Christmas Time

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We were able to spend Christmas with both our Raslask and Bevans families and we also made it down to the cabin in Montana. It was Cambree's first Christmas and it definitely was a great one!

Cambree-bug had her little Christmas outfit she wore throughout the holidays!

Christmas Eve we spent with my family in Lethbridge. We spent the day lounging around the house, playing games and sitting by the fire. We then went to the Christmas Eve service at my parents church and then back home for crab legs! I am not a fan of crab at all.. I swear it just tastes like tofu dipped in butter. But everyone else loved it!

Our Christmas Eve tradition always includes opening one present. Lucky Cambree got to open a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Raslask - They got her this adorable hat... Obviously she was thrilled ;)

We found this cute little reindeer sleeper for Cambree at the thrift store and I just couldn't help myself.. Just look at that cute bum!

Every Christmas that we have a guest or a new member in the family they get the big stocking. It is huge... Basically it is as tall as I am. Last year Ryan got it and this year it was alllll Cambree's!

Our little family of 3 on Christmas morning!

Cambree with the bike that Grandpa Russ got her... Ya.. Might be a little big!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

- Car

New Year - New Me?

It's hard not to get wrapped up in the magic and excitement of a New Year. Every January 1st I promise myself.. This year is going to be different. This year I am going to be better. This year I am going to be perfect. This year I will work harder, eat better, lose weight, blog more, keep a journal, be 100% visiting teaching, be a better wife, read my scriptures every night, never be late and on and on...

But it never sticks. I have one off day and decide that I just can't do it. Ryan has always told me I have an all or nothing mentality. "Oh things didn't go how I planned? Well then I don't even care!" "If there's not enough time for me to shower and do my hair and makeup I might as well stay in my pajamas all day" "Oh, I ate a cookie while on a diet... Might as well eat the whole box and then some, since the day is obviously ruined"...  He definitely has a point, and I have been like that as long as I can remember. 

When I was in second grade I wanted to wear a black clip in my hair with matching fake glasses for school pictures. The morning of picture day came and I put on my fake glasses, then went to find the clip. It turned out my sister wanted to wear the clip too, and since it was "technically" hers, she had dibs. Instead of being happy with what I had I yelled "If I can't wear the clip then my outfit is RUINED!"... I then took off my glasses and broke them in two. I looked down to see my favourite glasses destroyed and proceeded to cry. A lot. Because now, not only did I not have the clip, I didn't have the glasses either. Go figure.

I may have grown up a lot since then, but I still haven't grown out of my all or nothing mentality. Not even close. 

Which is why I decided that my theme and goal of 2013...

Finding a happy medium

No goals. No resolutions. No deadlines. Just me realizing that I don't have to be perfect... All I can do is try my best. "My best" meaning, Sometimes things just wont go my way. Sometimes I will fall short, but that is okay. All I have to do is pick myself back up again and keep going. 

I need to be open to that little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.  

Until "tomorrow" (whenever that may be ;)...)

Car.