2014 Wrap up

As the new year commences and a new one begins I want to remember things that have happened this year. I have spent this year fighting my depression some days depression won but I think overall I won over my depression, I am still here I am alive and have a great life. This was the first year that we have not had car troubles break our bank. Ryan got signed on as a full time salary employee for Disney Interactive in November 2013, and this is the first full year that he has had a salary job. This is the most financially stable we have been in our lives together. With that financial stability this is the first time in my adult life that I have gotten my own primary doctor. For the first 4 months of the year I was diligent with my diet and exercise and got to the point of being able to run a 5k. I began a low carb diet and worked very hard on my health. In may we went to California and met some great people that let us couch surf with them  ( Cory Shields and Carrie Shields ) and gained a lasting friendship. In June  Ryan had a great birthday we went to lunch and it so happened that they had free slushies at work that day. Ryan and I ran/walked our first dirty dash and loved it so much we did the 10k instead of the 5k. We got certified in scuba diving and at the end of June we went to took a road trip from Utah to Florida, Florida to Missouri, Missouri to Colorado, and Colorado back to Utah. We spend our time in Florida with Ryan's family. We bought our scuba gear there and spent a good majority of the time snorkeling. We caught a crab and saw little blue beautiful fish and fish that nibbled on our fingers. In Missouri we caught up with friends from our past, remembered our lives and the place that we fell in love in but glad we moved on. We also moved a friend from Missouri so he could start a better life. In Colorado we couch surfed again with a few different people and then made the last leg of our journey. 60 hours later our longest road trip to date was over. With July came the 4 year anniversary of the day we first met, known to the rest of you as the 4th of July. We went to sugar house park and watched the fireworks and enjoyed our night. On the 11th we celebrated our 4 year anniversary Ryan took me dancing and we saw a movie and watched a beautiful sunset. In August I got a psychiatrist and for the first time got on medication that actually works for me. Soon after that I found an awesome therapist and started working on my health in other important ways. In September with the help of some very dear to my heart volunteers (that I hadn't met before this) I proposed to my love in full medieval wear Ryan in a chain-mail hood and all. His two best friends Jeremy and Keri came all the way from the other side of the country to be a part of this hugely important time of our lives. We were surrounded by loved ones and Ryan was on a quest to find his captured princess (me). One of the best weekends of my life to date. We went to park city and showed Jeremy and Keri the joys of the alpine slide and the alpine coaster. We drank local beer and ate really good food. In October we celebrated my birthday in lake Powell it was a great weekend in the middle of nowhere with great things to do. We went 4 wheel riding and kayaking but mostly a nice room and awesome staff and time with my love. November came thanksgiving and one of the best ones to date we spent it with friends and slept over for 3 days and ate a lot of delicious food. December has been hard with the cold setting in but no snow. We had a great Christmas and are excited for the New Year. Thank you all who have been a part of my year it was much better than the last which is what I truly hoped for. This upcoming year I hope to grow and change and learn more of who I am. I am glad to have my Ryan and my life those of you who I choose to call family know who you are and most of you are not related to me and I am eternally grateful for what you have brought to my life and continue to bring. Thank you for helping me through my struggles and being proud of me through my successes however small they may be. If I have not expressed my love for you then I choose to do it now and say how much I love you for believing in me, being who you are flaws and all, and being a part of my year. I love you all and thank you.