Signing off

Sad as it is! I'm leaving this blog.  It has been a great way to share pictures through the years of our family, especially when the kids were little, but blog spot wants me to start paying a monthly fee to maintain my blog.  Therefore this will be my last post.  I am, however, grateful that I can now print this blog like a scrap book!
I'm going to end my blog like I do every year towards the end of the year.  With this....


1. What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? 

Paddle boarded

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Pretty much! I'll make the same, work out, eat healthy!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My friend Tami! Love baby Kylie

4. Did anyone close to you die? 

No, thank goodness

5. What countries did you visit?

None this year

6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?

Peace with my decisions! I'd like to move on from my own struggles.

7. What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory!

June 30, our Anniversary, the kids birthdays, July 4th( love that holiday)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?  
 I'm not sure. I don't know that I have a big one.  I've achieved a lot this year.  I volunteered to help the PTA,  hosted numerous gathering, maintained great friendships.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I can say I don't have any.  Can't really say I, "failed at anything this year."

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

I had really bad migraines this year! Missed out on soon really great times because of them:(

11. What was the best thing you bought?

nothing

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? 

Craigs.  He has been through a lot this year professionally and I am so glad that he is happy and doing what he loves.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? 

No one

14. Where did most of your money go?

Vacations, wouldn't want it any other way

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Going to Maui this year with our kids!

16. What song will always remind you of 2012?

Gangnam style! We did a flash mob dance at our party lol! 

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? The same
c) richer or poorer? Poorer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

play with my kids

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

think

20. How did you spend Christmas? 

We will be by ourselves this year! We will have a Christmas Eve dinner with friends and celebrate Craig's 35 birthday!!

21. Did you fall in love in 2012?

nope 

22. What was your favorite TV program?

Revenge!!!!!

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? 

I don't hate anyone!

24. What was the best book you read? 

All the Eiln Hindearger books, Fifty Shades, Safe Haven, I've literally read over 50 books this year.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Nothing new.

26. What did you want and get?

A new purse and jacket


27. What did you want and not get?

nothing really!

28. What was your favorite film of this year? 

We really didn't go to the movies this year!

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Craig rented a limo for our friends and we went to the winery and had dinner.  I turned 35 and it was a great day!

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

nothing it was a great year!

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?

Love to wear dresses. Still like my flip flops. Still dont like ponytails:)

32. What kept you sane?

Craig is a great sounding board for me.  He just lets me rant and then helps me to compartmentalization stuff:)

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Gulianna Rancic

34. What political issue stirred you the most?

The election of course

35. Who did you miss?

I miss my friends that have moved. I miss CA weather:) I miss our family.

36. Who was the best new person you met?

everyone I've met is the best.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.

This year it seems like I have heard stories of people who are diagnosed with some sort of disease   Their aftermath is realizing that thy need to act better, be better  or just simply change who they are as people.  Craig and I talk about this all the time.  I don't want to be diagnosed with anything to make me change my walk in this life.  I want to live this each day as if its my last regardless what happens in my life. 

38. What have you learned most this year?

This year I have learned that I'm really content in my place.  I love being a wife and a mom. I love staying home, taking my kids to soccer, helping in the kids classes, cooking.  I love my role and am thankful for what I truly have.