The Upside and The Downside

Things lately have been very... whats the word, overwhelming. School, Work, Kids, Calling and just Personal Life have been taking huge tolls on me. I feel like I have lost focus in a few vital areas of my life and I need to figure out a way to kick things back into gear. I need to grasp a way to to handle all areas and just master them all. You know, .... boss mode. lol

Anyway..

Taking all that into consideration, let us shift into the right gear of Thanksgiving. I want to share this article with you all and before you continue please read it and while you read it, open your mind and your heart to it. It just might be that little something that will lighten up your holiday season. =)

THE ARTICLE

Intense huh? It really does open your mind to the little things we take for granted each and every day. so this Thanksgiving, I want to share that I am grateful and thankful for EVERYTHING! By that I am really putting emphasis on the air that I breath to the dirt under my feet all the way to those that are out there breaking their backs to accommodate our living lifestyles and are getting paid less then minimum wage or close to nothing.

There is a lot to be thankful for and I hope that this Thanksgiving you may all take a moment to really think about the LITTLE things and be thankful for them.

Happy Thanksgiving from my little family to yours.
xoxo Via

Trying A Little Harder

I could go on for days about how hard my parents work. They work from before the sunrise well into the night, and have been doing that my entire life. And that's not me being dramatic at all. It's actually an understatement. My parents have broken their backs, bruised, sacrificed so much for me, I honestly could never repay them. But it does give me something to aspire to. I guess you can call my parents, The Ultimate Goal. One would be so lucky to even come near my parents' bar.

I had just finished doing a few homework assignments for my math class and as I closed up shop (lock doors, close curtains etc.), I peeked out the door window and saw my mom standing at the sink in the extension. She was washing dishes. It's now just a little past 10 pm and I know my mom has put in a good few days work in just today alone. We did a few shopping trips for Willy. Paid some bills, ran errands. I just don't know how my parents do it.

Here are a few pics from earlier today while we were waiting to head out and run those errands...

As we come into this Holiday of Thanks, I want to thank my parents. My parents do more for me then I give them credit for. I am able to get through each semester of college, I am able to work, I am able to do my calling and I am even able to do things on my own time BECAUSE of my parents. They are incredible beings! Like seriously. I hope I can be as hard a worker as they are one day.

Thank You Mom and Dad for all that you do for us! We truly are grateful and appreciative of you guys and the sacrifice you guys make for our little family each and every day! Thank You!!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH!!

Tamara, Henele and Via xoxo

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all may be thankful for all that you guys have and are blessed with!