Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out 2011....

Yay.... it's finally a new year!!!  2011 was a life changing year and my world will never be the same.  We lost my mom to suicide, suffered water damage to our house in 2 different places and neither was covered by insurance, I ran 2 half marathons and my first FULL marathon (!), I quit my job to focus on my family, found out we were stuck in our house because of the stupid housing market, and tons of other happenings mixed in there.  WOW.  We dealt with a lot of heavy stuff in 2011 and I am ready for a fresh start and a new year.  We were knocked to our knees more times than we can count this year.  I am very proud of my husband and I, we were knocked down so many times this year but we managed to pick ourselves up and find the positives in all of the crappy situations.  At the end of this crazy year we still have our smiles and for that I'm grateful.  We've decided to leave the "junk" of 2011 behind us and move forward with a fresh, positive attitude.  It's time to stop surviving and move on to thriving!  We never would have made it through this year without our faith, our family, or our friends.  Thank you to each and every one of you who were there to support us through this crazy year.  We definitely learned who our friends are this year! Our faith was deepened this year and for that I'm grateful as well.  We shifted our eyes from every mountain and focused on the mountain mover, bringing us closer to God every step of the way.  From our house to yours, a very Happy New Year.  Many, many blessings for a happy and healthy 2012!