One of the last fun things we did to ring in the New Year was Clint and I sent the children to my sister's house for a night, and then we spent a night celebrating each other by being together. That is really our main gift to each other for Christmas each year is to go somewhere and have a night with just the 2 of us. It's the BEST thing that a husband and wife can give each other...their TIME!
Although we did not do much we had a blast just being together, and giving each other our 100% undivided attention with NO interruptions from little ones! It was heavenly! ;)
We met at his work, went to dinner at The Habit, went to see the new STAR WARS movie The Last Jedi, took a long hot bath, stayed up late, slept in, and savored every quiet minute we had together.
We also spent a lot of time talking (which is what we always do) and looking back on the last year that has been AMAZING for our family! Soooo much good came about and we are in utter disbelief and complete shock as to where the time went and just HOW it got to be 2018 already!?!?
In fact, as I sit here this morning, it is the 5th of January...the 1st week of the year already FLOWN by...
All I can say is, we MUST enjoy this journey! We can't ever wait for the moment to come that will "make" us happy, we have to get up every morning and "choose" to be happy! Finding the good all around us makes each day of this mortal journey a gift and an experience that we can take with us when we make our way "back home." Just as our beloved prophet President Thomas S. Monson did just a few days ago...
here are a few of my favorite quotes from him:
As we begin a new year my only resolution is to be a little better today than I was the day before! In a world where being "perfect" is the goal, I feel like this goal fits me perfectly!
~ And in the words of President Monson:
I figured that even on the days that don't go "perfectly" there is always a new day to try again! That's kind of pretty much what the gospel and Atonement of Jesus Christ is all about!
I know that with it as my guide my 2018 will be as bright as my faith!
Happy New Year!
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