While I didn’t do a real “New Years” post this year, this will kind of serve as one. Last year was a wild and crazy year. It is amazing to me that it has nearly been two years since me and my wife and two kids up’d and moved from our home and life we loved in Colorado to allow my wife to pursue her Doctorate in Chiropractic in Georgia. This year was the official start of the Doctorate program and presented all kinds of new challenges to us as a family and as a couple.

I am happy to say the year went well, and we are one year down of the program. Another unexpected twist of the year was in September when I got a call early in the morning that my dad, who has been in otherwise decent health, was on his way to the E.R. with a possible heart attack. It was an awful, horrible feeling that just left me feeling helpless. So I jumped in my car with my 2 kids and trekked across the country to see my parents.

What had happened was not a heart attack, but a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot. Thankfully it was caught in time and didn’t cause massive damage. He stayed in the hospital for a few days and was put on blood thinners, but all things considered came out remarkably well.

It is amazing to me the fragility and quickness at which life can change. One moment things are one way, the next they are completely different. I am so incredibly thankful that God saw fit to keep my Dad here, but it also really made me realize how important the here and now is. So this year, my new years resolution, live every day as if it was my last, love my family more, be a better father, be a better husband, serve my God and keep the perspective that each day is a gift that is not guaranteed. I think that if I do that 2012 will be an amazing year.

These pictures are courtesy of my amazing parents. I love you guys, and I am glad that I got to share this with you, hope you enjoy