Sunday, December 2, 2012

My Rockstar's First Year...

Happy happy birthday to my little baby genius! Man, where does the time go? Seems like just yesterday I was headed to the hospital to embark on my 42 hour long labor. I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined such a beautiful, smart, funny boy with such a big personality. I'm obviously biased, but he does more at a year old than many kids I've seen who are six months or more older than him. He's been walking since 10 months, standing on his own since 7 and a half months, and talking for a couple months now. His favorite words are "hi" and "uh oh". To say he's a character is a serious understatement!

I can't believe how much my life has changed in just a year's time. At times it's unbelievable. I never imagined I would be able to love and sacrifice for one little person so much. I've learned to be more patient and less selfish over the past year. Every now and then traces of the "old Blair" will emerge, but most of the time I don't even recognize the person I've become. But that's not a bad thing. Life is about becoming the best person you can be, right? I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us.

In other news, I finally made it back to Utah! After a year and a half of putting it off, Hurricane Sandy had different plans for me and I took a little detour after my Vegas business trip. It was so great to see everyone and finally make it to see my best friend's grave.  Lets just say I'm no longer questioning where I want to move after I leave NY. Utah it is, my friends. That's the one place that always has been and always will be home. Truthfully, that's the first time I've felt like "me" since I left Utah, and I can't wait to get back. But, I've got a few more things in store for NY before that happens...


Business is booming! I can't express how much I love, love, love the new business, all the people I'm working with and everything about it. It's so refreshing to know that I can help change people's lives while bettering my own. And traveling to fun places every few month sure doesn't suck! Vegas was a whole new experience with a baby, but great to get away nonetheless. Who could complain about working while sipping wine under a palm tree? Not this girl. Next stop, San Antonio! Time to break out that cowboy hat...Giddy up! Little man is shaping up to be quite the traveler. 4 states and Niagara falls all by his first birthday - not too shabby.

So what's next? Well, aside from building my empire... Still working on getting back in shape, eating healthier, and focusing on personal development.  My biggest goal is to be the best example I can be for Dominic. I heard a quote on my last business trip that really resonated with me. "Children learn what they live, not what you tell them." Time to start being the person I want him to look up to. No excuses. After all, the days go slow but the years sure do go fast. Time to start being the change you want to see TODAY. There are seven days in a week, and not a single one of them is called "someday." ;) ;)