I've always had this fear of settling down.
A fear of commitment.
Of accumulating more than what would be able to fit into my jeep.

Over the last few months. that fear has been broken.
After 4 years in Calgary. I think I am finally ready to accept that this IS my new home. This is where my career is. This is where my friends are. This is the city that is now my home.

When my dad was my age he was living in San Diego and Jamaica working as a dive master. He was diving everyday. He didn't have a care in the world(it was the 70's I guess). Growing up I alway envied that about him. To be able to just move somewhere nice, work doing something you love..having the time if your life. I think he always hoped I would do the same. I hoped I'd do the same

When my mom was my age. She did the exact opposite. She always wanted me to go to college right out of high school. She wanted me to get a good education. <--- I did that.

Thru prayer and fasting... I came to realize that I would be going to university first. Playing later.

But over the past 7 years I have always wanted to just pack everything I own into my jeep.
Take it to a storage unit. Grab my dive gear and move to Cali to be a dive instructor.
Unfortunately, That will not be the case for me.


I have accepted that this is my life. Or. Is it?
Because of the education I have. Because of the Career that I have. Because of the {perks} of having said career I get 4 weeks vacation every year. That 4 weeks will be spent enjoying sun, sand and non stop diving.

I am grateful I am able to enjoy the best of both worlds.

I have my college education. I have the resources to be able to go and do the things I love. This was the best situation for me. I realize it's not for everyone. So whatever your situation may be. Enjoy the life you've made. Find Joy in the journey

I finally realized I'm not sacrificing my dreams if I want to settle down.

Here's to 2012.

I guess I'm off to buy a couch. If that's not commitment. I'm not sure what is ;)

xo
L.

2011 recap.

This time last year I was ready to be done with 2010 and all that had happened during that year. I had high hopes and big plans for 2011.

.and. I was slightly disappointed.

Now. 36(some odd days later) I am here wishing away 2011. Hoping for big things to come in 2012. This will be my year. Wait. Didn't I say that last year?

Well. This year. I mean it.
I mean it 110%

I am hoping for great big things.
I was way off on some of resolutions last year.
I didn't do a lot of things I wanted to do.
I did a lot of things I never thought I'd do(some good. Some bad)
I met a lot of new people. Some people I will call besties forever.
I let a lot of people go. That was hard.


The only resolution I have for 2012 is: To live. Not to let my life pass me by. I'm going to take more pictures. I am going to love more(easily). I'm going to travel. I am going to do things that I never thought that I could do. I want no regrets in 2012. I don't want to be sad I missed out on anything. I want to take every opportunity given to me. And. I want to run with it. I will not be sitting here in 365 days counting down the minutes until it's over.

Jan
-I spent the month celebrating my 25th birthday. I completed 25 things before my 25th birthday.
-I spent the month preparing for my knee surgery.

Feb
-I spent the first part of the month staying out way to late, hanging out with way too many boys, celebrating way too many birthdays with friends.
-the 18th I had my ACL/MCL/LCL and Medial meniscus repaired.


Mar-Apr
-was a blur. T3's and percocets were my constant companions.
-Crutches were my life line
-physio was the biggest struggled I had.

May
-I started working out at the gym again.
-I started spinning.
-I stayed out way too late, playing with a boy who was way too smart for his own good.
-I was super motivated to get back into shape and make something of myself.

June
-continuation of my sleepless nights, long work days and hanging out with boy.
-summer kick off BBQ's
-bonfires
-movies in the back of trucks @ Elbow falls
-Moved

July
-staying up way too late.
-playing ninja
-laughing with Carrie way to hard, about way silly things
-Crush Freezies
-late night walks down 17th ave
-3 hour conversations.
-Stampede.
-fireworks
-floating down the river
-moved again
August
-Besties birthdays.
-floating down the river
-more late night conversations.
-more crush freezies
-reckless mistakes.
-late night Inglewood look out.

September
-10 day trip to Utah to see my bestie get married.
-birthdays
-long emails.
-dinners with long lost friends
-getting over a boy.






October
-Halloween
-Thanksgiving
-Temple trips
-longer emails.
-our dept pet dying
-spending halloween in the ER
-moved AGAIN



November
-stress
-lots of stress.
-birthdays
-weekend trips
-car accident :(

December
-Birth of our Savior
-Christmas Devotional
-Service project
-new sewing machine
-Jeep back after accident.
-celebrating the most beautifulest babies 1st birthday!
-celebrating the most beautiful 7 year olds birthday

.

I heart my new macbook.

I heart 5 hour Skype conversation.

I heart sleeping in after said 5 hour Skype conversation.

I heart Skype conversation partner.

I heart the nice warm christmas weather... White Christmas aren't all they're cracked up to be.

I heart my life.

I heart change. <---- lots of it.

I heart vacations. where should I go for my 26th bday?

I heart my friends.

I heart my new Michael Kor watch

I heart my new sewing machine.. I will become a sewing master!

I heart new years resolutions.

I heart that I have my jeep back.


xoxo.

L.

Merry Christmas

May we all remember the Reason for the Season.

I hope everyone is having a safe and very Merry Christmas with everyone that they love. May the Spirit of Christ be with you and yours.

xoxo.


L.

Dear Santa,

Well.... I took the nieceola to see Santa. She got to write him a little letter and send it off to the North Pole. Did you know kids these days are asking for macbooks, ipod touches and iphones. Umm. No you get a barbie doll, some ugly christmas sweater and a little candy.

So. I'm doing it too. Hey. If you still believe he will come. So.

Dear Santa,

I've been a very good girl this year. I ate all my peas and carrots(and then some), I was polite, I fulfilled all my callings. I stuck to a {few} of my goals for 2011. <-- no need to go into details on which ones ;) However. I feel that I deserve the following and promise to put them to wonderful use.







Thanks a bunch Jolly Ol' St. Nick. and whatever you don't get me this year...would mind passing the list onto my rents. My birthday is coming up and any of these would make a wonderful super sweet 16 {plus} ten present for moi.

Love: Lach


xoxo.

L.

it happens in 3's

So you know how everyone says bad things happen in 3's.

Well... to me. Everything bad happens in 2's. #killmenow.

In 2006 I was in a very bad(that is an understatement) car accident. Two days before my cousins funeral(bad thing number one) <---- in case you didn't guess. Bad thing #2 was my accident. ugh.

well. Here I am. 6 years later. in.the.same situation. However thankfully situation #1 was not a death. Just really bad news. but. bad thing number 2. Car accident.

right? right. how many accidents can one girl get into? well. I'm 25 and so far it's been two. *please for the love of everything good and holy. I hope that it stops at 2.

Last wed afternoon I had a doctors appt and I was driving there. Pretty typical right? yup. Well my front driver side tire blew out. I lost control of my jeep. Drove UP a barrier (because it's just my luck that I would hit the barrier at the right time to drive up it) and I was on my two driver side wheel(about to flip it) and then all of a sudden landed back down on all four wheels almost into oncoming traffic.

ouch.

My face hit the steering wheel. I was rocking a pretty hot black eye for the better part of last week. I've got a super attractive black and blue seat belt line from my left shoulder all the way down to my pelvis. My hip is sore, and so is my shoulder.

Thank goodness nothing more serious happened. And. That I was wearing my seatbelt(rarely did I use to wear it) whoops. Now. I always wear it.

Verdict is still out on the damages to my jeep. May. or May not be totaled. #crossyorufingersitsnot. please and thank you. But. The frame is pretty mangled. sad face.

As for right now. I am driving a lime green ford fiesta. Also, known as the green ja-lap-a-no. jalapano. I don't know who in their right mind would own one(personal opinion. sorry. to offend any of you.

I miss my jeep. I miss being able to drive up hills in the winter(yup. slid right down them) oyi. I miss sitting up high. I miss my music. I miss all the stuff that they took when they towed it away.

Sorry I've been MIA lately. all these doctors appt's. massages. and papers I have to fill out are taking up so much of my time-- time that is about to be taken up by a part time job. <---- what was I thinking? ha I don't think I was.

But stay tuned for the adventures and the stories I'll have for you now.

xo.

L.