The Chronicles Of Nay

Happy new year to all my readers! The end of the year always gets super busy! There is trying to get ready for Christmas break then getting ready for my trip and then the actual trip! I will say that my trip to New Mexico was awesome! I got to see some snow and the important part I got to spend some time with the family!

Let me back up just a bit… So I flew out on Christmas Eve. It was super warm here in DFW so it was hard to pack for freezing weather back in NM… but I did! Haha Luckily I have some pretty awesome friends! Kim and her family were nice enough to keep my Gabbana while I was out of town! Gabbana really likes going over there! I don’t know if it is that she has Nibbles (Kim’s dog) to play with or the fact that she always gets a Christmas gift when she goes there! haha Then the Kroelingers were nice enough to drive me to the airport at 3 in the freakin’ morning! They are pretty awesome people! I had asked her if she thought they could take me to the airport and she blindly said sure. Then once I bought my ticket I realized it was super early… I totally appreciate that they took me!

It was nice to get to NM. I talk to my mom multiple times a day so sometimes I forget how much I just need a mom hug! And laughing… that is basically all we did… was laugh! Over stupid things haha but it was nice! I did a lot of baking while I was there. I baked a cake, biscochitos, wedding cookies, and a cheesecake from scratch! My cookies were awesome! My cheesecake needed some work… but hey… it was the first one! Haha

Ok I am sorry I got distracted… this blog was supposed to be going somewhere else… so while I was sitting at the airport watching all of the strange people walking around the airport, (and there are a lot of them! Then I wonder… am I THAT weird!?) I was able to reflect a little on my 2015. I learned some lessons, I let go of some relationships, I made friends, and some other friendships became stronger. Here are some of the important lessons that 2015 taught me:

• Not everyone I consider a friend is a friend.
  • It is a lesson I seem to have to learn year after year. I tend to be super trusting. Sometimes that tends to bite me in the ass. I want to give people the benefit of the doubt. The sad truth is sometimes I tend to find people that only want to be friends with me out of convenience or because I have something that they need or can use. I would like to say that I have learned my lesson. However, if I am being honest I think that this is a “problem” I will have for a long time. I guess I just can’t make myself believe that there isn’t good in everyone, and that I can somehow bring that out of people.
• On the other side sometimes people that you don’t expect swoop in and prove to you that not everyone fits into the above category!
  • There were a few times this year that I realized that God takes people out of our lives for a reason. However, he often replaces them with people that we need!  For every person God removed from my life this year he replaced them with 2 people that showed me that there is good in people and that not everyone is out to deceive people! Those of you in this category… I am not sure you understand how much I appreciate you! That is my fault… I should tell you more!
• When you need help it is ok to ask.
  • Sometimes we don’t like to admit that we need help. I think a lot of times it makes us feel weak. I know that is how it makes me feel! I mean I never want to admit to anyone that I can’t do something, or that I don’t understand or just that I need help. I really believe that God has tried to “help me” on this! Haha I have learned that no one sees you as weak to ask for help. People aren’t judging you as much as you think they are when we ask for help. Asking for help doesn’t make us weak… it eventually makes us stronger.

I am sure there were many other lessons that God intended me to take away from this year. However these were the 3 were the hardest part of this year. There are people that were in my 2015 that won’t be in my 2016. There are people that weren’t in my 2015 that will be in my 2016 but either way I can honestly say I believe God has brought us together for a reason. What are some lessons that you learned this year?

Well I should go find something to eat for dinner. I hope that everyone has an amazing year!!