So many frogs.....

Where is my prince? There have been smoking frogs, selfish frogs, texting frogs, dishonest frogs, frogs that were scared of being hurt, and a few horny toads. The influx of frogs and not one prince makes me wonder if I am a frog myself. Nah. That was just a fleeting thought. I guess it is a sign to leave it in the hands of the true Prince up above and be grateful for my princess prowess.

Happy New Year!

It is going to be a wonderful year. I just know it! 12 is one of my lucky numbers so I know it will be great. As I reflect on 2011, I was surprised to see all of the goals that I accomplished. However, the most important thing that changed in my life is that I became an aunt! It has been such a blessing and I love that little, sweet girl. She is such a joy and I am so blessed to be a part of her life. The other things that I accomplished are completing another half marathon, went parasailing, kayaking, practiced yoga, and was promoted to my first supervisory position. I also became a member of a church and attended church almost every week. These things may seem small but each made a difference in my life and helped me to continue to be the best that I can be. I don't really like New Year's resolutions so I plan my goal list for the next year in December which is my birthday month. For 2012 I hope to complete P90X, run another half marathon, begin to tithe at church, reach my milestone of being 5 years smoke free, learn to meditate, pay off one credit card, blog regularly, and journal daily. Sounds pretty attainable to me. Will keep you posted on progress! Happy New Year!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

I love the Christmas holidays! It is such a fun time. I am not sure if it is because I love the smell of Christmas trees, holiday cheer, hilarious movies, family fun, or time of reflection for a new year. As my birthday approaches, I look back at 2011 and begin to make goals for next year. I am so grateful for all of the time with family and friends this year. I am so blessed. I have had such a great year. I have not been the best blogger but that is on my list again next year.

For now I am going to enjoy all of the Christmas joy! I am very excited about decorating for Christmas this weekend and taking my Christmas card picture with Cash...we'll see how that goes! Maybe my elves will arrive too. I can only hope! Merry Christmas!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Oh how the good times rolled.....over me! I was so excited about Mardi Gras as it is one of my favorite times of year and glad to be home to experience it in full again. To top it all off Katherine asked me to stay with her for the weekend and she lives in walking distance of downtown. I was pumped, ready to have some fun! I guess I had a little too much. The first night of the big weekend I went to Crewe of Columbus parade and ball and lost my voice somewhere along the way. I didn't feel bad at all I just had a hoarse, raspy voice that made it quite difficult to communicate. Nonetheless, the party continued. We drank too much, stayed up late, ate lots of junk food, but had an absolute blast. This pattern continued for the next three days. I enjoyed connecting with old friends, getting crazy with my cousins on Joe Cain Day, and obtaining quite a few bruises from the IM/MOT epic parade. I sat out of the festivities on Fat Tuesday to relax. I made it back to work and my voice was slowly returning so I thought everything was fine. On Friday I began to feel the congestion and headache coming on and I new that my weekend of "letting the good times roll" had caught up with me. Would I change it? Probably not. I will definitely learn from it though. All being said,  I believe Lent comes at the perfect time for some physical, spiritual, and emotional renewal.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have to admit I LOVE Valentine's Day! I have been looking forward to it for at least a week. For me this day means celebrating all of the love in my life. I am so blessed to have loving family and friends in my life. I also am truly loving myself and my life. I guess you will always find those who are able to turn something into "Poor me". That's certainly not this girl and every time that I heard something about single awareness day or being bitter about today, I thought to myself, "I am so glad that I don't think like that". I am grateful that my glass is half full.

Here goes!

I have been thinking about creating a blog for a while. I thought it would be a fun way to express myself and it would challenge me to write more creatively. After asking friends for advice and thinking it over I started to work on it. Initially you are asked to name your blog. I was stumped! I didn't think this would be so hard. I just wanted to write. I am not exactly sure what I will write about. Do I have to have a theme? Does it matter? Who is going to read it anyway? After thinking it over it hit me. The song, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine" popped in my head. That's it! So I found my name. It fits me and the blog perfect. In various ways in my life I have begun to let my light shine. I am not sure where it has been or why I have been afraid to let it shine but it is beginning to more and more everyday. I truly am enjoying myself and my life and hope to share some of that light with others. Here goes!