7 Months, New Year, and no more excuses!

Welcome back to our blog! Actually, I should say that to myself welcome back to your blog!! Our last post seems forever ago, but will be honest in saying our feelings hadn't changed much until the start of the New Year. The hardships we had isn't exactly how you'd think you'd tell the world that's where we stood our first six months of marriage. However, it feels good saying it out loud finally. Theirs not secret that supposedly your first year of marriage is the hardest, but I refuse to be that statistic. with that said...moved on to bigger and better things together! With that said, our careers have been what has helped us gain our focus when things were hard. At the end of 2010, I parted with Crowe Construction Management in order to fulfill my life long dream of owning my own business and becoming a parent (someday). Mark continues to do well in his 4Th year apprenticeship program as an Electrician and yes, still working!! Snowboarding seemed to be the best way for Mark to relieve stress this winter. Watching your husband (yes, I now use that word a lot) go through what he did this last year was heartbreaking. Even though while he snowboarded his stress off while I attended multiple Zumbathon's this winter, we both found peace within our passions again. Zumba saved me from all things good and bad at the end of last year. Isn't it amazing how you grow and learn with just doing your favorite past time, the healing power it has I can't even describe. Recently, well in the last two months we've had some loss and also concerns for families health. We lost my Godmother Dorene Karlson passed away at 66. Right now I'm still grieving this loss, but she was able to be at the wedding last year so I was so grateful to see her looking well and enjoying herself with my Godfather Karl. She will be missed greatly... My Grandmother Clara Mae had a stroke at her home and has been residing in Stillwater at a nursing home so she is being taken care. We hope she can finish her rehabilitation and return home :) soon! It's April, we're now gearing up for Summer (in our heads) and making plans for "the best summer ever". Not only do we believe we deserve to rid all bad and enjoy all good, its going to be a busy one again too! We're eager to get up to the cabin for our first trip for a long weekend to also see Samantha graduate from college!! Blog, I promise you that we will not wait this long again to share what is new with us and how life is treating us. To the next six months may you all be blessed, happy & healthy, and enjoying the Spring weather!! Mark & Sara Thompson aka The Thompson's