There is about 8 hours left in 2012. Though by the time this is finished and edited it will likely be 2013 already.
I really like the look of 2013. Literally, it is pleasing to my eye. I also think it's going to be a kick ass year, though I heard that as a chinese new year pig I need to beware in the year of the snake. Meh.
Looking back at my resolutions from last year I really believe I did it.
I spent more time doing what I need to do, odd yoga classes here and there, doing the training for the Sun Run and the Run itself, going to the Vancouver Yoga Conference.
I let the universe move us exactly when we were supposed to into exactly the right house for all of us.
I parented from the heart with my boys! Always a struggle but always something to work on.
I changed my mind set on money and we had very few issues this year. We truly do have enough money.
Now down to details of 2012.
January was an interesting month. Justin decided to leave his job, scary! But really good for him. Those crazy all nighters were starting to have side effects on him. We also celebrated Justin's 30th birthday with a big surprise of pasta dinner with salads and garlic breads and good friends and family. This dinner has been lovingly referred to ever since as "Justin's birthday dinner meal". I started my sun run clinic too. I believe Ozzy rolled over in January as well.
February Eli turned 2 and we had a big party with his best buds (and ours too!) Justin started his new job working out of Kelowna with his brother and best friend. The commute is hard but the job is good. I also ended up back at work at Christine Duncan's at the end of February due to some sad health issues with a dear friend of mine.
March brought a sold house for us! It also brought lots of soul searching on what I wanted to do for money and a job.
In April I took a job at a law firm in town and lasted three whole days before quitting. It was just not a healthy thing for me to be doing any more. I almost immediately got a job at Fruv Freedomwear. Much more perfect for me. I love yoga and fashion afterall! It also brought us to the emergency room twice for concussions and a huge split to the head for Eli (4 traumatic stitches later). I also ran the SUN RUN! Amazing with Tash, Deb and Lisa my good friends!! Ozzy also got his first two teeth.
In May Oz started sitting on his own. I worked, packed and made it so Justin could finish up his teacher training which he gradded from a day before we moved on..
June 1st Moving Day! It's been so awesome living with family. So nice to feel so close and connected to Justin's brother.
July was busy with outdoor activities and work. Eli finally got over his fear to play in the water, though not his dislike of water on his face or hair. Ozzy is pretty good in water! Ozzy also started crawling at the beginning of the month
August two awesome things! A wedding we got to MC and an amazing trip to the PNE, Ozzy's first! I also had what I would call my proudest moment of the year. I gradded from my SOYA 500 Hr Yoga Teacher Program. So happy, two fabulous years of amazing instruction and personal growth.
September was a big month in yoga because Justin, Marcel and I started teaching at ~And Beyond, a new yoga studio in town. So blessed to be involved with this venture. PopPop also moved into our big housing complex. So nice to have the back half have an inhabitant and Eli loves his PopPop time and I love the walks we all take together. We also found out this month that Ozzy is likely allergic to penicillin with his ear infection.
On October 1st Ozzy started walking by my dads standards of a few steps all together. We had an amazing feast with all our beautiful family both sides for thanksgiving! We went to a pumpkin patch as a family, so fun! Complete with gourd slingshot and corn and hay maze. At Halloween Ozzy was Elmo and Eli was Happy Feet's Mumble.
November I got to go to my Yoga Confernce in Vancouver and get a renewed sense of my purpose and spark in life. I had a great birthday and Ozzy turned 1! We had an Elmo and Cookie monster themed birthday party(ies!!!! three to be exact!)
December, my favorite month of the year has been fabulous. We did an activity advent calendar I created with something to do each day from Dec 1-24. It gathered a lot of attention on facebook and I will definitely do it again next year with a couple tweaks. We got to spend a lot of time with Uncle on his week off, lots of time with Grandma on her week off. Eli and Oz got to meet their G.G. (great grandma) who was here for Christmas. We visited the pool, ceramic/painting store, and watched lots of Christmas shows. Eli and I did Christmas Hampers with the Salvation Army with Grandpa and PopPop.
Much to my initial plan to boycott Santa a lovely letter from parent to child, changed my opinion and I decided the magic of Santa needed to be a part of our lives. We hosted Christmas Eve with Pizza and Christmas dinner, though I didn't cook the turkey. But I still found out how much work it is to pull of Christmas (all parts, not even just the meal). It was fun though to have our first Christmas where getting gifts were an option and I'm pleased we didn't go too overboard. It felt just right and we are so blessed!
Ozzy got his second bottom teeth this week and a molar popped through today so that's what he's been working on.
What an amazing year! 2013 should be too! I'm not totally sure if I will only skip one year of not having kids, there could be a child in 2013 but I'm going to leave that to the universe to figure out. My family makes me so happy, it's perfect.
As for my plan to ring in the new year? We are going to our favorite restaurant ever, the Wild Scallion for dinner after I get off work with Uncle, Grandma and PopPop. Then we will likely go home watch a movie and I will fall asleep and the fireworks will wake me up like last year, lol. What an alarm!
My resolutions? Good question.
1) Eat more food, less food-like products.
2) Run the Sun Run again, beat my time from last year.
3) Play with my kids more.
4) Start my book.
5) Continue with my daily yoga.
I think that covers my mind, body and soul! :)
Looking forward to hearing other's new years resolutions!
