Here Is The Update!!!!

As you can probably see there is excitement in the blog title and you can probably figure out the answer to the question did he pass but im going to tell you anyways.... HE PASSED! Im so proud of my husband, he is doing so well through this whole trucking school. He has aced every test and done so well to get his permit. Now its on to week 2 of trucking school. Thats all i have to blog about for now but ill probably think of something later this week to write about.

At A Loss For Words...

This has been a slow week (TGIF). There hasn't really been anything to post about. I have been trying all week to come up with something that wont bore everyone to death but kept coming up empty handed. The only thing that there is to report on this week is it was Ryan's first week of school. Things are going really well for now he has aced every written test the instructor gave him. We will see how he does tomorrow when he goes to get his CDL permit so in week 2 he can start to learn how to drive one of the rigs. On a positive note we are perfectly fine financially since he quit his job to go to school things are tight right now but the bills are paid so all is well. I will do one more post tomorrow that will probably be shorter than this one but it will be to update you on Ryan's permit test. How has your week been?

Today A Little Miracle Entered The World.....

Ivyonna Marie Giddens

January 13, 2010 5:45am

Good News! Good News!

This post is going to be filled with nothing but good news and positive things! First up on my list is Ryan got accepted to trucking school and he only needs a $300 down payment! If he can get his car sold in the next 2 weeks then he can start school immediately with a graduation date of February 12, 2010 and go straight into orientation and training at his new job! In other news i am not pregnant but the good part about that is my ovarian cyst hasn't come back so thats a plus! For a while there we thought it was one or the other but things are going alright now.

Today was a fun day i met up with a friend i haven't seen in ages! She is getting married in March and asked me to be her wedding planner! I met up with her and her mom today while they were dress shopping to take her some things my sister in law had for her wedding that she was willing to give to someone else who needed it and best of all she fount her dress! So now she has her dress checked off the list and its on to other things!

I told myself over and over again that 2010 was going to be a good year no matter what and so far im proving myself right. I have really gotten back into my bargain shopping especially with groceries and things are progressing nicely with my GED and i have been taking online classes and will soon switch to in class classes soon. My cousin is also about to have her baby its just a waiting game right now but she is so close! I dont have much more to write about now so i will leave you guys with these adorable pictures of harley and shadow at the new years eve party. What we put our poor dogs through!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

Looks like I'm probably not going anywhere tomorrow but i dont mind its snowing in GEORGIA! YAY!!!!!!!!!

Changes

I have really done a lot of thinking lately about my 2010 goals. I know i have good ones set but there is more that i want to accomplish and bigger ones that i want to get to first. I was raised in a christian home and went to church regularly but for some reason it stopped and i never had the desire to go back. Ryan was raised in church as well by his grandparents and he stopped going after his aunt said something to him he didn't like when he was younger. I have done alot of thinking about how hard 2009 was for us. We started off the year with him being unemployed for 3 months after we had just gotten married 2 months before. We wound up living with his parents instead of moving out on our own and our only means of transportation went out. Now im not just focusing on the bad but i did have quite a few blessings for 2009 like me finally getting my learners permit and getting my license, Ryan finding a job in April, we got the altima in June so i can't say it was a completely bad year for us but there were some rock bottom times. I want 2010 to be better and i want to start off right. This year God blessed us with him keeping his job, we are getting alot of our bills paid down and ryan will start his CDL school soon. Although all that is great i still feel like im missing something and i really feel what im missing is church and God again.  Another one of my 2010 goals is i want to start going to church again and reconnect with God. This may sound bad but i may wind up going alone for a while and im hoping that Ryan will come around and maybe we can go together as a couple. I really think it would do our marriage some good as well as our lives.


Some of you know that my marriage has been really rocky these past few months and there were times i didn't think we were going to make it, but by a miracle we are still holding on. I have looked back at our life together and the past 2 1/2 years we have been together and it makes me really want that back. The happiness, the laughter, the talking and just loving each other. I'm not saying its completely gone from our relationship but its not always there like it should be. So my other 2010 goal is to be a better wife and really put in the effort to try to fix things and i think I'm off to a pretty good start. I recently came across a blog called Women's Marriage Ministry and i really did like the first couple post i read and they really touched my heart, it was almost like they were speaking to me. Also i fount some very useful tips and books on there as well. Starting next week im going to be doing the Love & Respect 14 Day Challenge and reading "Love & Respect" and "Strengthening Your Marriage". As well as going to a church sermon with his grandparents at his childhood church, I'm going to mention it to him and see if he even seems interested in going but if not i wont press the issue.

Im really hoping this can help me start on the right road and maybe help someone else out there in my situation. Im really focused on my goals for 2010 and i hope to be able to achieve them all. Also when i start my 14 day challenge i will be updating here to let you all know how it goes! Until then take care and God Bless!

Looking Back....

On 2009 there was so much i accomplished. Well it was big things in my opinion but im still proud of myself : )

Here is my short list of accomplishments in 2009:

1.) I got my learners permit-January 20, 2009
2.) I celebrated my 1 year marriage anniversary with Ryan November 1, 2009
3.) I got my license back November 7, 2009

Although that may not seem like alot it is alot for me and its huge accomplishments for me.

This year is going to be full of new ones that i cant wait to get started on working towards!

1.) Start Shopping a lot smarter. I already bargain shop for most things but now im going to be cutting coupons and actually using them and trying to buy a lot of things on sale.

2.) Get my GED and start college.

3.) Reduce a lot of our debt (or try to at least)

4.) Start blogging at least twice a week

5.) Work on becoming better organized and stop being such a pack rat!

these are just some of my goals for 2010 but im sure ill have more to update about soon!

Happy New Year Everyone!