Tough

So my intial word for 2013 was Adventure/Change (that's two words yes I know but I couldn't pick one) but right now my word for 2013 is TOUGH.

This has not been the most ideal start to a year.

• Sickness overload (started for Matt and I right before Christmas Eve, then the kiddos got it) I drove poor Garrett around one night at 1 a.m. so he would fall back asleep sitting up in his car seat, that was the only way he wouldn't hack and sleep for 4 hours straight.
• We had to put our sweet Golden down
• I have to keep reminding my 2 1/2 year old that said Golden is not coming home we cannot go pick him up at heaven :(
• I had a massive project for work that had me just a little stretched and stressed

It really has to go better from here on out right? I am choosing to believe and hope that it will. 2013 we are still ready for all the excitement that you will bring. I am starting to cross things off my mission trip to do list although it's not until Nov. and we are saving for a down payment on our next home since we will most likely get a tad if not a lot screwed when we sell our home (if you bought in 2007, when you really probably shouldn't have qualified for a loan and try and sell now it = no good for us the seller) BUT we have a great realtor that is a father to a fantastic family and we will make it work I'm pretty optomsitic about it.

I am dreaming and scheming and loving my kiddos, my book club, my best friend from high school being home so we can drink wine and watch Pretty Little Liars together every week, I love my husband and his lofty goals for 2013 and his love for me and our family. It's going to be good it's going to be fun and it's going to be intersting.

How has your first month gone? Better than planned, less than stellar, whatever it may be it's a relief to know it's only the beginning.