17 dreams for my future

The cover photo for this post is of me, Clint and his wonderful parents when we were on a little excursion down in Branson a few weeks ago. As you can tell from the photo, we had a pretty fantastic time. I cannot explain how wonderful/amazing/blessed I feel to be a part of Clint's family; they are literally some of the most welcoming/generous/selfless people I have ever met. They have welcomed me into their family with open arms, no questions asked. If you've ever been in a relationship (I'm sure most of you have), then you know how important it is to build and create a strong relationship with that person's family. I mean, let's face it, if you end up with this person for the rest of your life, their family is most likely going to be a huge part of that. I have no doubt in my mind that this family, Clint's family, is going to play a big role in my future and I am so ready for it!

Aside from growing in my relationship and gaining additional family members, I have a lot to look forward to in life. I wanted to reflect on some of those things and share them with you today. When you reflect back on what you have and the dreams you have for your future, it can be pretty inspiring. So here goes:

1. Starting a family; Clint and I both want kids (real kids...in addition to fur kids)

2. Growing in my ability to be myself (aka what this entire blogging thing is about)

3. Hunting excursions - Clint has several he wants to do and I'm just gonna relax in the hot tub at the lodge...:)

4. Build/design/buy our dream home - I'd really love to do a fixer upper. Clint is a little hesitant on this, but I bet I can get him on board :)

5. Spreading self-confidence to all women - LimeLife is giving me an amazing platform for this

6. Growing in my second job (blogging and LimeLife ventures)

7. Taking our future kids on family adventures; we both really love the idea of gifting "experiences" rather than just "stuff" on birthdays and holidays

8. Having land - this is a big dream for both of us

9. I would love to start a business someday (in addition to LimeLife)...no idea what that looks like or what it will be

10. Visiting all of the national parks that we possibly can

11. Gotta get back to Hawaii some day

12. Owning a pontoon boat

13. Retiring at the age of 57 (LOL)

14. I would actually love to catch bigger than a 6lb bass...gotta beat my personal record (Clint will love this dream)

15. Getting married...probably need to check this off the list before kids come into the picture

16. Definitely looking forward to growing in my faith

17. Seeing John Mayer in concert (for the 5th time)

That's just the beginning. I have SO many goals and dreams in life, and as Clint and I grow in our relationship, we'll develop many more. I think that's probably what I'm most excited for: simply seeing where life takes us and what the universe has in store. Do you all ever dream? I would absolutely love to know what your biggest dreams are. If you share those with the world, you could so very easily inspire others to do just that...dream the biggest dreams. Per my last blog post, "You have the responsibility to let your words speak life", sharing your thoughts/dreams/goals/feelings with the world is something so powerful. Holding them back is only doing us a detriment. You CAN inspire others; just be authentically you in the process.

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