I Want to Own a Goat

So. After my post about not having dreams and goals I decided to make some. I went to Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca one sunny, breezy day and laid in the grass with a journal and mapped out my dreams and goals for the next ten years of my life. I won't list them out because quite frankly it's non of your bees-wax :0) but I will say that they range from the large and super-serious all the way down to the most quirky ones like "I want to own a goat". Which is true. I have always wanted to own a goat. I love how they could give a crap about what you want them to do they just look at you and say "maa". I kindred spirit of mine for sure.
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I am working toward these goals both on my own and with Rob. We have a plan that will reveal it's self with in the next two years (give or take).
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It feels good to dream because I'm moving toward something instead of waiting for something to come randomly. A lot of the reason I hadn't allowed myself to dream is because most of my dreams will let down someone but I can't care about that anymore. I'm not who anyone else thinks I should be. I am simply me, and I would not want to hold anyone back from their dreams or potential even if it would let my expectations down somehow.
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As I have started to move toward these goals God has already begun to make connections for me, connections I might need in the future in order to reach my goals.
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I have stepped down from my senior position at work after much thought on it. It took a lot of pushing on my part but I think my bosses will see that if I can be home at night with my children I will be a happier and more productive worker. It is a significant pay cut but I don't care. I'll never have this time back with my children so it's worth every penny lost.
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So that's that. Dreams. Goals. Goat. Awesome.