One Step Closer

I have a very special love for photos and journaling. I really enjoy spending hours upon hours laying on my belly propped up on my arms, floating in the middle of the carpet surrounded by stock paper, buttons, scissors,stickers, glue, ribbons.. hundreds of pens and photos. Listening to music, bobbing my head to the beat and tapping my toes in the air. I don't mind that the glitter sticks to every inch of my exposed skin or the occasional paper cut either. I love making journals. I like to sit down and turn through the pages, getting lost in all the bright and happy memories I've shared with the ones I love the most. Letting the good over shadow the very little bad I've gone through and just remembering why I love my family & friends so damn much. That's why I was so excited to finally get all of my photos off my phone and onto disks, so that I may soon journal them. A whole year's worth of photos, very well over a thousand photos. And silly me, I figured twenty minutes in CVS transferring them from phone to a single disk was all it was going to take. Realistically it was over an hour, involved seven disks and a very seemingly annoyed cashier. I giggle thinking about that hour I spent joking around, talking with my very good friend Angela and how I wish I had some pictures of THAT! It's almost time to wipe clean my memory in my phone so I can start with a new slate and whole 'nother year worth of great memories..

as for the pictures I now have on seven shiny cd's.. I can't wait to put them in my book! marking more chapters of my life ;)

New beginnings

The Holiday Season is finally over. Christmas came and went in a blur of familiar faces, wrapping paper, giggles, smiles and bright eyes. This past year we spent the Holiday with my family in Utah. I was so happy to be back home, traveling down familiar streets, seeing old smiles & making runs with my favorite girls to my favorite coffee shop and get my favorite thing.. a pedicure. Above everything.. I ... Love ... being Home. But, I would have loved it ten times more.. if it had snowed. Yes, another year without a white Christmas. This year is my year though. Snowy Christmas 2012! WOO! I have another twelve months to look forward to all this mayhem. Oh the TERROR! The irritable shoppers, shoulder to shoulder crowds in department stores. I don't even want to deal with all of that this year. Maybe I'll make home made gifts. Something from the heart. Tender. So I did something new! Celebrated a late Christmas in January with Travis' side of the family. It was nice. Okay I lied, it was Amazing! Can't wait to do it 2013. Being home again is a great feeling though. I'm glad to be back here, sleep in my own bed, cook whatever I want, clean up after my messy Boston. Just Me things. Like blogging. :)

New Years Resolutions? I made a list. Ripped it out of my journal, crinkled it up and tossed it into my recycling bin. Thought for a bit and decided on a new list. Played with a few ideas, and decided on three words.. Believe in Yourself. It's completely fitting, anything I want to do I can do it. Anything I want, will be mine. I just have to believe in myself, and obviously hard work goes hand in hand with dedication. I can do anything. Anything is just what I'm going to do this year. Wish me luck!