Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016

 Sparkle and shine

 As we countdown until midnight and  we grab our glasses of champagne; we pull our significant other closer, the excitement grows for 2016;  we make our peace with 2015, remembering the memories, the loved ones we lost, the families we grew with and the friends we shared new adventures with. 2016 reminds us that at midnight,each and every person gets a fresh start for a new year- new opportunities, new adventures, new challenges and new places. So as midnight draws near, make sure your resolutions are set and get ready to close the book on 2015. 2016 is filled with unlimited possibilities... Are you excited? I know I am!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December Goal Review

December was a wonderful, crazy month. I was able to pack a lot of Christmas joy and excitement into this month. My goals were always on my mind and I think I did a great job trying to complete them all.

Here are my December goals:

Workout 3x a week//completed
 I ended up workout 11 total days. The goal was 15 total days.

Take a photo a day//completed
This is one of my favorite goals each month. I love seeing the collage at the end of the month. It’s a nice way to remember each month. (Check back on January 1st to see the collage!)

Read two books// not completed
I have been struggling the past few months to find books I enjoy and I am excited to read. I rarely buy books; I use the public library to check out new books but since most of the books I want to read are usually the new ones, the wait for these books is long, which makes it hard for me to read something that looks good and current.  I hope for the new year I can set a year goal of the number of books I want to read.

Experience as many Christmas Activities and moments I can//completed
This was such a fun goal to complete. I was able to experience over 15 holiday experiences. They include the annual Santa Breakfast, Taking our Christmas card photos, Decorating the Christmas Tree with Eric, Baking lots of cookies, Drove around seeing Christmas lights and watching Christmas movies.  I have really embraced the Christmas spirit this year. Since I was so sick last year, it was really important for me to have a Christmas filled with special activities.

December was a lot of fun. Lots of family, fun and food. I am very excited to see what 2016 has in store for me. Stay tuned in the beginning of January I will be revealing my Year goals and also my goals for January.

Merry Christmas

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I hope Santa brought you what you wanted; I hope you got to spend time with your families and loved ones; I hope you got to see the joy in the children's faces when they opened gifts; I hope you got to see the love that this holiday is filled with;I hope you remember the reason for this day; I hope you got to enjoy your perfect holiday- any which way it might be.

Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad- for anyway you say it, I hope you had a splendid holiday and a wonderful day.

Warm hugs and kisses.

Christmas Card 2015

I am very excited to reveal our Christmas card for this year. Eric helped us out by taking our photos down by the bay and it ended up being such a beautiful day. The weather was warmer than usual and the sky did not have a cloud in it! We lucked out for this early December day.

 We had a ton of fun taking these photos. The sign we are holding says "smile if you are naughty" and Daddy and I are holding coal.


Here are our past Christmas Cards. I want to get frames and display them each Christmas. I love seeing what photos we choose and what was the big moments for us each year.

This was the year I graduated college and we took a trip to Disney World.

This old photo is one of my favorites. Daddy had to go to work so he was in his uniform; Mama and I were all dressed up.

 My Twenty-Fifth birthday party (top left/bottom right) and we attended a wedding of a family friend.

 This was a variety of photos from the past year. 

What was your favorite Christmas card you received this year?

Christmas Themed Workout

The other night, my trainer Adrienne and I did a 12 Days of Christmas workout to celebrate the upcoming holiday.

I really loved this circuit workout and I thought I would share.

I was dripping sweat by the 12th Day! It was fun and different type of workout that I normally do. I highly recommend this for anyone who is trying to mix up their workouts.

What is your favorite type of workout?

 

Christmas Gift Guide: Boyfriend and Kids

 This is a three part series of the top five gifts for those special people in your life. In the third and final week, its all about boyfriends and kids!

Treat your boyfriend to things he is going to absolutely love (and need!):

 Dapper Desk Planner 
Flamingo Bowtie

Nixon Watch 

Sinatra Coffee Table Book 

Star Wars Jelly Beans 

For the kids in your life, unlock their creativity and open their minds to new things:

Indoor Snowball Fight

Art Easel 

Little Passports 

Brain Quest 

These past three weeks have been fun, picking out my favorite gifts for those special people in your life. I hope you found lots of ideas and everyone enjoys all the gifts that SANTA brings them.

 What is your favorite part of the Christmas Season?