Saturday, January 6, 2018

Grandpa turned 90!!!

On January 4, my Grandpa turned 90!!!


  I am so blessed to have been able to come and celebrate with him and family.  The past Year has been rough with his health and such but I am glad he is still with us.  I love him so much and treasure every moment I get to spend with him! 

As a gift we made him a shadow box of his time as the Wales City Marshal and celebrating him going through the police academy and graduating at the age of 52! 


Monday, January 1, 2018

Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018 May you bring even more adventure!

2017 has been a great year for me! Full of change, goals, travel, and adventure! 
The year started a bit rough.  I was living in Sanford, FL and not really loving life but trying to find the positive. I found this quote and couldn’t help but think it was very appropriate for where my life was at that moment. It became the driving force of the year and a constant reminder. 

Just because things aren’t going my way doesn’t mean I have to dwell on them. You can always find beauty in the situation if you look hard enough.  A cactus is a beautiful thing. It just isn’t meant to be used a chair. When you have the wrong approach you will get negative results. 
I was also getting ready to move to Arizona, a place I had only visited about 3 times previous. To say I was nervous doesn’t even touch it. But I am so glad that I made that decision, it has definitely blessed my life. 

Throughout the year I have moved to Arizona, bought a brand new car, done a solo road trip covering 9 states, went to 4 corners for the first time and was able to see the Grand Canyon, met my goal of attending 25 temples by the end of the year, gone on 3 cruises of which have taken me to Jamaica, Aruba, CuraƧao, Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Bahamas. I have made some wonderful new friends and just had an overall wonderful year! 


I am looking forward to the adventures that 2018 will bring!  I have set goals of attending 10 new temples (1 of which outside the USA), go on 2 cruises (1 is already booked for April!), and walk 1,000 miles!