but a lot less often since my new TV stand is so large and heavy. Anyway everything was coming along nicely until I turned and bumped the VCR which then bumped the TV. I almost had a heart attack but the TV looked alright so I finished setting everything up and decided to watch a show while I folded the laundry (which I had also put on my procrastination list). So I turned on the TV and then I went into shock because indeed I had broken J's TV that he had worked so hard to get (since it was purchased mostly with his winnings from The Biggest Loser Competition). So anyway I shut the TV, with it's pretty little star burst in the bottom right corner, off and sat for a few moments to google and see if there was any possible way to fix it which apparently there isn't, short of paying crazy repair prices or buying a new one. So I sent off a message to a friend saying good-bye since I figured J would most likely kill me when he got home and then I cleaned up a little more because well the maybe the mess would still be there tomorrow but maybe I wouldn't be. So I was working on the dishes waiting  for J to come home to give him the awful news and dreading doing so at the same time. I finished up the dishes just as J got home and we chatted a little bit about how our days had been so far and I told him that as bad as someones day had been, I was sorry that I was about to give him news that would make his immensely worse. I started bawling and sputtered out that I had broken his TV. He took it well. I guess he was worried I was going to tell him someone else had passed away and I said well his TV had kind of died a little but that if someone had passed on I would not have told him that way. Oh well he still loves me and the TV still technically works although it doesn't look near as pretty as it did a couple days ago but life could be worse. We are all in good health and we have a house that is messy but that means we have a house and stuff to mess it up. We are blessed and I am lucky to be blessed with a forgiving husband. Really it wasn't the procrastinating that broke anything it was just an accident but maybe one day I will learn to procrastinate less but ... probably not. On a lighter note Congrats to my cousin on the arrival of his little girl. Can't wait to meet her :)

Seriously?

     So 2012 seriously? We didn't even make it a week into the New Year and already we have lost someone special. So very sad today to hear of the passing of my cousins husband. When I was little I loved going and staying at their house because it was always so much fun there.  He was an awesome person and great fun to spend time with. I am so sad and my heart breaks for all my family that is missing him immensely. Maybe if the year starts off hard that means it can only get better but...

Happy New Year?

     It has been a little while since I last posted so Christmas has come and gone and the New Year has been rung in. Christmas went well and was spent with good people. The kids were happy with their gifts and I think it is safe to say we all felt spoiled. Things never seem to go as planned though and because of this I have 3 dozen eggs left in my fridge but overall everything still went well. I got to spend Christmas day with some of J's family and most of my family so it was nice. Boxing Day though uuugghhh seriously what a waste. It would be nice if someone would listen to me the next time I say it would be nice to skip the craziness that is Boxing Day sales and just stay home and enjoy all that we already have. Hopefully next Boxing Day will be a nice and quiet day with time to visit, relax and enjoy!
     Good bye 2011! You were not the nicest to our family and I am happy to see you go! This doesn't mean that nothing good came from you but you were definitely hard on our family. To be honest I am not feeling the positivity that J is trying to ring in the New Year with. 2010 and 2011 were hard on us and our families suffered some huge losses. I am fearful that 2012 will bring more of the same. I still haven't come to terms with the most recent loss and I just hope that we don't lose anyone this year. I hope everyone we care about will have a healthy year and that things go smoothly for our family. Last year we struggled in many ways. One of our biggest struggles was trying to get our finances back on track. This year is the year! This WILL happen. We have a plan and are putting it in place and taking action. That feels good. I think if I were to make a New Years Resolution - it would be to become financially stable and establish a decent savings. This goal that seemed so far out of reach at this time last year is now looking like an easy goal to achieve. I will try to be more positive than negative this year and though I have fear, I am still able to be hopeful that good things will come of 2012. Topping the list of good things to come are 2 new babies in the family. One on my side and one on J's side. Babies are always nice to have around. I am also hoping to blog a little more in 2012. I am not going to commit to everyday but maybe I will try for once a week. May 2012 bring you all that you hope for and may the good things out number the bad. Cheers to you all!