Out with the Old- In with the New

2011 has officially come to an end. That seems so hard to believe. Isn’t 2012 like years and years away? And supposedly the end of the world ? Makes me want to break out in the song “It’s the end of the world as we know it”..
2011 had it’s ups and downs, like any year, but I definitely think it ended well.

In January I met an awesome guy, Dustin, who has the cutest little girl who is Carter’s age. We got to do a lot of fun things together throughout the year that I never would have done by myself. He also happens to be a single dad who is doing things 100% alone which makes me respect him even more. Some days I would love to trade him my 2 boys for his 1 EASY girl though. Haha

I also went back to school and got 2 A’s in my classes while working full time. That was not easy at all! I typed papers while my kids tore apart the house and beat each other up, but somehow I managed.

February brought Oklahoma’s worst blizzard in… not really sure how long, but we got over a foot of snow. I think we missed about 3 days of work and school because it was so bad. The worst part for me was being trapped inside for so long with 2 crazy boys. We were lucky we never lost our electricity and no trees came crashing down on my roof. My parents finally came and picked me up so I could get groceries because we had no food, so that was a lifesaver.
March- I’m having trouble remembering anything that long ago.

April was my birthday- not really too exciting either. Carter started playing t-ball and he really enjoyed it! He was super cute, even if he did walk between the bases and stare off into space the whole time. He could hit the ball really well.

May- Carter turned FIVE! He had his party at Dynamo Gymnastics and he had so much fun. We also had a huge devastating tornado that went through Cashion and destroyed some of my very best friends’ houses. You never really understand what the aftermath of a tornado is like until you are standing there in the midst of it, sorting through someone’s belongings and there is literally nothing left. It was such a sad time, but also made me feel so thankful to be alive.

June- We went to the World Cup of softball and nearly died because it was over 110 degrees, but it was a neat experience.

July- We swam a lot, went to Fireworks in Edmond, and nothing else I can really remember. It was a REALLY hot summer as usual.

August- We went to Sulphur on a road trip and were shocked when we got there and none of the springs had any water in them. But we found one little tiny stream to play in and that was enough to excite Carter and Paizley.

The 19th was Carter’s very first day of Kindergarten. I walked him to his room in this giant school, it was mass chaos, and he sat down and started coloring. He did so well! That was the hardest day of my life! I was glad to know I wasn’t alone because all of the other moms were standing in the hallway crying and peeking in the classroom too.

August we went to KattFest and were definitely the most normal looking people there. It was a really good concert though!

September- Cooper turned three!

October- I’m starting to go blank on the months that were not that far away for some reason… Halloween- Carter was a transformer and Cooper was a homeless man. It was the funniest costume ever, and it totally fit his personality.

November- Thanksgiving with family was fun as it always is.. we had great food and then ended up taking silly pictures like little kids. (think 7 grown adults in a pyramid) That is always so fun! I also saw Gary Allen in concert and he was really good.

December- It flew by so fast I still can’t believe that Christmas is over!! OSU beat OU which was probably the highlight of the month, after Christmas of course. : ) My kids got a ton of toys, and it was a great Christmas. I kind of want to go back and do December over because I didn’t get a chance to enjoy any of it. December 23rd was my last day at work and I have really been enjoying my “time off”. I definitely don’t miss the long work hours. I actually have time to get stuff done, and think, and enjoy my kids.

So that was my year in a very quick summary… I can’t wait to see what 2012 will bring!

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from."

-T.S. Eliot