My Wish for You in 2011

May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts.


May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills.


May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!


May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy



May the problems you had, forget your home address!


In simple words ..............




May 2011 be the best year of your life!!!

2011 Resolutions!... Yes, with an S!

Can you believe it's almost 2011? Crazy! This year flew by... and what a wonderful year it was! I can't remember what my New Years Resolution was for 2010. I think it was to floss after every meal or something. My dentist would have loved me if I really did it but obviously that didn't happen! This year I have 3 "resolutions" that I am going to try and keep up with. Numbero Uno is at the top and my biggest priority: read the entire Bible. Steven and I plan on doing this one together. Our plan (thanks to some of our dearest friends, John & Rebekah Lovell) is to do 2 chapters in the Old Testament and 2 chapters in the New Testament (starting from the beginning) each day. Once we finish the New Testament we will jump to Proverbs and Psalms. We should finish in about 10 months... giving us a few months of cushion in case we get tied up every once in awhile. We are going to keep a whiteboard on our frig and each day update it with the new chapters for that day! I am excited. I have never read the entire Bible and I can't wait to learn, grow, and love more! My 2nd one is to learn and experience as much as I can with my new camera! I love photography and with my new camera that Santa brought me this year, I can only imagine where it will take me! I plan on reading the entire manual, keeping up with photography blogs and maybe even entering into photography contests, attending photography/camera classes with my good friend Lauren May, attempt at Photoshop, and taking as many pictures as I can! My 3rd (last but certainly not least) is to Live, Laugh, and Love more in 2011! That is pretty self explanatory! So wish me luck! I feel really good about these and actually have the drive to do all 3! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Years Eve/Day!

Santa Came Early!

Steven and I got our Christmas present early! Her name is Nora and she is an absolute doll! She is a Cavachon which is a mix between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Bichon aka the cutest puppy ever! She was 7 weeks when we picked her up (DOB 10.10.10), weighing 3lbs and 3oz. She will get to be about 12-15 lbs. There were 3 girls to pick from. She was the biggest, not the most playful but not the least, not the most curly hair but not the straightest. She is a perfect addition to our new Castardi Family! Her and BooBear get along great. She thinks she is as big as him and he thinks he's as small as her. They do everything together! We are still training her to not go potty in the house and we are training him not to eat her food. Steven and I training to pay attention to both the same amount! What a joy she is to have around for us and Booti! My whole camera is filled with her already and we have only had her for a week! She is super photogenic! Here are some pictures of the family!

Sweet Baby Nora!

Nora loves her new bed!

Booti loves his new bed too!

2 Peas in a Pod!

Nap Time!

Wait... Booti doesn't like his bed!

Castardi Family Photo!