Closing Out the Year

2014 had its ups & downs for each and every single person I know. I'm happy to start a New Year.  I feel like it gives me a fresh start.  Of course, I will be the same person I was yesterday, and a week from now I will be the same person I was last year, but it does encourage me to set new goals for myself and I think that is important every new month and every new year. 

I hope that your families enjoyed your time with each other this holiday season.  Kiyah and I spent our first Christmas together with just us.  I may have mentioned before that my family lives in another state, so we video chatted while Kiy opened all of her gifts.  I made my first "Christmas Dinner" and a friend came over and had dinner with us.  I am a pretty good cook, and she hasn't stopped talking about the dinner since she ate it so that solidified my thoughts for you doubters out there lol.

I have never been one to want to party too much on NYE--because it feels like a dangerous night to be out on the streets, so I had a small gathering at my place the night before NYE with some friends and it was so much fun.  I think I will make it a yearly thing.  I find as I get older I am looking for ways to create my own traditions for different things and looking forward to owning a house and hosting more events than I do now. 

I also took Kiyah up to the snow with some great friends of mine and (even though I got hurt) had a great time spending time with them and allowing our children to build friendships.  

I feel like 2014 was a year of growth for me.  I have really fallen in love with the woman, mother and person I have become.  My priorities were really put into place, not that they weren't before this, because motherhood was always at the top of my priority list once I stepped into it, but I have really found my place in life this year.  I started working with a company called BeautiControl that has really helped me out and is going to only allow even more blessings to come into my life in 2015 and the years to come.  I have learned the importance of mastering my thoughts as well as being grateful for EVERYTHING I have RIGHT NOW as opposed to whining about the things I don't. I have learned how to balance life out a little better.  I allowed myself to enjoy more things for myself and I plan to do a lot more of that this year.  

I've set some business goals, some family goals, and some personal growth goals for 2015 and this time next year, I will let you know how they went.  I pray this year brings you all an abundance of success, love, happiness, and growth! Happy New Year! 

Here are some pictures from the last couple of days of 2014