I have been avoiding this thing like the Black Plague. Not on purpose, necessarily, but other social forums have filled the space and the many times I thought about writing here, I quickly decided it was just too much work. Also a lot of this year has been an internal struggle (not that you could really tell by my Instagram feed...) to decide if I should be less present in this weird internet world, or continue to embrace it despite privacy concerns. Anyway.
Last year when I was writing my re-cap it was truly difficult to find the blessings among the travesty. I prayed that this year would be better, and boy has it! (Or should I say girl? But that is a post for another day...)
HIGHLIGHTS
January
rainy/cold/awesome birthday in charlotte with my husband
against me!
paleo (!!)
savannah with the hartmans - ordering bottles of reisling, eating dinner al fresco, les mis
wilmington to visit the birnbaums - the ocean
February
super bowl party
finding out we're pregnant (!!)
snow day + cribbage with the zokans
fahrenheit 451 with meagan + elizabeth
jazz night @ hunter gatherer (little did i know, it would be our last)
March
carolina chocolate drops
colorado ski trip with the halls
attempting snow camping at rocky mountain nat'l park
the hot springs (!!)
painting class with kim
weather warming
April
anniversary camping/hiking in brevard & pisgah nat'l forest
planting anniversary roses
old crow medicine show
camping/hiking at table rock with the mazzucas
summiting table rock while four months pregnant
hearing the heartbeat for the first time
telling our parents
attending church on easter for the first time since we were married
beginning to share the news with friends
May
spending an early mother's day with my mom
announcing our pregnancy to our sunday school class on mother's day
audrey's baby shower
finding out brianna was pregnant
finding out kathleen was pregnant
hosting a potluck cookout
traveling to kauai (!!)
June
sunday school ladies bible study start-up
beach camping in kauai
san diego - seeing ketan, kristin and carolyn
perdido with ashley + nicole
kayaking on the bay, watching the sun set
having our first ultrasound
July
jasper's golden birthday
spending time with family in richmond for the 4th of july
playing in the james river
bowling
seeing eileen
kathleen visiting
August
new babies (parker, lucas, oliver)
silas' birthday party
first work book club meet-up
sc baby shower - feeling so, so loved
"babymoon" in georgia at paradise hills (hiking, bubble baths, wine tasting, reading, snuggling)
camping in the keys with j's parents
September
fl baby shower - the origami cranes, friends from across the state
swimming & reading in the pool
watching the sun rise over the atlantic with my husband & dog
ashley's bridal shower
grilled pizza night with the clarks at the scogins
seeing friends + family
October
gone girl
working on my due date
incarnation lutheran church oktoberfest - early labor but not realizing it
soda city with sunday school - seeing dr. perkins & lauren
jam room festival
GIVING BIRTH TO OUR DAUGHTER
my mom making it in time
the help from all the parents
the meals from so many friends
the few but cherished breastfeeding moments
the zokan's oktogafest
soda city oktoberfest
November
ashley's bachelorette weekend in sarasota
introducing pepper to lots of friends + family in florida
ashley + james' wedding in st. petersburg beach
early thanksgiving with mom & co.
actual thanksgiving with the dickinsons & zokans
December
an unplanned but wonderful visit from my mom
cashing in my birthday gift at occo
both of our work parties
maggie's engagement party/surprise wedding
j's sisters coming for christmas
dominating taboo
nye with friends at the cashatts
fine!
