Embrace The Journey

So I have a new Mantra… a guiding principle… a motto if you will. 

Embrace The Journey…seems perfect for me, for us.  I think for the past three and half  years or so I have been avoiding this journey, in fact some days I have been running from this journey.  But, it’s our journey, our story, our life and it is about time I just accept it, better yet Embrace it. 

So I am going to do just that Embrace The Journey.  I think that this new year has big things in store for us.  I am scared, and excited and most of all hopeful. 

2010 in Review

Oh, 2010 I am so happy to pack you up and KICK you out the door!

2010 wasn’t all horrible, it actually had some pretty awesome moments. I grew as a person, wife, mother, friend and daughter. I was challenged and faced with obstacles I NEVER thought I would face. I rewrote my hopes and dreams. I prioritized what was really important, and what was not. I learned that I am a fighter and I can and will do whatever it takes. I learned to rely on others and accept help. My faith in humanity was renewed. I learned who my true friends are and those who were not. ( I need another word for learned)

I met some amazing people, some of who I never physically met, but who have prayed for us and got me through some dark times. I reconnected with some family, that have proven to be a huge source of comfort and support. I loved my family more than I thought was humanly possible. I stopped to soak in the moment…be it bath time, story time, dinner, or late night cuddles with my husband. I ‘ve learned that sometimes I just need a day to cry and be off, and that its OK for those days to happen, but not to let them consume me.

So really I have a love/hate relationship with 2010. I think 2011 is going to prove to be just as trying, in a whole new way. Regardless, 2010 has given me the knowledge and strength to take whatever 2011 has in store.

January

Patrick turned one!

February

We took Katy to Disney on Ice on Valentine’s Day

Mike and I celebrated 8 years of marriage

March

Katy started drop off play group with early intervention

We visited our cousins in NH for St. Patrick’s Day

Patrick had his 1st hair cut

April

Katy fell at the playground and ended up with 1 staple in her head.

May

We celebrated Logan’s Birthday Party

Another wonderful Mother’s Day

Mike surprised me with a trip to visit my Auntie Cheryl

Patrick and I headed to North Carolina

Lots of Bbq’s for Memorial Day

June

6/1/10 Our world was rocked to it’s core. Kathryn has a Cardiac Cath and MRI on the 1st and the results showed that her special heart was failing and her care was passed on to the Transplant team at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Mike celebrated his 52nd birthday with family and lobsters!

Katy fell and needed stitches.

July

Patrick said Katy!!!

Katy had an NG Feeding Tube placed

Katy was listed for a heart, status 1b on the 29th of July

August

Keys for Katy benefit at The Shannon Door was a great success! Still so very Thankful!

Make A Wish came out to grant Katy’s wish to go to Disney!

Back to NH to visit with Cousins and celebrate our newest cousin Nia’s Christening.

We celebrated Sierra’s 1st Birthday

Katy had G Tube Surgery

Patrick fell and ended up needing 5 staples in his head.

1 month on transplant list

September

Katy’s story is airing on local radio stations and in many newspapers

Amiee celebrated her 30th BIRTHDAY

Katy’s Make A Wish trip to Walt Disney Word

2 months on transplant list

October

WBZ 4 did a story on Katy

Our cousins hosted another benefit for Kate! Great to have so much support and love!

Katy gets G Tube infection

We lost one of our favorite aunties! RIP Auntie Cheryl

Katy and Patrick were Mickey and Minnie for Halloween!

3 months on transplant list

November

Quite month

Thanksgiving celebrated with family and friends!

4 months on transplant list

December

Katy had G tube surgery again… peg to Mic Key NO ADDMISSION

Katy turned 3 and had just as many birthday celebrations!

Katy’s tube infected AGAIN!

Christmas was AWESOME!

Blizzard of 2010 was spent at Auntie Krissie’s complete with sleepover!

Disney Princess’ on Ice

5 months on transplant list.

Our year in photos:

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From our family to yours I hope that the new year makes all your dreams come true ( or a few anyway)

Much Love,

Amiee, Mike, Katy & Patrick

DISCLAIMER:

This is my blog. This is where I write my personal feelings, and opinions on various topics,share pictures of my family and maybe once I get my Sh*t together, post fun giveaways. I’m not here to please everyone, if you are interested in hearing the day to day happenings of me and my Murphy Clan, you are more than welcome to read, I encourage it.

However, if you are here to nitpick each and every line I write and twist my words, you are not welcome! I don’t write to hurt your feelings, or put you down. If you are that insecure, maybe you should start your own blog. This is not the place for it. My posts are my thoughts and if you are offended, JUST DON’T READ MY BLOG! Its really simple!

Real Time Blogger

I wonder what it takes to be a real time blogger…every time I seem to get caught up…I fall behind again. Ahhh… such is life. I do have a lot to blog, Maybe I will get caught up before I leave on Tuesday.

Where am I going you ask? Well, if I was a real time blogger… you would know that Patrick and I are leaving on a jet plane on Tuesday morning to go visit one of my favorite aunties in North Carolina! I know amazing! Mike just proved again what a thoughtful loving man he is…and surprised me with this trip for Mother’s Day…Chatting up with my auntie Cheryl and my cousin Ashely behind my back. All I had to do was mention that I would love to plan a visit soon, and Mike make it happen. Reason 999999998 why I love him and can’t imagine sharing this crazy life of ours with anyone other than him. If he’s not planning trips, or brewing me a cup a coffee…he is always showing me just how much he loves me and our little family. I’ll save my post for what a wonderful father he is for next month in honor of Father’s Day.

So as usual…I am going to work on the backlog. But, I will leave you with a few recent pictures.

Happy Anniversary to us!! Feb. 16th

Hard to believe that Mike and I have been married 6 years! They have been an amazing 6 years with our share of ups and downs! But through it all we have laughed and loved and cried and taken care of each other. We have a strong marriage that I like to think is pretty unbreakable...after all our years of infertility we came out on top and with a beautiful little girl! I would marry Mike all over again! When we are apart... I feel lonely. When I am waiting to see him I sometimes still get butterflies . It's an amazing love that we have. He is my rock! I am proud to be Mrs. Michael Murphy!

1st Post... Finally took the plunge

Well after months of reading various blogs... mostly from the scrapshare ladies... I decided I needed my own. I was hesitant for a few reasons:
1. I have tried many times to keep a journal and have FAILED maybe this will be different
2. I don't want all the weirdos knowing every little detail of my life
3. Do people really care all that much about what I have to say

The answers to the above questions:
1. This may be the answer... it might be easier for me to hold myself to even if I just do a blog challenge...
2. I just confessed to being the weirdo that has been reading blogs for the past 6 months.
3. If they don't care they won't read it... I think I will consider this a year long Christmas Letter.

I think it is pretty much impossible for me to back track and try to give a history so its from this point on if I am rambling on and you don't know what I am talking about sorry! Too much baggage to try and bring you up to date. Off to post this on SS. (SS=Scrapshare the board I am on way tooo much its a scrapbooking board and sooo much more)