2009 was very much a year of ups and downs for us. Well I'm sure we're not the only ones who have had a roller coaster kind of year, but this is about me so I'll stick with my year! :o)2009 was especially hard for me because of everything that happened to my mom. She dated and married a monster (sorry but there is no other way to put it) quickly divorced him and then tried to pick up the pieces and move on. It has not been easy no thanks to life in a small town where it seems people cannot find better things to do than gossip. Sometimes life is just cruel, I don't know any other way to say it. As if it wasn't enough when my step-dad died unexpectedly and she had to pick up the pieces and move on. No one should ever ever have to go through what she did and no family should ever have to go through what we have. Regardless, she is doing terrific these days and is beginning to find peace and happiness again! That is in no small thanks to my niece, Adria, who was born in September. She has brought a whole new meaning to the word joy! She is now 3 months old and is just getting bigger by the day! I so look forward to all of the fun times ahead with her! Here's a picture of her helping decorate the gingerbread house!
Kyle and I have some big plans for 2010 and hopefully by the end of the year we will be back to being homeowners again! Living in an apartment for 2 years since we moved to Indy has not been so horrible but we definitely miss the space we were used to for both us and the dogs. I feel awful about keeping them in an apartment for these last 2 years, I know they're fine with it, but it just doesn't seem fair. They deserve more space to run about and a fenced in backyard to play in! Hopefully we can give that back to them this year! We've toyed around with the idea of starting a family but we'll see, a big part of that will depend on the homeowner part! :)
We are taking a family vacation in early February this year down to sunny Bradenton, FL. Our Christmas gift from my parents was a week long vacation for all of us! So we'll be packing up and heading down to a condo with Kyle, Melissa, Adria and my mom! We'll get to spend time with my dad and step-mom as well as our grandparents that live down there! Dad hasn't seen Adria since she was born and our grandparents haven't got to meet her yet! Should be fun.
February is a big month for me! I signed up for the "Slam Bam Transformation Challenge" with the Indy Adventure Boot Camp team. They only took 28 people and I am so thankful that I will be part of it! It is a 14 week intense boot camp inspired transformation challenge! I have been doing boot camp with them on and off since August and it has been crazy painful and yet addictive! Anyway it's 14 weeks with them and in addition to the daily butt kickings they will also be doing a daily meal plan for all of us. We get all kinds of protein goodies and vitamins to make use of for the 14 weeks too. The grand prize is an all expenses paid for cruise for two!! I know that I can do this. The average weight loss is anywhere from 20-50 lbs and lots of inches and that should put me either at or so very close to my goal weight! It would mean the world to me if I could finally get there. It's taken me 2 years to get the first 50 off and I have somewhere between 40 and 50 to go but I know that this is my year to do it. I go to the camp in Fishers and our coach, Jason , is the hubby of Jessica and they run the whole boot camp thing. When they first posted that people could start signing up Jason was nearly begging our Fishers group to have people sign up and explained that in the past it has been mostly Carmel women (where Jessica coaches). There are 2 or 3 of us that signed up from Fishers and I think we are going to be his special projects - i.e. we'll be getting our butts kicked more so than usual. But that's ok, it's what I need and if it helps me get to my goal then bring it on!! I plan to blog about it daily when it starts so you can all keep up with me and encourage me (please!)
Anyway, I hope that 2010 brings all of you good health, happiness and lots of love!
