Happy Birthday! Goals and All

Birthdays are big deals to me. I try to act all cool, like it isn't a big deal, but I am kind of Big Deal. So this year, with all the baby stuff going on and my birthday also marking four weeks to baby, I was more tentative about having a celebration. In other words, I didn't talk about what I wanted for my Birthday.

This ended up causing a little bit of fiction at home. I feel like Brody forgot it was my birthday... He did though get me some sweat pants and a hoodie that fit, even with my pregnant belly! Wahoo!! I have considered keeping them by the door, so I can just strip and put them on as soon as I get home...

Well per my annual tradition of a goal list for the year, I thought I might should look at my goal list from last year...

12 in 2012

Have 10,000 fitness minutes (workout minutes)

Organize the Basement

Re-furbish the hutch

Learn to plan the Piano

Finish one of the 3 afghans I have started (Tumbling Blocks, Granny Square, or Tree of Life)

Get B and totally awesome Christmas and Birthday gift

Finish B's Doctor Who Scarf for Halloween

Put pictures in our picture frames

Finish our front room curtains

Organize the kitchen

Sell at least one of the re-furbished chairs

Encourage and support B through school so he can graduate sooner!

Umm... Let's see here...

1. 10,000 fitness minutes... I was on track until baby inflamed my sciatic nerve and I was told to stop running and only do light walking...

2. Basement... Really needs to be done, and soon!

3. The Hutch, is probably in the same condition it was in this time last year.

4. As for the piano... I need a teacher

5. I am almost done with the Tree of Life afghan! Goal is to finish it before baby.

6. I did get Brody a totally awesome Christmas present and birthday, anniversary, and Valentines! I rocked that on this year.

7. Oh Doctor... Maybe next Halloween...

8. Finish the curtains... nope.

9. I have started to put pictures in frames! I need pictures to frame though...

10. Organize the kitchen... This gets done like every three months...

11. Sell a refurb chair... I can't part with them yet... 

12. Encourage Brody, I like to think that I do this, but you would have to ask him.

This year, my goals are simple, personal, improvements.

1. Grow and Strengthen my Testimony

2. Read at least one education book for every "fun" book

3. Learn to drive in the snow/stop being scared to drive in the snow

Snow Storm and the Beach

I had a great Birthday! Dairy free ice cream cake made by my Mother in law, friends over, and a great time.

But my birthday started out with a snow storm that turned into a me being locked up in the house for a few days. Here are some shots from when we finally decided to venture out!

View our our door.

Brody had been going to work, digging his truck out each morning and evening. We was able to park in the drive way a couple of times, then it iced...

Digging out the neon so I could go to work.

Snow accumulation on the tree stump

Mail box was buried...

Dug it out, so we could get our mail!

Icicles off some grass.

That is our 3 foot garbage can...

Oi! Was it cold! I dreamed of being on a beach... So here are some nice beach pictures from the Emerald Coast!

Look at the water!!

CRAB ISLAND!

The BIG 25!

Well I am 25 now, and B will be soon to. This new year is bring all kind of changes to our lives. Here are just of few of the things we are looking forward to this year!

#1: B is in school full time! I am excited for this, he, not so much.
#2: My student loans have gone into repayment. In other words, we are even poorer...
#3: I got braces put on Tuesday. Finally! Not looking forward to the two years of braces, or the one oral surgery (and possible second). But I am so glad to get some things finally fixed.
#4: We will be entering our third year of marriage.
#5: I am going to learn to play the piano. I have always dreamed of playing it, and I got a REALLY nice one for my birthday.
#6: We are hoping to expand our family soon (but it could be next year for that, you never know...)
#7: I am learning how to drive in the snow...
#8: We have 3 chairs to re-furbish, which will get done this year! If B has his way they will be sold... If I have mine we will have a room full of chairs...
#9: We got a sander for Christmas and I will be re-furbishing our table and a hutch.
#10: I will organize our house! Mainly my goal is to clean up that basement. I love our basement, but it is a black hole...