Bloom Where You're Planted

Tanner and I like to talk "life" over ice cream. That's what we did a couple of nights ago. We talked about the disappointment of not getting the house and what the possible reasons could have been that it didn't work out in this season. With new work opportunities on the horizon and a lot more financial freedom, we thought about what life would be like if we decided to stay in our apartment for one more year instead of buying a house right away. That's where a pros and cons list came in to play.

Buying a house would give us a yard. We'd have more room and it would be awesome to have something to call "ours". On the flip side, staying in our apartment would give us the freedom to do more and the ability to put money away and save. I also wouldn't complain about spending another year down the street from my mom. :)

"We could see so many new places and take lots of trips!"

If we stay in our apartment we would want to use this year as a "refreshment", or kind of a time of reinvention. Clear the clutter out of our apartment, SIMPLIFY. Make our patio a tiny oasis. Really make it a place we enjoy going home to. Mostly, we want to use this year to really soak in our time together and make tons of memories. We want to look back on this year and say, "remember the year we WENT and SAW? That was so much fun!" We want to use this year to bond with our little family and do all the things we might not be able to do as often, once we buy a house.

This isn't to say that if we did find the perfect house that we wouldn't buy it. If the right house came along and it was the most ideal situation, we would be open to it! But, we aren't going to buy a house just for the sake of buying one.

So! To wrap this up, we made a Bucket List! A list of things we want to do this year! We'll cross them off and document it all on here! We are excited for this next year of adventure and bonding! Our family motto this year will be "Bloom where you're planted". Which was clearly the inspiration for my art project above!

- Disney Trip!

- Road Trip! X

- East Coast/New York Trip!

- San Francisco Trip

- Fishing /Camping

- Baseball Game

- Colorado Balloon Classic

- Lakeside

- Vintage Trailer Convention X

- State Fair

- Enter a contest at the fair

- Hanging Lake

- Elitches

- The Zoo

- Museum of Nature and Science

- Denver Arts Festival

- Garden of the Gods

- Water World

- Go Downtown more often

    - Visit our favorite Bed and Breakfast again

- Drive In

- Taste of Colorado

- Red Rocks concert

-Parker Days X

- Grow a Garden X

- Run a marathon

- Rent a boat

- Picnic

- BBQ