Resolutions

Every year 90% of people do not reach their  New Year's Resolutions. I actually feel like I did pretty good this year just reaching 1 goal! I actually got accepted into nursing school and we moved to the South, but instead of saving we actually spent most of our savings moving to Alabama. I guess it was worth it to keep resolution #1, and thats what it is there for, but I hate not seeing thousands of dollars in our savings account anymore. I also wasn't as healthy as I would like to be this past year because…and yes here begins…. my list of excuses, but being a college student again has ruined me. I am back to my old eating habits of college life, where a granola bar for breakfast, ramen noodles for lunch, and pizza for dinner happens…. And happens more than it should. I haven't been cooking like I did before I went back to school, and Eric has actually lost weight because of it. Me on the other hand, have not…and I don't feel healthy like I want too. I also never feel like I have or make time for working out, and no longer have a gym membership since we moved, so I really have some work to do. So it is time for me to make resolutions for the year 2013.

Drum Roll………..Here they are: (Lesley's) Resolutions for 2013

1.) Hit my goal weight by July 26, 2013 ( Nursing school graduation day). I'm 5'6" and my goal weight is 125. I don't have too far to go, but I want to be there by graduation day, because Eric and I want to celebrate my graduation with a cruise to the Caribbean with friends and family, and I want to have my ideal body before reaching resolution #2.

2.) Make a baby! I can't believe I am sharing this very personal goal for life, but it's true. Eric and I have been waiting  for me to finish school before starting our family and I will be graduating in July! I don't think we will ever feel ready enough to take on this task financially so we just need to do it and let the puzzle pieces fall into place. 

3.) Start a new career as a nurse. I still have no idea what specialty I would like to work in as a nurse, but my goal is to get hired as a nurse, and start this next new chapter of my life after graduation.

4. ) To buy or begin renting our own home. Eric and I are very blessed right now to be living and renting my mom's home from her, but it won't be long before she is ready to get back into her own space. Eric and I would like to have our own place before this happens :D. No offense mom, we love you…just need our own space.

5.) Help Eric reach his career goals. My poor husband works his bum off to support us, while I go to school and I couldn't be more grateful or proud of him for his work ethic and his dedication and love for me. After I am through with school in July I want to help him reach his own personal career goals. Wherever this may take us, is where we will go!

Bring it on 2013! We are ready to tackle you head on!

!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

A Bama Christmas

Christmas was a blast this year! It was great to be home in Alabama to spend Christmas with the Winberg crew this year. We missed spending the holidays with the Hale family, but we are grateful for technology and the ability we had to Face-time with the family in Wyoming on Christmas Eve. We went to 3 different Christmas parties this year; one at our house on Christmas Eve,  and two on Christmas day, 1 at my brother's house, one at my Brother-in-law's mother's house, and I guess another little gathering at my aunt's house. It was wonderful to visit with all the family. I also got to go see Les Mis with all the girls Christmas night, and Eric went and saw Jack Reacher with the boys. Les Mis was amazing!!!! I can't stop singing the songs. Did I mention that we did all this while surviving a deadly tornado Christmas day. Petty scary and made for an interesting night. Here are some of the pictures from our southern Christmas.

My nephew Gabe with his Uncle Eric 

Allie with her aunt Nina

The grand-babies

My handsome hubby opening gifts on Christmas Eve!

Host and hostess with the most-est!

Winberg Kids

Winberg kids with the parentals

My mom with her grandkids…believe it or not this was the best picture I could get of the 4! haha

Aunt Lala loving on her baby Allie! She has the Winberg eyes!

My Christmas loot from Santa!!! Love my new Kitchen Aid!! I feel very spoiled and very blessed!! Eric is anxiously awaiting my first batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies using my new mixer!

Christmas dinner at the Wilson home! AMAZING food!

Loving on my baby Gabe! Wish my sister's fam didn't live in Ohio, but very grateful for the opportunity to see them for Christmas!

Here is the tornado caught on tape! We are all safe and experienced no damage, but my mom's boyfriend's house was barely missed…1 block away roofs were ripped off homes, giant oak trees were ripped out of the ground, and his church was destroyed. We pray for those who experienced any loss do to this storm.

Eric and I are excited to be getting away this weekend. We are traveling 3 hours for a little weekend getaway in New Orleans! It will be a first for Eric, so hopefully he will enjoy his first real taste of cajun food, beignets, and anything new he might experience…Bourbon street, cough cough :)

We are very blessed to have wonderful family who love us, and been very blessed this Christmas season! We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas.

First Semester Down….The Hobbit

I Just completed my first semester of nursing school and I couldn't be happier!!! It was a very long semester! Coming from BYUI where semesters are shorter to begin with, add in starting class 1 month before the rest of the school began Fall semester, and then ending a week after everyone else finished…makes for a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng semester. So needless to say, I am pooped! I completed 29 of the total 72 credit hours it takes for me to graduate just this semester, and I have winter and spring semester left and then I'll graduate with my BSN in nursing!!! I can't believe it honestly! These last 5 months have been really like a roller coaster. We started with 32 students in our class, and we've lost 3, soon a 4th…she is having a baby, and gained 1.  The program is grueling and you have to make the grades and can't miss any days other wise your dropped from the program. We are constantly taking tests, some of which you have to get a 100 or you don't get to move on to the next course, and believe me, they don't try to make these tests easy. But I guess this is what I signed up for when I applied for an accelerated nursing program that takes 1 year to complete a Bachelor's. Some days I'm stoked to be back in school and other days I'm complaining to Eric, asking him why I ever talked him in to letting me go back to school! hahhaha But I am so glad we made this decision and I know it was the right one! I love working in the hospital and taking care of the patients and feeling like I'm actually helping them heal. I can't wait for next semester because I will begin my Maternal Child rotation, working in a local hospital in labor and delivery, NICU, and PICU. But I couldn't attend school without the support of my wonderful family, especially my mom! She is renting her house out to us fully furnished for hardly anything a month, gave me her car to use since we are now a one car family till I graduate, and always treating us to dinner and trips. Most of all I am grateful for a husband who supports me and works his booty off everyday at a job he loves, but would love more if it paid better! :) He is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me aside from the gospel of Jesus Christ and I love him more and more everyday. He is my best friend, my rock, and the one always making me believe in myself and my abilities. He knows exactly how to cheer me up, handle me when I'm stressed, and love me when I'm unloveable. He is the glue that holds us together when I feel like falling down. I'm so thankful Heavenly Father brought him into my life 6 years ago. It's hard to believe that 2 years ago he dropped to one knee and proposed to me in front of thousands of people at Epcot. I love you ERIC to the moon and back………for forever! :)

On a side note, we went and saw the Hobbit last night! We loved it of course, but I told Eric we need to do a Lord of the Rings marathon because I've only seen the first movie all the way though and it was years ago. You should have seen his face struck with awe and horror! hahaha I know that sounds nerdy, and these are so not my typical movies I watch, but my husband loves them and has read all the books, and well, it's our little secrete, but I actually really like the movies!

Also I have to share this because I would be doing you all an injustice if I didn't, but here are 2 music videos from one of my new favorite duo I've been listening to! They're amazing and can literally sing any genre of music! Enjoy, and spread the word about their awesomeness!

Sleigh Ride!

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