2011 recap and 2012 goals!

I know it's 8 days into the year and I will be honest I have a good amount of blogging that I'm behind on, but I ensure you that they will be starting to show up hopefully Monday or Tuesday of this week and I will try to be better with staying up on them! But I felt that this post was the best post to start out this year with! I'm going to recap my 2011 goals and then set my 2012 goals and then some!

2011 goal recap! (My recaps will be in the bold text to make it easier!)

1. I will not get sick! Yes I know I have already done this but I started feeling sick in 2010 so it doesn't count! Hahaha! Okay we all know how this went! I was sick within three weeks of posting this and I also was in a car accident and had my gallbladder removed!

2. I will smile at no less then 20 people a day, even if I'm having the worse day ever! I'm happy to report that I did this every single day, even on the days that were completely horrible!

3. I will go to the Temple once a week if not more, a goal I actually started in December and so far has been doing great at! For the most part I did this beyond well until I started spending a lot more of my time at Ron's house who is a good 45 minutes from the Temple, but I still try to go every month. In fact last year I went to the temple 41 times, so almost once a week!

I went to:

3 weddings

Got to go through with 3 people who were going through for the first time. (Ron, my manager, and my 2nd cousin)

And got to go the with Konner the first time he was able to go do baptisms!

I participated in:

23 Baptisms

23 Confirmations

110 Initiatories

25 Endowments

and 47 Sealing!

4. I will replace my three favorite cuss words with shoot, heck, and dang. For the most part I failed this one but I did manage to cut some cussing out and replace it with random phrases and sayings.

5. I will actually do my makeup a little more often just to feel dolled up. Sorry most mornings sleeping an extra five minutes sounded much, much better then doing my make-up!

6. I will try to keep going out in my pajamas as only a midnight movie thing. Hahaha! This one didn't make it too far either! At least my pajamas are decent!

7. I will attend every wedding reception I get invited to. Yep I attended every single one!

8. I will eat more oatmeal. I didn't eat as much as I should have or wanted to but I did eat more then any other year before 2011!

9. I will not go to Sonic everyday. I failed this within the first two weeks but then got a better and better as time went on and now I only go about once or twice a month!

10. I will go to more of my ward's FHE activities. I will be honest, I didn't attend on FHE in 2011 that the single's ward I was in did.

11. I will ask for help if I need it. I didn't do it all the time but I did do it more then the year before so that is better then not doing it at all!

12. I will finish at least four books I have never read before. I actually finished seven books! And yes they were chapter books and not little kids books!

13. I will get out of debt. Paid off two credit cards!!

14. I will travel more. I didn't travel as much as I would have liked but I did do some traveling!

15. I will go to at least three Temples besides the Mesa one this year. Okay I will brag here! I completely rocked this goal and went to five Temples including the Mesa one!

*The Mesa Temple

*The Snowflake Temple

*The Gila Valley Temple

*The St. George Temple

and

*The Manti Temple (Which I think anyone who can needs to go to do at least one session at this Temple! I have planned on making it a yearly trip from now on!)

16. I will buy a skirt that swirls when you spin. Yep and I love it!

17. I will no longer fear high heels. I still have a bit of a fear but I like heels a lot more then before now!

18. I will find someone who enjoys kisses, holding my hand, and being with me. I found someone who does all these things and so, so, so much more!!

19. I will play more board games. Yep!

20. I will drink more water. Shockingly I have done better then I thought on this goal!

21. I will go for more walks. Yeah this goal and me didn't work out so well!

22. I will do more star gazing. I didn't do as much as I wanted to but some is better then none!

23. I will stop being jealous of things people are achieving when I feel like I'm going no where. Yep and as soon as I really put this to used and applied it in my life the greatest gift and blessing came into my life!

24. I will buy more movies from the $5 dollar bin only. I started out rocking on this goal but I haven't bought a movie from their since July!

25. I will go to the Grand Canyon. Nope but I drove pass the sign to get there!

and....

26. I will find something to be happy about and enjoy each day even if it the smallest thing! Yep and it has made life even more wonderful!

I may not have achieved as many goals as I wanted but I think on the ones that I did that I did even better then I thought I would!

Since I did a recap on goals I figured I would also recap the year as well just for fun!

January 2011

*Went to the Snowflake Temple!

*My Grandpa Larson scared us all by getting into an accident and then acted all goofy for the next week or so. Luckily it wasn't that bad and he was back to his old self in no time!

*Had my five year anniversary for working for Banner and got the cutest cake to celebrate!
February 2011

*On Valentine's Day I was surprised at work by this super cute blonde hair, blue eyed guy in a black fedora who I had been talking to online for a couple of months. He brought me a rose, teddy bear, chocolates, and homemade cookies and when I saw him I got all giddy and couldn't really describe the amazing feeling I got just from seeing him(for the first time) face to face and seeing his amazing smile! Even though I was seeing someone at the time (and I'm completely against cheating) I knew right then without a doubt that I wanted to see him again!

*I turned 26!

*Konner turned 12 and became a Deacon!

Brittany came home off of her mission in Italy!

March 2011

*I broke up with the guy I had been seeing for about a month an a half

*Heaven love my sister but this month she really put us all through the ringer, scared us all half to death, and tested our faith and family bonds. Funny thing is I couldn't and don't hate her for any of it and glad that the Lord gave us this challenge to build us all up!

April 2011

*My Uncle Aaron A.K.A Uncle Beetle came in from Florida to visit! It had been about seven years since the last time I saw him so it was great to have him out here!

*The Royal Wedding! Hahaha sorry I couldn't help myself and had to add it in!

*On April 21st I started dating that super cute guy who surprised me on Valentine's Day!

May 2011

*A fight between two family members where horrible things were said by one to the other in front of me made me defend, respect, and love my mother even more then what I had ever done or thought I could even do. I know you may ask me why I put this up but it help me realize how much I love my mother and all that she has done for me and all the crap I have put her through!

*Konner graduates from the 6th grade and is officially out of elementary school. This also means for the first time in 20 or so years my mother doesn't have at least one child at O'Connor elementary!

*Ron had a birthday and turned 28!

June 2011

*We found out that my Grandpa Hatch, who had been sick for a few months, has cancer. It is sadly a cancer that will not go into remission and will one day take him away from us, but it is also one that a lot of people have lived ten or more years with and so we know we will have him with us for hopefully a good amount longer! He had surgery, treatment, and spent a great deal of the summer down in the valley getting the care he needed!

July 2011

*I got to go to the amazing New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys concert! I know this is random but the concert was amazing!

*My parent's celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary!

My cousin Brenn got married on July 30th in the Kona Hawaii Temple to her boyfriend of three years Kaulin Krebs!

August 2011

*I got to go with Brittany and her fiance Davide (who she met while on her mission in Italy), to the Gila Valley Temple!

*My cousin Claudia made the announcement that her and her husband Josh will be welcoming their first baby in late March or early April of 2012!

*I thought it would be fun for Ron and mine four month anniversary to have my horribly infected and stone filled gallbladder taken out! Even though it sucked the care and love Ron showed me while I was at the hospital and after plus how wonderful his mom and sister was as well confirmed to me even more that he was the one that I wanted to spend the rest of my life and eternity with!

September 2011

*My one and only baby sister, Karli, turned 18!

*The 10 year anniversary of September 11th went off without anything bad happening like many said would happen!

*Went on a super fun Daddy/Daughter camp out with Karli and our dad!

October 2011

*Karli, who left Red Mountain High School to go to a fast program charter school, graduated high school!

*Had to work my first Halloween ever! And when I say ever I mean since I entered the work force at 18!

*On October 22nd Ron gave me a breathtaking black and white diamond engagement ring and ask me to marry him! Of course I said yes!

November 2011

*On November 5th Ron went through the Temple for the first time! I was thrilled and honored to be there with him for this amazing day!

*Had two fabulous Thanksgivings filled with love ones and good food!

*Brittany and Davide got married on November 19th in the Mesa, Temple! It was the first one of my cousins that I was able to be in the Temple to see be sealed!

December 2011

*Took an amazing trip with Ron and his mom up to Utah and was able to go and do sessions in the St. George and Manti Temples!

*Got my wedding dress!

*Was involved in a car accident that did some pretty good damage to my car! Luckily besides for some swelling and whiplash I was okay!

Got to celebrate Christmas with all the people that I love!

2012 goals!

Again since I will be turning 27 this year I will make 27 goal for this coming year!

1. Start faithfully going to the Temple twice or more a month!

2. Not call out of work one single day!

3. Go to the Gilbert and Phoenix Temple if they open at the end of the year like they are planned to plus visit one Temple out of the State!

4. Cut back on my soda intake greatly!

5. Pay off the rest of my credit cards!

6. Start a fruit and veggie garden!

7. Get more into shape!

8. Don't go into the ER unless I'm working there!

9. Go up North to visit family at least once!

10. Right in my journal everyday even if it is a boring nothing happen type of day! This one I will start on tomorrow since it's the beginning of the week!

11. Don't miss church unless it's my weekend to work or I'm at another ward for a baby blessing, homecoming, or farewell.

12. Hang out more with my siblings, even if it's just for a couple of hours at my parent's house watching tv and movies!

13. Stop being so grumpy about certain things that are out of my control.

14. Do not let any of my friends/family win the the baby pool that Ron and I will be pregnant before we have been married a year!

15. Keep my car clean inside and out!

16. Get over my fear of working with fondant and start practicing making fondant covered cakes and cupcakes!

17. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover!

18. Buy a 2nd pair of jeans to have in my wardrobe!

19. Enroll in school to finish my prerequisites!

20. Have all the Thank You notes wrote and mailed off within two months of being married!

21. Hang out with my best friend more!

22. Make it through my wedding and still have everyone on talking terms!

23. Eat at home more.

24. Go to more extended family gatherings from both sides of my family and my new family!

25. Have more blog posts then I did last year!

26. Go to the dentist and get a cleaning!

and

27. Go to the Grand Canyon!

Those are my goals for the year 2012! And I have a feeling that I'm going to be able to achieve a lot more of these goals then most people including myself think I will! I'm so excited to get this year underway and get working on them because I know 2012 will be one of the most excellent years that I have had in a very long time!