Meet Trinity!!

This is Trinity, Our newest member of the Family!! For Christmas, we have been planning on getting a Dog since we've been in our home a year, and Douglas has been wanting to get one for a long time now. At first I was kind of hesitant on the idea, especially with an English Bulldog, but after meeting Hampton, Douglas' Brother's Dog, I instantly fell in love with them!! I knew I wanted a female with the perfect color and patches on Her and as you can see, that is exactly what we found!! Trinity is ADORABLE!! We went and looked at her for the first time yesterday, and the moment I held Her, I knew she was ours!! Words cannot express just how excited I am!! Me out of all people!!! I can't stop talking about her and thinking about her! Of course she is too young to leave her mom now, but by Christmas, she'll be ready to be a part of the Family!! I can't wait :)

On a lighter note...

Sorry for the negative thoughts I gave on my last post. I just had to get it out of me, plus it was late, which usually isn't a good thing for me to be sharing my feelings. It was good to get it out though. Talking to just Douglas isn't enough I guess, so having this blog is a good thing for me to vent!

On a lighter note, Since it is Thanksgiving tomorrow, I just want to share my feelings on the MANY blessings I have had since last Year.

 First off, I am truly grateful for my Family. Douglas and I this year have gone through some rough encounters, but the thing I am most grateful about Him, is that no matter what problems or trials come about in our lives, He will ALWAYS be there for me no matter what. I am so blessed for His hard work and dedication he puts into our Family, his job, and his church responsibilities. I of course am SO lucky to have such wonderful Kids! Haiden and Mekenzie are my everything and being their Mother is a great joy and blessing in my life.

Another thing I am grateful for is my job. There are many out there that have been unfortunate to lose their jobs this past while, and for me to have a good, steady job, where I can work from home and still provide for my Family is a huge blessing!

I recently have joined Jenny Phillips choir again, but just these last few months have been such a difference for me spiritually. I am truly grateful to have the experience of sharing my testimony while singing! Another great thing, is doing firesides with Dan Bryant. We just started that as well, but same thing, I am doing what I love doing while sharing the Gospel. Oh ya, and I can't forget the AMAZING experience I had singing for Women's Conferene. I will always cherish the time I put into doing that!!

I am also very grateful for my health and for the amazing accomplishments I have made so far in completing 2 Triathlons! Doing those this year has been life changing and I can't wait to do more!

I am so blessed to be in our Home and to have a wonderful ward where we have met some great people! I can't believe it's been over a year since we moved in! Crazy!!

Oh ya, and I can't forget my Grandpa and Grandma Holt. Words cannot express just how grateful I am to have them in my life. They are so giving to everyone! I am so blessed to be able to go to the gym with Grandpa as well as eat breakfast every Saturday morning at IHOP. Those are memories I will always cherish!

Of course there are so many more blessings that I could go on and on about, but I don't want to get repetitive on my last Thanksgiving Blog! I hope everyone enjoys their Holiday and that you take a little time to  reflect on the blessings in your life as well. Happy Thanksgiving :)

Is it worth it??

Ok, so I am going to vent. I don't want this to sound rude or the "poor me" kind of stuff, but I am frustrated, VERY frustrated!! Ok, here it goes. Lately, I have really made the effort to try and reach out to those in my Family as well as certain Friends that are in my life. I am the one who calls to ask them how they are doing, ask them if they want to get together, ect. SO, I was thinking the other Day, and I thought to myself, When was the last time someone called Me to see how I've been and so forth, and very few have done so. Am I really not that important?? I mean, I understand that life gets busy and crazy and that it IS hard to keep close relationships outside of your own Family, But still, I just have felt gipped with certain relationships that have been in my life. So I ask myself, is it worth it? Do I just keep chugging along and make the efforts? Or do I end ties with those that have not been as close with me and move on? It's really hard, because a lot is my Family and i just don't know what to do anymore. Am I the only one who feels this way or what?? Anyways, just thinking...

2 Week Iron Man!!

At the South Jordan Rec Center where I work out, they are doing a 2 week Iron Man where you have to swim 2.4 miles, bike 115 miles, and run a full marathon (26.2 miles!) You can alternate the days how ever you like, as long as you complete them in the 2 week time frame. It started today and goes until November 15th. I thought it sounded like a fun experience, so I'm all signed up and ready to go!! I will be blogging about what I do to track my distances on my training blog, so have a gander if you'd like :) What a fun way to get motivated in working out!!