Wednesday, January 6, 2016

A year in Review

I'm one of those people who genuinely loves looking back over the past year, and picking out highlights. Though we did a few smaller trips, this was not a huge year of travel for us. And even though I was ambitious last January, this year was not the year I got an etsy shop up and running. But what I did do this year was something I'm proud of- I did my very best in all aspects of life and when that wasn't enough, I did not fight it. It did not steal my joy. I guess you would call that a year of personal growth? I felt real contentment this year with the imperfect. I did not cook as many meals, do as many projects, run as many miles, or blog as much as I would have liked…….but this year I found myself much more "ok" with my shortcomings than I have in years passed. I found myself letting those things slide off my back while I snuggled with my girls, and spent quality time with Connor. 
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This coming year, we have more travel plans than we did last year, and I'm hoping to find more time to blog…..but above those things, I want more of the contentment I took away from this past year. That said, here are some of my favorite memories from 2015, the highlight reel if you will(shortcomings not pictured). 

Our newborn, Charlie
I shared her finished nursery on the blog
I finally finished my reading nook
Watercolored Easter eggs
I shared my entryway and abstract wall mural with you all
Reese's third "let's go fly a kite" birthday
The beach
A trip to Nashville
NYC with our best buds
Exploring DC with my friend Julie
Halloween brought us Miss Clavel and Madeline 
We ended the year celebrating Charlie's first birthday



4 comments:

  1. Omg the halloween costumes!! I die!!! So so adorable! :) I love your intro paragraph to this post...so powerful and so real. Kudos to you for just enjoying life. I think it's really easy to feel like just living isn't good enough...we have to be #1 in our jobs, amazing spouses, perfect parents, super-fit, etc etc. Having gone through my own period of major life changes (hello marriage in June, quitting job in September, starting new career in January), I can really appreciate that message. I truly hope that someday we'll meet in real life! :) -Christine (Adam's wife)

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    1. I would love that Christine…..maybe in Boston! Theres a season for everything isn't there? And some seasons are meant to just be taken in stride.

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    2. Would love to see (okay, meet) you guys in Boston. I have a lot of family up there and I'm 99% sure we'll be there in late June/early July. :)

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    3. We would LOVE that! And by then we will hopefully be more familiar with the area to show you around!

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