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Happy New Year!

(our annual family selfie)

the daytime"lit" San Diego temple
We took a day trip down to San Diego and while waiting on my Dad, 
so we drove down to the temple. 

 Clay and I walked around wondering where all the time had gone and reminisced about our wedding day.
 Fun fact: we did consider eloping.
 Then my little sister told me I couldn't do that to her. 
(dang it!)
It could have been so easy. 
 But we are glad we shared that day with family and friends. 
We talked about how the minute we saw one another in the temple
(before our sealing)
 every anxious thought washed away.
 We held hands as the peace and calm of the temple set in. 
Clay grabbed my hand and clasped a bracelet on my wrist that matched my wedding band.
 How romantic 💓 
It was so special to us.
 I knew we had been placed in the right place at the right time to find one another.


So, last week it was special to be there where it all started :)




the visit was to see Grandpa

He had been in the hospital but as we drove down, he got released.
 Yay!
 We had a good, quality visit even though he wasn't feeling that great :)
As much as we have moved around and have loved each place, 
it is a blessing to be closer to family right now.
Especially for these moments.


California poppies on the temple grounds


The week between Christmas and New Years is usually when Clay takes time off but this year was different. He has work to do. 
We grabbed some time at one of Lucy's tournament games in Oxnard.

Grabbed a late night shake snack at Chik Fil A :)


Waiting on Chester's football practice :)

And then we spent the evening of New Years Eve at Magic Mountain :)





But we got home and kicked the kids out to a stake new years eve dance in Valencia!
(Audrey got to go to her first one!)


leaving Chester alone with Mom and Dad :)
it was quiet evening....too quiet!

then these goofballs decided to be "models"

oh sister

oh brother

So, we welcome 2020!
 Trying to make some goals for the new year.
 Clay has some. Audrey, Chester, even Henry. 
Lucy and I are trailing.
She's like; my goal is to get into college!
 I'm like; my goal is to not fall apart when she goes to college.
haha
No. I am really excited for her.
 My goal has something to do with the below quotes :)

And using my new camera properly...and my new watch...and get over the feeling of being "done" :)

I think... maybe...as a family... we'd like to get out of "Collins survival mode"

 and just how we go about doing that is the 2020 million dollar question :)
So here is what I have saved to keep me aligned with some of the things that are important to me.
  The above just pretty much spoke to my core.

Here is to 2020!






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