January Things

Let's start things off with a moment of silence for my water bottle. I've been dragging this thing around for who knows how long and it's served me well. I left it on an airplane and now it's out of my life. I liked this cute sticker, so that's what I'm sad about. RIP, water bottle. I hope you're loving your new life on that airplane. 

I know I've said it before, but Instagram has my number for the funnies. I laugh and laugh. 

Nils left his passport in his pants pocket when we got home from Europe, and it got washed. We had a work trip to Mexico at the beginning of this month, so we had to drive to LA so he could get a same-day passport. We left on Thursday, got the passport on Friday, drove home Saturday. We did some LA things like sitting in traffic, going to the observatory, looking at the Hollywood sign, and having cheesecake with Shiloh and Brian and kiddos. 

Then on Monday, Nils and went to Cancun for a YouTube training. I didn't want to go, and the night before we left, some of our children were melting down. Then I melted down. 

Then next morning we got on a plane and flew to Cancun. Then I decided to enjoy it. It was 85 degrees, which helped. We stayed at a nice resort with great food and that helped. We saw YouTube people and that helped. While we were in Cancun, Utah was getting pounded with snow every day, and I felt sad about that so I would drink a pina colada and that helped. 

Birthday month. Birthdays were pretty lackluster this year due to travel, but that's fine, because look at my cute husband. 😍

We got in the ocean in Cancun, and it was angry. I got thrown around a lot, and sand got in my ear. A couple of weeks later, I basically went deaf in one ear, so I went to the doctor. They spent an hour cleaning out my ears. I think they must have really loved that. I know I did! But wow, I can hear now!

New Year's Eve partay at the Marriotts! Food, friends, and bunco. Good times. 

One of the YM leaders got free Jazz tickets for the boys. What a bunch of lucky kids. Then they were able to get free pizza somehow. 

We're hoping this year has good things in store. We have lots of plans to move forward with business ideas and diversifying income streams. 

Anders has been working a contract gig and is working on getting a full time job. It's been rough. He also has a mini-truck import business that he's been working on for months and that's getting real. His first truck should be arriving any day. He's working hard at getting well and is feeling a bit better at the moment.

Addie is done with her course work for medical billing and coding certification and just has to take her exam. She's looking forward to not going to school (she hasn't had any breaks since she started this program her senior year of high school). She's still working at the indoor pool doing various things. Head guard, teaching lifeguard certification classes, etc. We'll see how quickly she'll start looking for medical coding jobs. 

Aani is still working and Mickey D's and likes it. Wrapping up her junior year and planning her future. She wants to do hair and is planning on hair school next year. We're trying to convince her to get on the YouTubes with the hair stuff. 

Ava has been doing some work for us and is living her best 8th grade life. She was able to earn enough money to buy Nils' old AirPods Pro, so she's happy about that. 

Life feels crazy and busy and full. Yesterday someone texted Nils to ask him if he had lunch plans, and he said that he and I were having a taxes day (true). Then I said I needed a taxes day lunch, so off we went to Jimmy John's. You know how I love an unwich. 

Things Nils and I love:
 
• Costco trips 2-3 times a week

• Jimmy John's

• In-n-Out

• Staying up late

• Going on walks

• Planning and strategizing

• Watching shows at night, but lately I don't have any shows I like. So Nils watches shows and I read or fall asleep. 

Cool list, amiright? Well, thanks, January. You were pretty okay this time around.