Happy New Year!!!

I know I have been so bad about blogging lately and i am sorry! Many of you dear readers have called begging for more posts and I promise I will update Christmas pictures and posts soon, but it is Jan 3rd so I thought I would write about New Years! Because of Archbishop dying in November, lots of people say to me "I bet you are glad to see 2011 go" or something along those lines. They are quite surprised when i tell them I am actually sad to see it go. 2011 was one of the most incredible years of my life. Not only did I get to spend every day with ABD and THEN come home to my 2 loves, but because of the time I spent with ABD, I grew so much in my faith. And THAT is what I accomplished most in 2011. God, once again, showed me He is faithful and just plain AWESOME!!! The Austin's did lots of things in 2011, took a trip to Disney World, traveled to St Louis, Michigan, and Ave Maria Florida, took Noah white water rafting in North Carolina, enjoyed hosting Thursday night pot luck dinner and movies with our friends, but none of these even come close to experiencing how much God loves us and seeing it in such a tangible way as I did this past year! For that reason, I am sad to see 2011 end. What does 2012 hold? Well besides the end of the world (haha) I just don't know! But I hope it continues as such a blessing as 2011. We are still in the Christmas season and I love looking at our manger and reflecting on the mystery of how God humbled himself so much to send his only son to give us Hope and Love! Happy New Year to you and your family!!