New Year, New Beginnings!!!

Wow! 2013 is over! It was a year full of ups & downs. Thankfully ending stronger for us than it began. And like always, no better way to say goodbye than with the holidays.

Thanksgiving was short, quick & delicious. Then December flew by just the same. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve & finally New Years Day! Eric & I had been holding out so much hope for 2014. We were determined to have a fun, carefree year full of crazy memories wrapped in amazing love. Holding on to our youth while we were still young enough too. But apparently God had bigger plans...

January 1, 2014. Eric went to work for a 2 day shift at the fire house & I stayed home to nurse my slight hangover from the eve before. I never fully woke up that day so I decided to take a bath around 8pm or so. I started the bath water & walked into the bedroom. With my mind wondering like it always does, I realized that today being the 1st, meant my period was at least a couple days late... Pretty normal for me, but being the crazy person I am, I decided to take a pregnancy test. This was not the first test I have taken in my life & like every time before I expected it to be negative. I turned off the bath water, added some bubbles & walked back over to the test. The bathroom was dark so at initial glance I saw only one line & the test looked negative. I thought nothing of it. I grabbed the test & walked into the light. Still looking down I notice the SECOND LINE! I froze! My eyes got huge, and my heart stopped. Still holding the test, my head falls to the left & the words, "There is no fucking way???" burst out of my mouth!

I am pregnant!!! I was shaking in pure disbelief. My heart started pounding out of my chest. I was home alone & could not call Eric with that kind of news. I immediately called my best friend. Of course the first thing she wanted was a picture of the test. Then I was directed to immediately drive to target for a digital test. It was late, I was cold & the last thought on my mind was driving to target. I was shocked & didn't want the digital test to read "not pregnant" & ruin every ounce of happiness I had in that moment. But, I knew I needed to do it. So off to target I went. I grab the test & still didn't want to take it. I was sitting in the target parking lot & couldn't help but drive directly to my other best friends house a couple miles away. I told her a long drawn out story of why I needed to talk to her at 9:30pm & then I handed her the test! So many tears!!! It was such an amazing moment for us! Something we have wanted for so long!

It was now 10pm & I finally made it home with my digital test. Of course Eric calls to say good night the second I finish taking it. I am DYING on the phone not telling him what is going on. The digital screen pops up "Pregnant" & my heart stops again! Still being on the phone with Eric, it took all of the strength in my body to not scream! My brain & body would not let me believe it. Finally, I am pregnant! The only thought on instant replay in my mind was how in the heck did this happen??? And, just then, my mind flashes back to the week of my birthday...

It all started the week of my 25th birthday... Eric & I have a strict policy in our house to work hard & play harder. And my birthday week would be no exception. My actual birthday is on December 14th but the festivities started on December 11th. My favorite people in the world all met up at Toby Kieth's Bar & Grill for dinner, drinks & line dancing. It was the perfect night! Until I ended up sleeping by the toilet on an old body pillow & dog blanket puking every 30 minutes for the duration of the night & early morning... Proof below.

My husband being the amazing man he is planned a two day snowboarding trip to Tahoe for the 12th & 13th. We shredded Northstar at Tahoe the first day with our great friend & drank our weight in Bloody Mary's. That night we stayed at our favorite hotel, The Grand Residance Marriott in south lake. It was an awesome 1 bed room suite with 2 fireplaces over looking The Heavenly Village. The second day we spent boarding Heavenly Resort with another great friend & continued the Bloody Mary binge. Epic is the only word I have to describe that trip.

We spent the next few days over eating amazing food & drinking more than our fair share of good beer. Of course we had to spend a couple days working to keep ourselves in check with reality. But the second we were off work again, we were back in Tahoe to soak up the snow & make more amazing memories. It was December 19th that day & dumping snow at Northstar. We were freezing cold so we made our way to the warm lodge at the top of the mountain. We ate & drank the best $30 candied bacon bloody Mary's that money could buy! Worth it! Another perfect day.

So somewhere in all that snowboarding, beer, bloody mary, birthday puking, line dancing, hot mess of a birthday week, WE GOT PREGNANT!

There is nothing I hate more than admitting anyone is right other than myself, but this time it's true. The second you stop trying, the second you free yourself of all your stress & just enjoy your life, it happens! Everything you've ever dreamed of & more!