Life Lately

Here are a few pics of what has been going on with us lately. Nothing too exciting since the new year. We are both working full time and I am going to start subbing 2 days a week at Valley Christian Elementary school so I'm excited to finally start doing that. We both took a day and went snowboarding a couple weeks ago to Mt High. The weather was great and their was lots of snow. This past weekend we went to Palm Springs with the family and did a little shopping, and golfing. Last night we went out for Valentines day to Fish Co. and then saw the movie Valentines Day. It was a nice weekend and Valentines date. :)

2010 New Years Handbook

Got this from my mom. I am going to try to do some of these things for this new year.

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily and while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Hello all,

Well nothing really exciting but I decided I wanted to keep updating more often so here goes nothing.

I have been working full time now for MSU (Material Sales Unlimited a sister company to WCSG) Anyways I will be here full time until Decemeber. I am working for someone while she is on maternity leave. After that I'm hoping to start subbing wherever I can. This weekend I am going to Scottsdale with some girl friends, a much needed weekend getaway. I am really excited to get to spend time with these girls all weekend long, and am excited that they wanted a Married friend to come along. :)

Brad is going on a hunting trip to Wyoming with his dad, and brother Matt. This is a very good hunt that they got and they are super excited about going. They will be gone until the 8th. :( Also a good excuse for me to go away also. :)

So that is what is happening in the life of the Brad & Jenna Struiksma family as of now. I'll keep you updated. :)

Dakota updated pics...

So I was just looking through some pics and I thought I would put some pics up of my puppy. She has gotten so big....

Summer is Over

Hello all.... I know I haven't written on this in a very long time. I will try to catch you up on my life since Feb. So here I go....

March- was our One year anniversary, and I can't believe it has been a year already. We went to San Diego for the weekend and stayed at the Hyatt in the Gaslamp district. While we were there we went to the San Diego Zoo, and hung out there all day. Went for a nice dinner on Saturday night and then came home on Sunday. It was nice to get away for the weekend.

May- Graduation finally came!!! I graduated from CSULB with a BA in Liberal Studies and a concentration in Human and Child Development. It is a nice feeling to know that I have completed my degree. I also started a new job in May working for MSU which is also at West Coast. I am working full time for someone while she is on maternity leave. So this job will last me until the end of the year which is nice. Our summer was full of weddings also. In May was Matt and Lauren Tiens.

June- Started off with my birthday. Summer and Nick's wedding (which I was the Matron of Honor for). and then a family vacation with the Struiksma side to Clear Lake.

July- In July my parents took us kids to Kaui for a week. We had a lot of fun. We stayed at the Westin in Princeville. We also went to the wedding of Darin and Missy Haringsma on July 18.



Aug- I went to Lake Tulloch with my family while Brad stayed home and worked and took care of Dakota (our puppy) We also had another wedding Greg & Alisha Vanden Bosch.

We had a great Summer full of vacations and hanging out with friends and family. It kept us busy thats for sure. Now back to working :( Boo...

Brad & Dakota

Dakota picture update

I just thought this picture was so precious. She loves her Bird.