Thoughts from 08 and hopes for 09

As we get ready to celebrate 2009 I have to think about all the things about 08 that I am grateful for. Looking back I tend to think about all the bad things from 08 and the good things seem to blend into the background.

Things I am grateful for from 2008:
1. My wonderful husband- dealing with infertility has brought us closer together.
2. My wonderful family- I have great parents, my mom has been there for me in all my tears throughout the past year. I have a great and supportive mother in law and two sister in laws, as well as fun and loving nieces and nephews, as well as my great nieces and nephews. Oh how I am loving watch them grow up, Autumn (who is 9) amazes me every time I see her.
3. Holding my nieces son, Neves, one hour after he was born, watching her go through her pregnancy was hard for me, but I had nothing by tears of joy when I held him.
4. Our beautiful new home, we finally have room to grow and entertain- and we were able to rent our other home quickly.
5. Wonderful vacations, we went to Mexico and Universal Studios and had a blast!
6. Watching our business continue to grow slowly but surely, its taught me a lot.
7. This may sound strange, but in a way I am grateful for having to struggle with infertility (though I was gladly get off this train) but it has taught me patience, faith, and made me realize what it truly important in life.
8. Still being employed, with health insurance (that covers some infertility treatments) being able to buy food without thinking about it, being able to treat myself to a new shirt or new pair of shoes. Having a new car that I love that is dependable and safe. I used to get upset because I couldn't buy a $500 pair of shoes that I wanted, but now I am just grateful that I can buy the $50 pair of shoes.
9. Our wonderful doctors, Dr. Littman and Dr. Roth- who have become very special to me- they do everything in their power to help us achieve our dream of becoming parents. I am also grateful that we have the medical advances available to help battle infertility.

So I though I would take a minute to reflect on the years past and my hopes for the new year. I hate the word resolution, because it sets you up to fail, so I try to think about it as goals for 09. The most important thing about abouts goals is that they are attainable and that you set a time limit that you will achieve your goal.

Goals for 09:
1. Eat healthier and work out more- walk the dog, do cardio 2 times per week
2. Get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby
3. Continue to grow our business
4. Continue to do well at my job
5. Spend more time with family, I need to plan a trip to see my parents
6. Vacation more (may be put on hold if pregnant) but try to take advantage of some great dream trips with World Ventures.
7. Continue to love John and make our relationship even stronger
8. Learning to accept life as it comes, not looking to far into the future

Overall 08 has been a growing and learning year for me, I feel like I am learning something new everyday, my patience and my faith has been tested and I am learning how to deal with that. I will keep my faith in God that our lives will be blessed with a baby and many other wonderful experiences.

Cheers to a happy and healthy new year! I will you all great success and prosperity in 2009!

Its my blog and I can cry if I want to!

Well, tonight our nation made a decision, and I cannot say that I agree with it. I will not lie, I proudly voted for McCain/Palin. I love them, I feel McCain encompasses everything a president should be, experienced, knowledgeable, and patriotic, and Palin, I cannot say enough about her. I LOVE her, I want to have lunch with her. I feel she is a normal hockey mom that everyone can relate to.

Obama needs to seriously look up patriotism in the dictionary, because he does not know the meaning of the word. He refused to wear the flag pin, he wants to change our national anthem, because he feels the phrase "bombs bursting in air" is to war like. He took the flag off his campaign plane, he threw away flags at the convention, and he will not put his hand over his heart when the pledge or the national anthem is being said or recited and he wants to change what the flag looks like. I mean we are a heartbeat away from his face being on our money and pledging allegiance to Obama while looking at some new design of the flag.

Hes all about changing health care, well guess what, here is the opportunity to make fertility coverage mandatory in all states!
I am NOT for giving health care to every Sam, Dick and Jane off the street. You want health insurance, GET A JOB and pay for it. That is not my responsibility to pay for some illegals or unemployed bum's health insurance, and its not the job of the government!

In my job, I work for a Personal Injury Law Firm, I get call after call of people crying that they are injured, and yes some of them really are hurt, but some are out to make money. I always get "I don't have health insurance" then when I ask them what kind of car they were driving, its always a 2008 BMW, Mercedes, or Lexus.
HELLO!! you don't have health insurance, but you are driving a brand new $60,000 car- now where are your priorities! Ill tell you what, get a cheaper car and pay for your own health insurance.

Obama is all about helping the middle class, and making more jobs so people can work for someone else for the rest of their lives.
Well, what ever happened to owning your own business and working for yourself! I don't want someone telling me what to do for ever. Crap, I don't even want that now. I want to depend on myself, not my employer or my government to take care of me.

My husband and I own 2 small business, and we are both working to build a customer base so we can have financial freedom, from the rat race. I WILL NOT work for someone else all my life, I will work for myself and Obama is all about helping people, why not teach people to help themselves, let them create small business's which will in turn create more jobs, those small business will need employees eventually. I will not have my employer tell me, that I get 8 weeks off for maternity leave. Screw that! I will take as much time as I want and I will work for myself while I am off at home raising my children. Not sending my kids to day care, so I can make someone else money.

People are scared in these economic times, and they are herding, running and looking for change. Stop running with the heard! Look around, take control of YOUR life and change it yourself, don't look to your friends, family, or your government.