sweet serendipity

"i don't need to play the lottery"

 not at all

i'm in love with the new song by Lee DeWyze

*in love*

*love*

with it

I hope you'll listen to the song first and then maybe read on...

afterwards

just don't mind the radio introduction at the beginning of the song

remember listen first

{lol}

yes this picture is minus Daddy on Christmas Eve

we were in a rush searching for some little girl's black shoes for over an hour

that we never found

so we had limited picture time with the girls

most of our pictures are blurry of the girls

but still really cute

Madison did take this photo of Daddy, Hayley, and I

{minus Daddy and Hayley's head..lol}

anyway...

this song reminded me of something I hadn't showed you all yet

I don't know why

but just realized I hadn't told you a couple of days ago

this year

  I made a decision in October sometime

also known as my *rebel* decision this year

but

I'll get back to the *rebel* decision in a moment here

to be honest

this has been a difficult year for my family

and my extended family

many issues I don't talk about here

because I don't have to share it all
and some things are personal to others in my family

I know I've talked about really personal things before

but I just won't on a few things

even though this has been a tough year...it definitely wasn't our worst

and that's why we're coming out smiling in 2010

there is plenty to celebrate

plenty to smile about

and plenty, plenty to be happy and thankful about

 the things Bobby and I have been dealt this year

{no I'm not talking about his traveling...}

but things in our life...

and things in our extended family's life

have been quite difficult

however

we are still smiling and celebrating what we do have

 all I can think about ending this year with is

twirls

 leaps

snow angels

{if we still had snow}

and anything good that exclaims happiness

because there is soooo much in our life we should be smiling about

this song makes me just want to dance with my family

knowing that yes sometimes

we've just barely landed on our feet with things

but the point is

"we landed"

"whether it was by the nic of time

or the skin of our teeth"

{lyrics from Sweet Serendipity}

that's what I'm choosing to remember from this year

was all the good things

and the fact that I took a leap with my *rebel* decision

and finally chose to not care about others opinions

{not care in a good, healthy way}

and finally doing something that was *me*

at the end of it all...

I'm choosing to relish in

our family

the support we've had from our wonderful family

and our wonderful, wonderful friendships

this year we've had so many great times...I couldn't possibly count

that's what I love about a tough year

the "tough" things may have seemed difficult at the time

and they are and still are at times

I won't lie

but they are never the things I ever remember in the end

just the way it should be...

in my opinion

because we are doing just fine

and we do love what we've got

and that's all that matters

now for my *rebel* decision I made in October...

in all honesty

this was a decision a looooooooooong time coming

something I put off for about a year and a half

I have told Bobby I wanted to do this for a very long time

 here are two truths about it

it is *me*

and it was sooo much *fun*

I was with a couple of friends, and I mentioned my long-standing hesitation with doing this

I didn't know if I *should*

or if it would affect the business I am in just because with a personal business you do sometimes get judgments

I couldn't have had two better people to go right along with me

as they told me it didn't matter

just be me

and point two seconds later

all three of us were in the car and another girlfriend did it with me

by the way "*rebel* decision" was coined by another close friend of mine

and that makes me smile

my nose...

yes it is pierced

and you know what

I loooove it

it felt great doing it

there has not been one regret

Bobby, of course, loved it

and it makes me smile every time I see it

and I love it with my new hat that Santa brought

actually that's just an excuse to show you my hat

since I looooove my hat too

2010

even though you are an even numbered year

you all know I'm not a fan of even numbers by now, right?

it is a year to celebrate

a year ending in wide-armed twirls, smiles, a lot of fun, and a lot of love

xo

hoping you and your family had a very Merry Christmas...

and wishing you a very blessed New Year

thank you all for your sweet comments each and every year

they always make me smile