Where does the time go? 2013 was very good to me! I was excited to start 2013 and I’m even more excited about 2014.
As 2013 came to an end I thought about all the things that happened and while there are too many to write down I wanted to highlight the ones that mean the most to me:
Best Friend – This year my hubby and I celebrated 17 years of marriage. He is my best friend, my soul mate and the person that keeps me grounded. Our life has been through some up’s and downs but he has always been the person I knew I could count on, that would have my back no matter the situation, that would talk me off the roof and would always make life better with a hug and kiss on the forehead. I could not imagine life without him! I can’t wait to see what the next 17 years bring us.
New addition to the family – We brought our Great Dane / Lab mix, Lane, into our family on August 5th and our life has changed in so many ways. I love that she talks to me when I come home from work and when she is hungry. I love those brown eyes that I can’t resist and I love that she is stingy with kisses but loves giving hugs.
Dream home – We moved into our dream home in May. The process of building our 2nd house brought many ups and downs but the finished product is wonderful. We built this house to be where we wanted to live the rest of our lives and while most people think we are crazy that our gym is the biggest room in the house it is what we wanted.
Olympic distance Triathlon – I have been doing triathlons for about 8 years and a few years ago set my eyes on doing longer distance races and for the past few years have wanted to do the Olympic distance however I have been side lined with many injuries but I finally achieved this goal in 2013 and have already committed to a 1/2 Ironman distance in 2014. Triathlons give me something to focus on, something that I strive to achieve for myself!
Peace & happiness – For me these are two things that are very important that come from within but have been missing from my life for awhile. I have made many changes over the past 2 years and I can say with a clear mind that I have taken every opportunity to live my life the way I want to live my live and not the way someone else wants or tells me too. I have stopped doing things to please others and do things that make me happy!
Family & Friends – Moving to Texas meant leaving behind family and friends. This was a hard decision but I’m so thankful that I have remained in touch with so many people and that for some of them I have developed an even stronger bond! I had several friends that had a rough year and I did my best to try to help from afar but it was tough knowing that I could not personally be there to give them a hug!
So what does 2014 bring, who knows. I stopped doing resolutions a few years ago but I hope to continue to live a healthy lifestyle and work off those last few pesky pounds. I hope that we are able to return to Maryland to visit family and friends and I hope that we all can live a much happier, healthy life!
I hope everyone had as great a 2013 as I did and I hope we can spend time together in 2014!
