New Yr. ApproaChing...

well tomorrow is New Yrs. Eve, not sure what we will be doing but I am excited to ring in the new year, but a little sad to see the best year of my life be over.... 08' was a great year, i paid off my car, got engaged,graduated from college, got married, moved to Carmel.... and lived Happily Ever AFter.... however i know that God is great and 09 will be a good year too!!! Every year i seem to make a new years resolution but half way through the year i forget what my resolution was.... For this year, as some of you know I am attempting to become A runner.... I am all signed up to run my first ever mini marathon in May here in Indianapolis so starting in January Real training will begin....

Another New years resolution which is more of ours as a married couple is to get Debt Free this year..... Nick is the best with finances and truly has taught me alot, but I am a person who likes to have an active part in something on a daily basis, it helps me keep on track with my goal so Nick and I are starting Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University January 7th, this should be looots of fun for us... We already have been Disciplining ouselves to be on a cash basis which i am soooo happy for, we had our fist paid for cash christmas and the only debt we have is our education, which will be paid off in this year of 09 leaving us Debt Free.. :) so much to be greatful for!

Also in 09 we will be looking for a destination for us Urankars :) as some of you know Nick will b eopening his own State Farm we just are not sure where yet, he is working now for an agent in plainfield but is looking to start his own, he has been approved but is just learing the ropes of the business and waiting to see where he would like to open....

so there is lots in store for us :) we will keep you all posted!

New ShOEs!

Today after Church, Nick and I went shopping around for Running shoes.... i found a great pair, came home laced them up and headed out the door..... well not really that fast, first i ate a salad and then listened to the first three chapters of Dean Karnazes book on tape called the ultramarathon man... talk about inspiration.....



Nick and I set out on the trail and headed out on a run.... today i went 5.2 miles and came inside to blog about it while Nick went back out for another 5 mile run.. crazy, but i hope to be able to do that one day... I never liked running before, but i figured I am a verry goal oriented and have a lot of determination to get whatever it is i set my mind to, so i wanted to become a runner... and what a better time than to start with the new year being right around the corner.... Nick always says the best time to start was yesterday, the second best time is Right Now... :) <3>

so when asked what it is that makes me want to run.... its really just proving to myself that I can.

Urankar First Christmas.....

SO nick and I decided tonight that we were going to exchange our presents because well in my family, christmas eve was always spent with grandma at her house ( as we will this year as well ) and then we go to christmas eve church service around 9:30 and then christmas morning is a day with our family, well this year will be spent with my side of the family and Nicks dad and his dads girlfriend were very excited about this but with all this traveling we will be doing we decided that we wanted to have "our time" to exchange presents and with all the hustle and bustle that will be going on that we will be doing we wanted to make a day for us :) So i made Yummmy Baked potatoes with steamed Brocolli and we each had a glass of spanish white wine as we talked about our day and then came upon the bright idea that we both wanted to exchange our gifts..... This was OUR first christmas together as husband and wife and well we are living on a cash only flow, we have opted out for following along with most others and racking up Credit card debt to purchase things, we like to consder our plan as being honest with what we have and what we make. So needless to say we were on a budget with one another this year but i have never been happier, I got a wonderfuly gift card to one of my new fav stores WOrld Market where i can purchase fun things from ALllll around the world as well as some New Britney Spears BelIeve perfume, which i cant stop smelling my wrist by the way :) but my most favorite gift is the gift God has given me and that is to wake up every morning to my best friend and to be loved each and every day by him....