Renew your dreams... Hitch your wagon to the stars...and carry love with you where you go!!!

I feel like if I tell you my "New Years Resolutions" they won't come true. Kinda like the treats you got as a kid for telling your birthday wish after you blew out all your single digit candles. I think I want to keep these locked up tightly and smile at them once in awhile and celebrate with everyone when they are accomplished. I'm not trying to tease anyone. At the same time, I like not getting mine or anyone's hopes up by ruining it.

Happy New Year everyone! 2009 - you were a hell of a year. New houses, new friends, new pets, and new reasons to smile. You balanced yourself with equally challenging and rough times but balance is necessary to avoid utopia and contentment.

If I had any expectations for you 2010 it would be to give me many reasons to write in this little blog everyday, let me notice the small victories more, introduce me to new experiences, challenge me to become the person I want to be and in doing so help me discover myself even more-so than I already have. I already know this year is going to be tough. 2009 has set me up for some trying moments - but I also know the years before that have given me friends and a strengthen family to pick me up and hold my hand.

Alright time to take a deep breath! Time to be bold and jump into the cold water!

Happiness is: nap time with sleeping pups. Daisy climbed right up on my legs and started snoring. I feel so loved.

Waiting For Me At Home Was: Giant snow mountains to conquer!

It's the little things that make us smile. I hope one day when I am 85 years old I will be a happy little old lady who has passes her time tending a garden, still falling in love and laughing with her devoted husband, playing word games, and (still) collecting treasure. (I know it's hard to see but on the lamp there is a toy soldier, a rock, and a blue gem.) I hope I still smile everyday and share my love and joy for life with my family and friends.

The photo is of my Grandmother's table. It's such a collection of her and the items that make her happy. My grandmother has taught me so much about life, love, forgiveness and generosity. She has always been such a huge influence on my character and how I hold myself. If I turn out any bit as wonderful as her I'll be happy for life.

Waiting For Me At Home Was: Amazing and genuine Philly Cheesesteaks! I got mine as soon as I got two feet on the ground and walked out of the airport. There is something so absolutely wonderful about a big, nasty, cheesy slice of heaven in a bun!

Waiting For Me At Home Was: SNOW! It's been awhile! The air is definitely crisp, cold, and wonderfully fantastic!

Happiness is: going home for the holidays to cold air and familiar back roads.

Happiness is: Puppy Presents.

Oh Starbucks! There is a reason you have a space reserved in my heart. Starbucks and Star Wars, without a doubt a winning combination.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. Happiness is an inside job. It has everything to do with your thinking and attitude.

Vegas was hard work! We had some down days but for the most part we were shooters on a misson!

Vegas bound! I'll try to update this blog with sparkling lights and winning numbers!

Today I Would Much Rather: Be twirling somewhere.

Old Photos Make Me Feel: Like nothing has changed. I still learn everything from my father and he still does everything in his power to make me smile.

Old Photos Make Me Feel: SO happy and grateful.

Look at how happy I was as a little barefoot girl on the beach with my loving parents. I had no idea what this old world was going to have in store for me and to be honest I still don't. Luckily, that has never scared me too much.

If I could go back and tell her something... I'd ask her to build a sandcastle with me and give her a high five. I would tell her to keep her eyes open, that smile on her face, the laughter in her voice and the warmth of the sun on her shoulders.

I'd also tell her parents that they were doing such an awesome job. I'd tell them that times are going to get tough and she is going to say mean and nasty things but believe me when I say that she never means it. Never.

Fry's Guide To Comfort: find a window and watch the day go by.

Happiness is: New shirts in my mailbox!!

If I Was Home: I'd be making hot chocolate and snowmen!

We kinda love each other...

Happiness is: Sidewalk chalk. In twenty different colors.

I can't even begin to describe how content and happy this photo makes me.