Reflecting on the past year...

The entire internet is complaining about how crap 2017 was.
And yeah... bad things happened to all of us this year. But bad things happen to everyone every year.
I think that if you focus so much of your energy on all the crap that has happened to you, you will fill your memories up with nothing but bad things you want to forget.
I love doing this blog. Honestly I write it for noone but us. Its cool if other people read it and stay updated with our life. But mostly I just use it to log our memories, and print it off every year to have a keepsake book of memories.
I only write the good stuff, the positive, the things I never want to forget.
I don't record the negative, or the struggles, or bad experiences.
When I get old and start to lose my memories, I want to be able to re-read my life storie, but only the good pages. Only the happy stories. And feel blessed, not regretful.

2017 has been a good year for us.

We have traveled more. Took the long route just to see something new. Been more adventurous. Gone with the flow. We went to Jamestown to see the Worlds Largest buffalo. We went on trips to Bismark and Fargo. We traveled down to Rapid City and Keystone South Dakota. Went and saw Mount Rushmore. Traveled down to Colorado. Went to Steamboat and saw where my dad grew up. Went through Craig and Meeker. Spent time visiting family, some of which we hadn't seen in 5 years.

We made a YouTube Channel and started Vloging. We don't do it for views or attention. We are simply making our own family videos that we cherish. And since starting our vlogs sometimes we go places or do things just for the sake of making a video about it. I think "What cool things would I want to show my family, since they cant come here?" and then we vlog about. This pushes us to go out and find adventures or activities we probably would have never tried otherwise.

We have worked hard. Both Michael and I have been progressing and improving in our jobs. We have our eyes on our goals and we are making great progress towards our plans for the future.

We have learned that while it is important to put your responsibilities as a priority. It is also important to invest in yourself. You cant live every day because you have to. Sometimes you just have to put yourself first, and trust that every little thing will be alright in the end. So doing small things once in awhile just to make yourself happy is a Must. You should always have something to be excited about, and always looking forward.

Our only "Resolution" for the New Year- is to be Happy Every Day.

There is always room for self improvement. There are always things you can do better.
But the real goal- is just to live a happy life. So do something every day just to make yourself happy. Focus on the positive. And be grateful for the things you have to enjoy in life.

So cheers 2017.
Thanks for the memories!