23 is a big number.

Today is my 23rd Birthday and I HAVE THE DAY OFF!!!! I am very excited about this, but I am having a hard time getting going today because I have a lot on my mind about this new year for me. I keep watching Seinfeld episodes and thinking about how they always share their random seemingly useless thoughts with each other so I decided to see what happens when I spill my beans of thoughts. . .

23 things thoughts I have on my mind

1. Be prepared before the time for decisions arises- Thomas S. Monson

2. Friendship is bringing a tennis ball and ibuprofen l to church

because I mentioned my back was bothering me

3. Work is hearing your boss say thank you and know that she means it

4. Being a nanny is hearing the kid say he wants you to stay longer that night to play

5. Going to church is to learn to become a better friend with Jesus

6. Going to nursery is to see how amazing children are and to learn from them

7. Coming home at the end of an exhausting day is only bad if you have no one to share it with

8. Being married is tough. But the great times are great for a reason.

9. I can not be the perfect friend, daughter, cousin, grand daughter,

sister, inlaw, and wife. But I can try.

10. Reading the scriptures everyday is hard sometimes, but I

feel happiest when its the hardest and I do it anyway.

11. Going to the temple, reading scriptures, going to church etc may seem like the Sunday school answers to solve problems in life- but you know

what they will NEVER make a problem worse.

12. I have ALL FOUR grandparents alive, healthy, and involved in my life. I pray my kids are as lucky as I am.

13. My little brother is 12. He has an email address and cell phone. I love talking to him.

14. I want to learn new skills this year. Not sure what but I love the idea of learning new things. Maybe an instrument, spanish, new sport, sewing- who knows yet

15. We got AMAZING jobs in one of the biggest cities in the world and love the challenges of living here. We miss our friends in Utah, but we love the city!

16. I have never had as many blessings as I have in the past 6 months.

17. I have so many more things to learn and accomplish before we have kids. I love our little family in our little apartment in this BIG city.

18. William teaches me about the stock market and finance. I teach him about yoga. I don't think you always have to have the same interest as long as you are willing to listen.

19. I am enjoying getting to know myself. Seeing what makes me have emotions of happiness, heartache, sympathy, gladness, etc.

20. I love surprises and want to surprise people more

21. Teaching others gives me a strong sense of purpose

22. Eating at new restaurants and doing new activities in the city makes me happy

23. Here's to a new list of things I want to learn, accomplish, and progress. Setting goals and sharing them is the only way for me to achieve them with success.

Love you William for humoring my randomness.

SNOW DAY

Schools out for a snow day- So we headed to Central Park after making Valentines Chocolates and watching the snowstorm from inside. We just had to get out and enjoy the weather! I was a little nervous about going, but it was a blast! The boys loved it. We had to find a ramp to sled on to keep everyone entertained, but I could have done it all day. I just hope the snow stays until this weekend so Will can come with. I worked late tonight so Will came to tell the boys a bedtime story- tonight it was the history of the Red Sox and Yankee rivalry. It was hilarious how in tune the boys are when he is talking to them. Love my husband and my job. Blessings. My friend Young was the mastermind to hit the park- Great idea.

I want to build an igloo to stay right here for a while.
Previous snow day getting pelted by Marcus
Luca lost 4 teeth in a matter of days!!

Central Park is one of the best features of NYC. I love this place. So much. I am sad I am not there right now. Its so pretty. ahhhh......

Yoga.

A sweet girl in our ward has started teaching Yoga for FREE twice a week and I have been going and falling in love with yoga. Its amazing. It is not like this picture, but the last 5 minutes when you meditate I really feel like this is me- out in the middle of no where by the ocean just breathing. Thank you Rebecca Davenport for introducing me to this great form of exercise. I feel so great the next day, but a little sore. And thanks Will for babysitting so my girlfriends can come with!

Passion

I have been tutoring a darling girl in our ward the past few weeks- She is so bright, but needs a little help with her 4th Grade math skills. New York schools are so competitive- its really sickening to me actually how focussed they are on state testing and not just learning and having fun! I feel so rewarded when I get to teach, even just once a week. One day I will be a teacher and have my own class and teach 30 kids at a time the joy that learning can bring to them. Just not yet.

We Heart Central Park

We had to get out of the house to enjoy the city. We had a busy study weekend for our BYU classes and escaped to Central Park. We discovered Belvedere Castle today. It is AWESOME. I felt like a princess in the castle towers waiting for my prince to come- and well... take my picture. The 3rd picture is for Esther to prove how long my hair is. So there.

Nursery

What is nursery?- The purpose of the nursery class is to help children learn the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and live it. The nursery class should help the children increase their understanding of and love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, have positive experiences in a Church setting, and grow in feelings of self-worth.

We LOVE our calling. We want to be there forever. This week our sunbeams left nursery and we were heartbroken. I thought Will was going to cry. We have a lot of new sweet little nursery kids coming in the next few weeks that we are very excited about.

Our favorite part- When we read or tell a story and literally 10 children try to sit in your lap at once. Fulfilling a request to make a Jaguar our of play dough. Hearing the children beg to say the opening and closing prayers for the lesson (We usually say about 4 because none of us can turn them down when they ask to pray). We just plain LOVE getting to know the sweet children of our ward and their families. Does it make us a little baby hungry? Yes. But we are not letting it get to us yet.

Moral of this post. Send the word- The Egans do not want to be released. Ever. :)

(Note: Obviously we would never argue over this point and would accept any calling or release as it came- My feelings are dramatize for the effect of this post.)

A new Decade started off Right

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Risk:The Game of World Domination

This game gets pretty heated between Christian, Mr. Bill, William, and Me.

Looks like Will is ready to conquer France and Christian somewhere in Russia by the looks of their attire. Christian won, but I was second. Bill and Will get too greedy to fast and I just play safe. This is not a game for the weak.

The new year was brought in with family and friends and homemade eclairs. Perfect way to start the new decade. Thanks Christian for always hanging out with us on New Years Eve. I hope everyone is ready for the new year.

I can't wait to get going. Its going to be the best year yet for us.