Family Pictures

Just wanted to share with everyone our family pictures that we took over Christmas.

Life as we know it

I know it's been a while since we've posted on here so I thought I'd let everyone know what it going on in our world. In August we decided to start looking at buying a house and our contract was up so we moved in with my parents while we worked on getting into a house. We went under contract like 10,438 times haha and nothing worked out (which we now know why). During Christmas we spent the week with my grandparents down in texas which was one of the greatest times we will ever have. We spent the week with my family and I came to the realization that my family means more than just the world to me. I was on cloud 3924832597 the whole time. Luckily, I spent most of the time with Aryn. When we had our Christmas, the whole family (minus Willy and Sara) were in grandma and grandpa's living room. There was no room to move around and there were lots of people sitting on the floor. It was loud and unorganized. But it will always be a memory that I look back upon and smile. I don't remember a lot of things in my life for one reason or another, but I will never forget that day. I gained so much love for my family. Shortly after is when we heard Aryn had passed away. I can't describe my emotions or feelings when it happened. Shock can't come close to describing. Looking back now, it will be one of those moments in life that you never forget and the pain of that moment will always be real. Aryn and I weren't the closest growing up because we fought ALOT! lol but the last few years we've grown close. We began to love each other as more than sisters but as friends. The pain from her being gone is still so real and so strong. With her birthday coming up the pain is more intense. However, when thinking back on the few days that followed after, my family began to grow closer in a way that I'm not sure many will ever know. I saw my family as a life line that could not be cut. Many of my friends also pulled together and supported and loved through that time. We go up every Sunday to the cemetary and say a family prayer. It's been such an eye opener for us to think that at any moment someone we love could be taken from us. I have started to live a little differently. I'm not afraid to tell people how much they truly mean to me. I've forgotten about the stresses of life such as bills and started focusing on my relationships. Seth has grown through this trial as well. He's been the rock that has held my family together and has had to take charge and become the solid force in our lives because we've all been too weak. Anyway, just wanted to share a few thoughts with everyone. I'm going to work on getting better at this as well :-) Love you all!