Big, bright, beautiful 2012.

I was just laying here in bed thinking about the past few years and the ones that are still in front of me and I just couldn't go to sleep tonight without sharing my heart on the matter. I know we have all seen lots of posts about bloggers resolutions for the upcoming year and the things they hope to accomplish. Up until recently I really wasn't sure what was in store for this blog. Some days I thought I might just trash it all together and other days my dreams for this corner of the internet were beyond the wildest of imaginations. I teetered back and forth. And then something in me just switched on. It was like everything I have dreamed of, thought, shared or jotted down in obscure places came together in one giant cosmic creative boom. And my lackluster attitude toward the future of Apple Blue was all at once brought back to life. I suddenly felt "ready" to take real, bold steps towards my ultimate goals. 

On my recent road trip from Denver to St. Louis, I shared some of these thoughts and ideas with my nearest and dearest friend, supporter and fellow adventurer Julie. I can't and won't ever be able to express how incredibly blessed I am to have people who not only encourage me in my dreams but to have people who really know with all certainty I can and will do it. It's such an amazing thing. Blessed really doesn't even begin to cover it.

So things are going to start changing around here-but in a good way. And I am building a network of like-minded creatives to help me along the way-because I couldn't survive without it. This next year will undoubtedly be my biggest year to date-and I hope you'll stick with me to celebrate every milestone. 

Thank you for giving me this much needed time off to be with my family and friends and to reflect on these things that matter so much to me. Once this trip comes to an end I look forward to stopping back by the place where this whole big dream was born (Kansas City!) and dreaming of all the many years ahead.