I hate making resolutions. I'm not really sure why. It just seems so cliche I guess. But I do have new hopes for the new year. So here are a few....
I HOPE... to finally get my garage organized. We have lived here for 18 months and it's still not done. (In my defense... I was pregnant 9 of those months!) It is just a little sad that I have a 3 car garage and can barely fit my 1 car into it!
I HOPE... that maybe... just maybe... I will finally get all the boxes unpacked from our aforementioned move 18 months ago.
I HOPE... to finally get our backyard landscaped and our nazi HOA off my back about it.
I HOPE... to finally get Landon's room painted.
I HOPE... to get a little bit more outta debt... those pesky student loans and our car are ALMOST paid off!!! YAY!!! What would it be like to NOT have a car payment?!?!
I HOPE... to be a better friend to those I am already a friend to and meet a few new friends. One can never have too many friends.
I HOPE... I won't feel like I'm always about 5 steps behind on everything.
I HOPE... we don't incur anymore medical bills... we are still paying on all the ones from 2009!
I HOPE... to fall in love a little more everyday with my sweet husband and 3 boys!
Things I KNOW will happen... no matter if I want them to or not in 2010:
~Conner will start Kindergarten in August
~Brayden will be moving on up to 2nd grade
~Landon will celebrate his first year of life... along with so many other "firsts"
~Patrick and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary
The other night as Patrick and I were ringing in the New Year "mormon style" (which is with Dr. Peppers and a good old time playing Wii games as the kiddo's are asleep and we watch the ball drop on TV) we were laughing about how much things have changed in this past decade. At the beginning of this last decade that rang in the 2000's, Patrick was still on his mission in Hungry (he came home on Jan 18, 2000) and I was kinda dating another guy. (Patrick and I hadn't met yet obviously!) I was in my first year of college. We didn't own cell phones or even know what texting was. No one had iPods. Now... we can't fathom living without them. We didn't own laptops, or have mortgages and car payments. We most defiantly didn't have our 3 cute boys. And most of our dear friends we have now... we didn't even know back then. It's funny how much things change in just a few years. We have met many challenges... some gracefully... some, well... not so much. But through it all we are hopefully better for it. We have changed a lot over this past decade, and it has been quite the adventure.
Here's to another wonderful decade!! I wonder what will be different in this next 10 years??!!
I HOPE... to finally get my garage organized. We have lived here for 18 months and it's still not done. (In my defense... I was pregnant 9 of those months!) It is just a little sad that I have a 3 car garage and can barely fit my 1 car into it!
I HOPE... that maybe... just maybe... I will finally get all the boxes unpacked from our aforementioned move 18 months ago.
I HOPE... to finally get our backyard landscaped and our nazi HOA off my back about it.
I HOPE... to finally get Landon's room painted.
I HOPE... to get a little bit more outta debt... those pesky student loans and our car are ALMOST paid off!!! YAY!!! What would it be like to NOT have a car payment?!?!
I HOPE... to be a better friend to those I am already a friend to and meet a few new friends. One can never have too many friends.
I HOPE... I won't feel like I'm always about 5 steps behind on everything.
I HOPE... we don't incur anymore medical bills... we are still paying on all the ones from 2009!
I HOPE... to fall in love a little more everyday with my sweet husband and 3 boys!
Things I KNOW will happen... no matter if I want them to or not in 2010:
~Conner will start Kindergarten in August
~Brayden will be moving on up to 2nd grade
~Landon will celebrate his first year of life... along with so many other "firsts"
~Patrick and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary
The other night as Patrick and I were ringing in the New Year "mormon style" (which is with Dr. Peppers and a good old time playing Wii games as the kiddo's are asleep and we watch the ball drop on TV) we were laughing about how much things have changed in this past decade. At the beginning of this last decade that rang in the 2000's, Patrick was still on his mission in Hungry (he came home on Jan 18, 2000) and I was kinda dating another guy. (Patrick and I hadn't met yet obviously!) I was in my first year of college. We didn't own cell phones or even know what texting was. No one had iPods. Now... we can't fathom living without them. We didn't own laptops, or have mortgages and car payments. We most defiantly didn't have our 3 cute boys. And most of our dear friends we have now... we didn't even know back then. It's funny how much things change in just a few years. We have met many challenges... some gracefully... some, well... not so much. But through it all we are hopefully better for it. We have changed a lot over this past decade, and it has been quite the adventure.
Here's to another wonderful decade!! I wonder what will be different in this next 10 years??!!
8 comments:
Well, it looks like your off to a good start. I don't like making resolutions much either but last year I really tried and I met all but one of mine so I think I'll try it again this year and add a few more.
So true-it's amazing how fast the time flies. I too would like to feel as though I am not behind on everything- let me know if that happens.
Wow, how would it be to not have a car payment??? That is great!
I refuse to make resolutions. They always fall through. I make goals. ;-P
Wow, I hadn't really thought much about the changes in the last 10 years, except that I now have a 10 year old and can't believe how the time has flown. Things are definitely different. Gosh, my cell phone 10 years ago was about the size of my home phone!
As for being behind... Yeah, I've kinda given up on ever catching up, but it would be nice...
Some beautiful hopes included in this post.
Love the looking back over 10 years. I was in my third year of college, without a car or a husband or a mortgage or a cell phone or 35 extra pounds. :)
Great post Melissa! You have inspired me! I miss you!
My plan is to destroy all your hopes and dreams for this year and to make sure you accomplish none of your goals. Mwah ha ha!!!!!
- Patrick
I can't believe that I've known you 10 years. Time has flown by. And who were you sort of dating? I'm drawing a blank!
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