My Birthday

Today is my birthday.

I love my birthday, and I'm grateful for such a wonderful husband who makes such a huge effort to make the day special for me. We spent the whole weekend celebrating. Friday night, David invited Melissa and Blake up for a little surprise birthday party for me. He had prepared a big production of Price is Right where Melissa and Blake were my fellow contestants and I was able to "win" all of my presents. It was SO so fun. (I have pictures and am going to post more details about that later.) Then on Saturday we went to breakfast at iHop, went mini-golfing at Trafalga, went out to dinner at Thai Drift Swift, went to the adult session of Stake Conference, and finished out the night by going to Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters at the Megaplex in Thanksgiving Point. It was a wonderful day.

I was able to spend today with my parents, my sister Melissa (and Blake), and my brother Jacob. It was so nice and I was spoiled by the very thoughtful gifts and kind expressions. (I also got cards in the mail from my Walker grandparents, my Knowles grandparents, and my brother Elder Matthew Walker. I love getting mail!)

I've been thinking a lot about where I am in life right now and where I want to be in the next year. Here are some of the goals that I want to accomplish in the next year.

- Read my scriptures every night, both personal scriptures and with David.

-Go to the temple every month. No more excuses.

-Have another baby. (We've been ready for a little brother or sister for Lydia for quite some time now, but are learning the lesson of patience and God's timing all over again.)

-Vacuum my house more often.

-Be more active with Lydia. Finding things to do outside of our house and making an effort to expose her to those things.

Here are some other goals that I've been working on: (Taken from my 2013 new years resolutions.)

-Focus on seeing the needs of people around me and then working to fill those needs. This goes hand in hand with continuing to develop an attitude of Charity.

- Work hard to meet new people in our new ward/neighborhood. Be friendly, social, inviting, and inclusive. (Along with this: Strive to fulfill my calling the the very fullest.)

- Continue to grow as a mother and wife. Focus on Lydia and David and finding the things I can do to bless their lives the most. Three things that go under this category: -More quality time (Stop letting other distractions get in the way.), -Healthier eating options , and -Maintain a positive attitude about myself and others.

I know that there are a ton of goals in this list. But I see a bright future in this coming year. I think that 26 is going to be great. In fact, it may just be my best year yet!