Well this has by far been the best year I have had in a long time!!! First of all let me start by saying when I was a little girl-probably 12 I dreamed of getting married someday just like most little girls do...well now I can honestly say I finally got my dream wedding with the man I thought I would never find. Mark has become my best friend. I guess after being told for years and years very mean and hurful things I had started to believe them but not anymore. Mark makes me realize that anything is possible and that I am worth something. He made me believe in love again. This is a very hard time for alot of people I love so dearly and I won't get into what they are going through but I found myself feeling guilty for being so happy where there is so much pain around me.
This is what I have realized: life doesnt always turn out the way you have planned or the way you want it or seem to want it to. With every struggle there is a silver lining...sometimes you just have to really look for it. With the end of one chapter a new chapter begins and even though at the time we may say "why me" there is always someone worse off than we are. Life is a test and we must endure to the end. I wish I could take away my loved ones pains but then I realized something....Jesus did just that. He bore all our sorrows so we wouldnt have to...when you cant stand anymore maybe it's time to kneel.
2011 has been a great year and 2012 I am excited to say that we will be starting the year all as Barbers...and for this I am so happy. Here is a look back at the top 10 of 2011 for us:
#10: I went back to school
#9: I made the dean's list
#8: Shelby made student council
#7: The Quad's got baptized
#6: Shelby reading above grade level and Shaylee typing at a 6th grade level
#5: Family reunion in Oregon
#4: I took golf lessons
#3: trip to disneyland
#2: I get to go to Europe for our honeymoon
#1: I got married to my best friend!!!!
all I can say is 2012 is going to be even better!!!
Wishing you and your family a Happy Holidays!!!!
