Resolution.
BLAH!
I hate that 10 letter word. 'Resolution' simply means 'one more thing that Big Boca Bob will fail to complete.' In my 28 (and a half) years on this beloved Earth, I have NEVER NOT EVEN ONCE successfully stuck with a New Year's Resolution an entire 365 days. It is very common for me to set myself up for failure by dreaming too big and reaching for things that are just too far away.
That being said, I would like to teach my daughter the following two lessons.
- Dream Big.
- Keep Reaching.
- I graduated high school, college, and graduate college (and could potentially pay off the loans associated with these degrees within the next year). Hell to the yeah.
- I share a rare and amazing relationship with every single one of my awesomely unique siblings.
- I can think. Freely. An education allowed me to do so. Oh - and if I want to change those thoughts tomorrow, I can do that too.
- God placed the most hard working and genuine man in my life and made him my husband. Every day Sergeant Bob is my husband. Every day. Seriously. I still can't believe it myself sometimes.
- I have a full-time job. Period.
- I work in a career field I actually believe in and might even contribute to the general well being of other real humans.
- An effort to stay current in an ever-changing technological world gives me access to the fancy interwebs and it's googling machine. The world is literally in my fingertips 24/7.
- Back to the job thing I worked so hard for - every morning when I wake up there is a roof over my head, food in my fridge, and clean running water for my shower.
- God didn't just stop with that perfect husband thing. In 2014, he made me a MOMMY. Not just any mommy - a mommy to a perfectly chunky, smiley, giggly, ball of love.
And so - as we end 2014, I vow to NOT use the word resolution. That ugly word has been removed from my vocabulary and replaced with a better sounding idea - CHALLENGE. I come from a family of 4 competitive kids. I like a good challenge. General Patton once advised a nation to "accept the challenges so you can feel the exhilaration of victory." I choose to rise victorious in 2015.
This might be one of the craziest "challenges" I have given myself but I truly want to gift my daughter with a lifetime of memories. 2015 will be bringing us #burritobeat. 365 consecutive days of ONE photo - ONE memory. The challenge is not to start, but to finish - and the finish line is the day God chooses to take me to His kingdom. EVERY day my little burrito will be gifted ONE photo - ONE memory to be posted right here. Some will be short and sweet while other moments have more to share. Either way - Burrito Bob will have the ability to look back on her blessings in 28 (and a half) years and every year thereafter.
I will need your help. YOU are the contributors to #burritobeat2015. YOU create these memories for Burrito Bob, and it is YOU that will help me shape her into the amazing being she is bound to become. It takes a village to raise a child and YOU are more than welcome to join our happy little village any day.
A big thank YOU in advance for your part in #burritobeat this year and every year after.
2015 - Casa de Bob welcomes you with wide open eyes, arms, and love.
#burritobeat2015
Let the journey begin.
