Good Bye 2015

Our final picture of 2015

"It's New Year's Eve, so golden butt-cheeks!" Don't ask. Okay, do.

This little jingle pops into my head every time the words, "New Year's Eve," are spoken. It all started New Year's Eve 2014 when Cayben came into my bedroom bright and early sporting some golden butt-cheeks made by Embrie. This is what commenced:

Anywho, onto our more normal selves. Last night we went to our friends, the Crane's house for some New Year's Eve partying. We ate delicious food and played my favorite game, Scattergories. I'm not sure why I love this game. I'm terrible at it, but it was fun!

We came home kind of early because Shay had to work New Year's morning. Cayben and I stayed up until midnight just to say we did.

Overall 2015 was a good year. 

• My biggest accomplishment was losing 29 pounds! It took a ton of work. It required me working out an hour or more six to seven days per week and weighing and tracking all of my food. I had to eat 800 to 1000 calories per day to see progress, but it was so worth it. My body feels amazing when I fuel it with healthy food and I exercise! It felt good to achieve such a big goal, that has been a goal of mine for many years. I've put on six pounds over the holidays, but I'm feeling optimistic that I can lose it and more weight in 2016. I am starting this year 23 pounds lighter than I started last year. I've got this!

• We bought a house in January 2015 that we absolutely love! I guess that means we love Reno too!

• Cayben chose to be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized March 7 by his dad in Idaho surrounded by family that loves him dearly. 

• Shay and I got two new nieces to add to the count! Maelie Alice Busenbark was born on May 19 and Ellyana Capri Clark was born May 27.

• We got to do a lot of traveling in 2015 as well. We had five trips to Pocatello, Idaho (two of these were for funerals, so bitter-sweet). We got to go to Lompoc, California for two weeks. The kids and I visited the Busenbarks in Rock Springs, Wyoming for a week. We had a Harper family reunion at Cherry Hill Park in Kaysville, Utah followed by a Bullock family reunion at Bear Lake in Utah. We also had a little mini-vacation in South Lake Tahoe.

• 2015 did come with some hardships. Grandpa Roesler passed away March 24. Grandma Bullock passed away May 9. We miss them incredibly and think of them often.

I feel blessed with this life of mine. Every year so far has been good to me. Let's see what 2016 brings!