2012: A year in review!

2012 year in review

January

New Years Eve with Heather and TJ playing games and dance central
Started a weight loss goal

Friend Katie P. moved to TN

One Snow day from school

Started ETSY business read all about my business by clicking on the link!

                                                                                       

February

2^nd blogiversary

Saw Josh Turner at the Grand Ole Opry with Heather, Tracy, and Mary
Super Bowl Party at our house

March

Started really training for my 5^th half marathon

Derek turned 27

Read the hunger games series

Opry Mills finally reopend after the flood disaster

Hubby and I started a weight loss competition. First to lose 20 pounds (should've done a BMI or percentage competition)
bought my 70-300mm lens

April

Hubby had an article in the paper about his business/ez budget app

down 12.5 pounds since January

Started pampered chef

May

went home to wv for memorial day weekend and had my biggest pc show at mom's house

ran 5^th half in columbus, under 3 hours See race recap if you click on the link!

June

on our way back to TN, we detoured up to Cleveland and stayed with Katie (my college roomie) and her hubby matt, went to an indians game!

Short hair cut
Hubby won our weight loss competition

brothers of the sun tour at LP field

went on an extreme vacation-Seattle, Alaskan Cruise to Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, and Victoria, BC, took a train through Oregon, Drove down the coast of Oregon/California, made our way to Santa Rosa, went to San Francisco.
Went zip lining for the first time

July

Turned 25 on our trip

came home from our trip

3^rd wedding anniversary

Went back to WV for Brittany's PC show

Bought 26.5 acres of land in Eagleville

First Fall launch of PC meeting

Sugar Rush with em and heather

August

Started teaching Kindergarten (my 4^th year of teaching)

Went home for mom's 50^th birthday

bought a ford f -150

built a fire pit on the land

Dave/Matt concert

September

Softball labor day weekend trip to cincy/trip to IKEA

My family came for Michael and Amanda's wedding and we took them to the land

Katie had a huge PC show for me

Went to Bella Rustica

got a mac book air

October

Got a new SUV-99 Infiniti QX4

First annual Clark/Howard Fall festival

Got to spend a day with Kala Butler

November

MVNU homecoming

WV thanksgiving

visit with the hildebrands

December

TN christmas-wv after christmas
took pictures with me, Derek, Kenzi and Josh out on our land

Saw Les Mis with mom

went ice skating

annual baking day with the girls (brothers girlfriends:)

trip to opry land with Emily

nutcracker/melting pot with Heather

saw home friends/family

New Years eve with fam and friends

Real Diamond earrings (in my first hole)! Wonderful Christmas surprise!

Another gift from my hubby!

Opryland Hotel

Beautiful Opryland tree

Friend at the Melting Pot!

I could've had the whole bowl of chocolate fondue! 

The way friend Heather and I celebrate Christmas together!

Christmas morning in TN at Kenzi and Josh's house!

My brother, Jacob's girlfriend, Sarah and the Apron I sewed for her!

Ashley (on the left, my brother Adam's girlfriend) and her apron I sewed for her.

Childhood BFF's 

My brother Jacob making 16 pounds of deer jerky!

Homemade peanut brittle we made!

Well that is about it for my year. I can't wait to see what happens in 2013!

13 goals in 2013

13 goals in 2013

1. Get down to 135 in weight. Build lean muscle, become stronger and toned. Eat healthier. Drink more water!

2. Go on a date (either out or at home) once a month with my wonderful hubby!

3. Get at least one recruiter under me in Pampered Chef.

4. Have a substantial amount of money saved up to build our house.

5. Do at least 4 shows a month with Pampered Chef (can be a combo of cooking/catalog shows)

6. Sell $24,000 in PC products this year.

8. Go on a caribbean cruise with my family and in laws this summer on the Royal Caribbean's Allure/Oasis of the Seas.

9.  Read through the New Testament.

10. Pray/devotions daily with myself and with hubby.

11. Take more pictures for my blog, family, and for my photo business. *BLOG MORE OFTEN!*

12. Deep clean, organize, and touch up paint in my house to get ready for a possible sale sometime this year!

13. Try to stay positive in every situation.

Goals are just wishes unless they are written down! Let the games begin, 2013! I know you will be a great year!

Goals from the past year

I wrote a post at the beginning of last year stating 12 goals of 2012. I'm copying and pasting them into this post to show what I've completed and add to my new goals for this year in the next post.


*Insert past post*

12 goals in 2012

My goals for the year:

1. Lose 30 pounds/tone my body (ideally  by June).
Ways to make this goal become reality: Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, Your shape fitness evolved, biking, training for another half marathon, trying to eat healthier. I came close to this one. (Going to be real honest and tell you all my weight because I have to have accountability somewhere!) I started at 163 on Jan. 1 2012. I got all the way down to 144 in June, then we went on our cruise and gained 7 pounds back.  I really tried to be good over the holidays but not working out as much, has made me gain. My goal was to get down to 135. I will get down to 135 this year! I need to lose 23 pounds to make that happen! I didn't complete the 30 day shred, I used my your shape game a little, I biked a little, swam a little, I did do another half marathon and tried to eat a little healthier. Going to do much better this year!

2.Go on an Alaskan Cruise with hubby. (Hopefully going this June) Check! We did this and went with my in-laws and sis-in-law and bro-in-law. I started the part one of our crazy vacation and hope to finish the part 2. We went a day early and stayed in Seattle, WA, boarded our Royal Caribbean ship and took a 7 day cruise to Alaska. We stopped in Juneau, Skagway, cruised through the Tracy Arm Fjord and stopped in Victoria, BC before heading back to the main land. After we got off the ship, we boarded an amtrack train to Eugene, OR. Stayed the night, rented a car and on my 25th birthday, we drove down the coast of Oregon and California. We stopped in Eureka  CA and stayed in a horrible hotel, drove the rest of the way to Santa Rosa where we stayed for a couple days. We went down to San Francisco  toured Alcatraz  went to the warf/pier, crossed the golden gate bridge several times, and drove through wine country! We had a wonderful time!

3. Have daily prayer-prayer journal and devotion time for myself and together with Derek.

I hate to admit that even though my relationship with Christ strengthened this year, I did not keep a prayer journal, Derek and I lacked in our devotions with each other but I definitely enjoyed my quiet time in the mornings doing my bible study book and reading my Jesus Calling devotions by Sarah Young. I also enjoyed getting on my Bible app in the mornings and sharing the daily Bible verse. 
4.Read through the New Testament this year.

Came close but did not make it through totally. I will get through it this year. 
5. Reach 100 followers on my blog by March.

My blog took a major back seat in 2012. I did get up to 95 and hope to break 100 this year. 
6.Have the experience of someone sponsoring  a review/giveaway for my blog.

Check! I did a review and give away for My Memories digital scrapbook design studio. I have used it a bit but now it is on my old computer and I don't have a mac version yet. 
7.Organize and clean out my school filing cabinet.

Sort of. I need to do a better job of it now, but since I changed grade levels, I had to clean out/leave some of my old files for the teacher who took my old room. 
8. Keep on our budget, saving for land and a house.

We started out the year great, ended in saying we "need to keep our groceries and eating out under control this year" We did buy land!!!! We are still saving to build our house. 
9. Start my own business. (Look out ETSY!)

Check! I did start my own business with ETSY! Architecturally Speaking: Architectural letter photography. Great for wedding/anniversary/baby gifts! 
10. Look into becoming a pampered chef consultant.

Check! I became a Pampered Chef Consultant at the end of April. It has been so much fun! I did get stuck for awhile in the "frustrating" stage where no one wanted to do parties, but I'm sure this year is going to be amazing!
11. Learn to drive a stick shift.

Big fail! We also got rid of our stick shift miata so I guess I don't need to learn at the moment :) 
12. Be more dedicated to my blog and take more pictures.

FAIL! I did take some pictures this year but got so caught up on life and new challenges that blogging took a back seat. My goal for 2013 is to blog more and stay connected! 
If you don't write or type your goals down, they will only be wishes. 

Check back tomorrow for my new goals for 2013!