Happy New Year, update, and what's to come (I hope)
Happy New Year, everyone! I know, I'm two days late, but better late than never.
2013 brought many trials but also many blessings, and I'm happy to be starting afresh. Last year, we had one illness after another. I'm pretty sure a lot of it had to do with our Primary calling, and the fact we got ourselves a toddler and they like to get sick plenty. Stephan excelled at work and got a really nice raise, which is always really nice. I finally realized how much depression and anxiety were controlling my life and went back to counseling, and had the dosage to my antidepressant increased. I can honestly say I'm happier now than I was a year ago.
Last week, we went to visit my family in Texas. The day before flying out, I got a lovely stomach virus that hit me fast and hard. Luckily, I was feeling better by the time we flew, but it took me a few days to regain my strength and appetite. I had my birthday on Christmas Day and officially reached my late twenties. What's funny is that just a week before, I was commenting on how people act like once they reach 27, they feel old, and I didn't feel the slightest bit aged! Well, recovering from norovirus on my birthday sure made me feel old--being exhausted and not being able to eat my favorite foods. I didn't even have a birthday cake because I couldn't stomach it. But other than feeling like death, I had a good birthday and Christmas :) Kate got spoiled by her grandparents and uncles, and she had a blast having lots of people around to dote on her while Mommy rested. Ahhh....
After regaining my appetite, I was able to experience the delights of Houston's restaurant scene. Oh, how homesick I get for Houston's restaurants. Utah has gotten better on that front, but it isn't the same.
For the most part, we just enjoyed being waited on and having Kate be entertained by her grandparents and uncles. We also enjoyed Houston's WONDERFUL weather. A high of 40 degrees with no snow? Yes please! I think I only wore a coat once the entire time we were there :)
We came back on New Year's Eve...well, New Year's, actually. We rang in the new year at the airport, waiting for our luggage. Word of advice: do not take Frontier airlines. They are absolutely awful. Trust me, I have flown probably a hundred times in my life and this was the worst.
So now we're home and getting back into real life. Stephan has laryngitis right now, boo. I'm getting back into reorganizing the house and de-junking. One of my goals is to get our house in order, which means getting rid of stuff we don't like or use and organizing the stuff we do like and use. I actually got started after Thanksgiving, but getting sick and going out of town forced me to put it on hiatus.
Some plans for this blog in the coming year: writing more about my experiences with mental health issues, posting more pictures to the blog, and spending more time writing on this blog than playing on facebook. I think that's reasonable :)
See ya' in future posts.
2013 brought many trials but also many blessings, and I'm happy to be starting afresh. Last year, we had one illness after another. I'm pretty sure a lot of it had to do with our Primary calling, and the fact we got ourselves a toddler and they like to get sick plenty. Stephan excelled at work and got a really nice raise, which is always really nice. I finally realized how much depression and anxiety were controlling my life and went back to counseling, and had the dosage to my antidepressant increased. I can honestly say I'm happier now than I was a year ago.
Last week, we went to visit my family in Texas. The day before flying out, I got a lovely stomach virus that hit me fast and hard. Luckily, I was feeling better by the time we flew, but it took me a few days to regain my strength and appetite. I had my birthday on Christmas Day and officially reached my late twenties. What's funny is that just a week before, I was commenting on how people act like once they reach 27, they feel old, and I didn't feel the slightest bit aged! Well, recovering from norovirus on my birthday sure made me feel old--being exhausted and not being able to eat my favorite foods. I didn't even have a birthday cake because I couldn't stomach it. But other than feeling like death, I had a good birthday and Christmas :) Kate got spoiled by her grandparents and uncles, and she had a blast having lots of people around to dote on her while Mommy rested. Ahhh....
After regaining my appetite, I was able to experience the delights of Houston's restaurant scene. Oh, how homesick I get for Houston's restaurants. Utah has gotten better on that front, but it isn't the same.
For the most part, we just enjoyed being waited on and having Kate be entertained by her grandparents and uncles. We also enjoyed Houston's WONDERFUL weather. A high of 40 degrees with no snow? Yes please! I think I only wore a coat once the entire time we were there :)
We came back on New Year's Eve...well, New Year's, actually. We rang in the new year at the airport, waiting for our luggage. Word of advice: do not take Frontier airlines. They are absolutely awful. Trust me, I have flown probably a hundred times in my life and this was the worst.
So now we're home and getting back into real life. Stephan has laryngitis right now, boo. I'm getting back into reorganizing the house and de-junking. One of my goals is to get our house in order, which means getting rid of stuff we don't like or use and organizing the stuff we do like and use. I actually got started after Thanksgiving, but getting sick and going out of town forced me to put it on hiatus.
Some plans for this blog in the coming year: writing more about my experiences with mental health issues, posting more pictures to the blog, and spending more time writing on this blog than playing on facebook. I think that's reasonable :)
See ya' in future posts.
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