Pearls & Perfection Pending

First of all, I love this kid....And I looooove Space Jam. ;) Sometimes we all need a pep talk.  He's got it figured out.  We are all on the same team.  Do something today to make the world awesome!

This year I decided not to make any New Year's resolutions.  Mostly because I don't understand my new life yet.  My idea of success has drastically changed in recent months, and I don't even know what I have any desire to achieve yet.  Some days, moving from plaid PJs to yoga pants is a great success.  Other days, I feel like I am doing pretty well in the world if I actually step outside of my apartment.  I have some normal days too, where I interact with other speaking humans.  Those days are money.  So, I decided to just resolve to be healthy, happy, and better than I was last year.  I still don't really know what that means yet, but I am working on it every day. One thing that David and I have undertaken together is a fitness program on campus.  It's a spoof off of Biggest Loser, and we are on competing teams. My fellow blue teammates seem fun enough and our trainers are little blonde 20-year-old babies.  I forget how much older I am than the average college

Another year come and gone.  This one was not quite as adventurous as the last, but it brought greater rewards.  In January, we decided that it was the right time to start our little family, and in February, we found out that we were pregnant! We spent some time visiting Mason in Utah in February (while Denae had Bronchitis!). Denae started sleeping and puking...a lot.  She continued teaching 5th grade and made sure to avoid the cafeteria on mashed potato days. Mom & Dad came to visit in April for Jimmy & Vanessa's graduation. We visited Antelope Island in May. Denae taught summer school and took her kids to Bear World. We celebrated our second anniversary with a classic dinner-and-a-movie date. We had a blast at the sister's reunion in July. We went to Yellowstone with the Love clan in August.  David attempted to go fishing.  It didn't work out very well. ;)