Well Hello 2012!

So I got pretty dang excited when I logged onto Blogger and was looking at my main page. 

I have hit 20,00 views on my blog!
In fact, I'm well over 20,000!
I'm at like 21,500!
It made me pretty dang happy!
So thank you to all of you who actually take the time to read about my shenanigans.

But that's not what I wanted to blog about today.

Today is the second day of the New Year.

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve, full of celebrations, laughter, and fun! And I hope the first two days of your 2012 have been splendid!

As for me, my second day in the new year hasn't been all that exciting...

how did I spend my day?
Working my butt off to finally get all settled in to our new home.

And I can now say I am {officially} all moved in, the basement cleaned & looking spiffy!

The only thing left to do is finish the little details - the decorations!
I'm waiting for pictures from our wedding to come in, so I can fill the many, many, many beautiful frames we got for the wedding and they can be hung around our home. 

It's starting to really feel cozy & homey!
As soon as all the final touches are finished, I will definitely be posting some pictures!

Now, back to the new year: 2012.

I'm not one who gets all excited for the new year.

Sure, New Year's Eve parties are always a hoot, 

but I'm not big on resolutions or anything like that. 

But this year is different.

I am beyond pumped for 2012.

I just have this really warm fuzzy great feeling that 2012 is going to be [the] year.

I have a couple of important life milestones that I hope to accomplish in the upcoming year, and that's what makes me so excited for it. 

So, here's my goals for the year:

1. Start my career as a teacher.

I start my student teaching in three weeks, and I am super pumped. 

And, hopefully, when all is said and done, come this summer, I will have a real (and yes, paid!) teaching job. Even if it's just subbing.

2. Honeymoon with my Hunnie

This summer, Thomas and I will hopefully have time to go on our honeymoon. After student teaching and working at Target at the same time, a nice romantic and relaxing honeymoon this summer will be perfect timing. 

3. Buy our First House

Once I finish school, and Thomas and I know more about where my career is headed, we will hopefully begin looking for our first home together, and hopefully be able to buy our house before 2013 comes knocking on our door! We want to start off in a little townhome. Tom's dream is to build our dream house once he has a full time job, so hopefully someday we'll be able to do that!

4. Be Sealed in the Temple to my Husband

Next December, Thomas and I will be sealed in the St. Paul LDS Temple to become husband and wife for time and all eternity - not just until death parts us. 

5. Have a Bun in my Oven

By the end of next year, I hope to be pregnant with our first child. If all goes to plan (which it never actually seems to do), I'll have a full-time job, we'll be settling into our first home, and our first baby will be on its way!

So! That is my ideal 2012!

I'll be keeping ya'll posted on how it goes! 

So stayed tuned!