5 Sharp Lives: Ringing In The New Year

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Ringing In The New Year

I know, you just choked because you saw that I blogged and the only reason you clicked over is because you wanted to see if it was really true. Well, it is, friends.

I was just looking back at last year's "resolutions". Wow, a little on the lame side if I say so myself! I blew that crap out of the water.

2013 was an amazing year!

January: I was a P90x queen - beefy
February: I turned the glorious 33 and we had a ton of fun playing in all of the snow
March: I was probably trying to do a lot of running
April: I rejoined a gym and started lifting again! I was prepping for the fitness show and having amazing weekend long runs.
May: Ran the furthest I had ever run in my life for a single run and it was GLORIOUS. I also competed in this little fitness competition and felt amazing.
June: I ran my 1st ever half marathon and realized just how hard it was. I also started up FemCity KC. I can't forget about the Journey group that was established here either.
July: I thoroughly enjoyed summer and had an awesome vacation with friends and family.
August: Hood to Coast - my first ever relay race. It was amazing!!!
September: Cheered on the cross country kids
October: My body was still fighting to find its new normal. Had a great Halloween.
November: Organized a little 5k get together to benefit LLS. Had a great Thanksgiving.
December: Took a break! Took it easy on myself and didn't let the normal guilt of failing at every single thing linger in. Had an amazing Christmas!

I ran some 5k's in there, got a new dog, had good and bad parenting and wife moments, loved, got mad, got over it, ate really healthy and really bad and I lived life!

I also saw that I posted this and thought it needed an update from last year.

The boys wanted to share theirs (new year's resolutions):

Wyatt (6) now 7:

Stop playing so much Spiderman - Now it is games of all sorts
Focus at school - Now - kicking butt at school
Only have 1 girlfriend - Is now embarrassed to talk about girls
Stop mooning my mom - This has thankfully stopped!
Stop peeing all over and leaving that pee pool down at the base of the toilet - Still happening!

New:

brush his teeth every night
lose some teeth
recognize when he is too tired
be grateful for gifts

Waylon (4) now 5:

Stop inappropriately pulling my pants down - This has stopped!
Stop saying "balls" so much - Now, it's nuts
Cut out the cussing - Now - doing a lot better
Stop peeing all over the side of the toilet - Still happening
Learn to wipe my own butt - Now - it's a mix - he doesn't yell at me anymore, let's just leave it at that

New:

To not be embarrassed for the silly, awesome guy he is
Hug mom more
Keep kicking butt at school and loving it
Get better at the last one above

Weston (23 months) now almost 3:

Take it easy on the meds - Now, needs to take it easy from jumping off of stuff
Sing more - Now, sings a lot - Jingle Bells jinglalltheway - very nasaly and as all 1 word - I love it
Say "jus a minute" more because my mom thinks it is adorable - Not so cute anymore
Stop throwing my food all over the floor when I'm done - still doing it
stop asking mommy to powder my butt every "biper" change. Now, begs for powder and NEEDS it!

New:

Stop cussing
Bring the sweet back
Get rid of the diapers
Stop jumping off of high things
Leave my butt alone

So for myself - I don't have any specific goals right now. I want to not be so rigid. I want to go by the seat of my pants and be ok with it. I want to significantly reduce the amount of stress I feel. I want to not lose my temper so much. I want to laugh even more and let that be the norm. I want my house being out of order to not stress me out. I want to just be able to do as much as I can and give myself a break from what I can't. I want to be OK with IT. All of IT! But I still want to move on, move up, move IT! I will continue my journey to the best me and all of this stuff gets me there. Oh, and I want my butt in check by bikini time. Squats, lunges, step-ups, and running will be my best friends!

Happy 2014 everybody.

1 comment:

RainaJanuary 5, 2014 at 6:50 PM
Happy New year to you, Lady! I loved reading through your kids accomplishments- not that yours weren't impressive :)
It would be funny to do this for my own boys. Glad to see you blogging again!
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Dale

This is Dale. My Dale. The one I have spent pretty close to half of my life with. I love him. He loves God, he is strong, he provides for us, he treats me well, he makes me laugh. He's tall, dark, of course handsome, has got nice broad shoulders and a really cute butt. He is quiet and it takes quite awhile to get him to warm up, but once he does he is the best friend anyone could have. He is a great dad and his boys are his soft spot. I love spending my life with him. He makes everything ok when things are hard and he is my calm in the midst of a storm ... most of the time. I.LOVE.HIM!

Wyatt

This is our hilarious, sweet, cuddly, 5 year old boy, Wy Wy. He likes things his way and on his time. He is the best big brother around these parts. He is known to say "I love you, Mommy" out of the clear blue sky at home and in public. It's the best and usually gets quite a few "awe's" in public. He has got an amazing talent for sports already and has an arm that will surprise you. We love him to death and he brings us so much joy. He can also tell a story with the best of them and repeat almost any line from Sandlot, I know not all of them need to be repeated. He will start acting out scenes to movies at the oddest of times, but is always good for a laugh. (Click on the picture for Wyatt's birth story.)

Waylon

This is our 3 year old Waylonator or Wayners as his daddy calls him or Nayners as I like to call him now. He is the chubby little guy that has completely stolen our hearts. He loves to run naked around the house. He learns a ton from his brother. He can repeat anything you say to him, and understand most of it. He loves to dance, slide, play outside, wrestle, and bite his big brother. We don't have to worry about him sticking up for himself. He's got that covered. He sleeps like a champ and always has. His cuddle side is coming out, but he teases you 1st. He makes my heart swell. He finally calls me mommy now and momma on occasion. I might even get some "mom's" in there. He is so different from his brother it is amazing. Watching these two form such a tight brotherly bond brings us such joy. They truly love and enjoy each other. Nothing makes us happier! (Click on the picture for Waylon's birth story.)

Weston

This little guy is Weston. He was born on 1/25/11, 6lbs 15oz 21in. He is tall. He is already getting close to outgrowing the bassinet because of his length. He eats a ton and keeps me stressed out about my milk supply. He LOVES his brothers! You won't hear a peep out of him if one of them is holding him. They love him too! He's starting to smile and be more awake. There's nothing better than new smiles on a new face. He sleeps well at night and doesn't take too many naps during the day. He's starting to like baths. One thing you can always find him doing is squirming! He's been like this since the first time I felt him in my belly. We love what he brings to our family.

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