"This time next year, it will be different," a phrase Ryangela does not take lightly...especially this year. Although we've only been married now for 1 year, 8 months and 9 days (who's counting) we have been together for almost 8 years and since then we have accomplished so much together. I was in high school and Ryan was in his second or third year in college when we met. We went through so many struggles, but in the end we were able to graduate together, get married and finally by a home together.
Those are just some of the major accomplishments in our life so far. Some people might not think too much of these accomplishments since this is what people do; however it's how we got there that really changed us. It's been said that "it's not the destination, but the journey that matters." We believe both are equally important. At times, the imprtance of the journey and the destination can also be dependent on our situation...sometimes we have a plan and sometimes we don't. Sometimes our plans work and sometimes they fail us. We can't be too focused on the destination because then we will not savor the journey; however we cannot linger on the journey and forget about the destination. Now, keep in mind that sometimes our paths change and that's okay, as long as we get to a place where we are happy.
We said this phrase, "this time next year, it will be different," year after year and something good has always happened. We have been blessed with so much during tough times as well as during good times. Just like the daisy's in my grandmother's backyard come and go with the seasons, so do our dreams and our goals. We have to keep striving for something new each year...and this year Ryangela is working on a continuous dream of ours. Our dream of working from home and having our money work for us...not having to worry about living paycheck to paycheck so we can finally move on with our lives. It's not that we aren't happy, we're just very ambitious. We're working on our own projects right now so we can finally come together and ultimately work on some projects together, whether it's making some babies or launching a new business...we're determined!
Wish us luck as we venture off into new beginnings this year. We look forward to what else is in store for us. We've only been in our condo for 5 months now and we already can't wait to have our own house.
Hope you can take away a little something from this post...if anything, just make sure you always count your blessings and to always aim high and hit the mark!
God Bless,
RYANGELA
