the new year and goals.

of course at the beginning of the new year we all have goals and desires we are burning to accomplish. our cute family is no exception, there are things we want to accomplish with this new year. it gives us a chance to start over and have a "clean slate" in a way. that's the great thing about a new year.

so these are our goals:

+ HAVE NIGHTLY PRAYER: i am not proud to say so, but ever since we have been married we have struggled with saying our nightly prayers together. we just are so tired at the end of the day and we get too comfortable cuddling in our warm bed. so we have made it a serious goal to accomplish. and so far, for the 2 days that have been in the new year, we have accomplished it!

+ GO TO THE TEMPLE [once a month]: sadly, the last time Colin and i have been to the temple was the day we got married. we have wanted to go so bad ever since but obviously it hasn't worked out, and that's the way the adversary works... so it is also on our goal lists. i have been dying to go back to that wonderful place that brings so much peace. i love the temple.

+ READ OUR SCRIPTURES: on instagram colin say a 365 challenge to read the Book of Mormon. so for the past couple nights we have read our scriptures together. i have felt a happier spirit in our home and i feel like we are growing even closer spiritually. of course we were spiritual, but we've been trying to bring that much more into our home.

+ LESS SWEETS & MORE EXERCISE: yes, we are the typical people who have that on their lists. one thing you may not know about marriage yet, is that when you are married you care more about being together than eating all of your vegetables and going for a run. so it officially starts on monday, so we are preparing this weekend. we are gonna go grocery shopping and fill up our fridge with deliciously healthy food, and start P90X on monday. [wish us luck]

i know most of them are spiritual goals, but they are important to me and to us.