It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. 2012 truly was a fabulous whirlwind of a
year!!! I celebrated my 30th
birthday with my Nanny in South Africa on a safari!! I surpassed every goal I set for my business,
visited Chicago for the first time with my wonderful hubby, which also led to
the discovery of Garrett Popcorn (WOW)!!
I found more time to read (well, at least in the first five months –
ha!) than I had in years, made tons of wonderful new friends, and changed my
own sparkplug wires – seriously, this makes the major accomplishment
list!! I discovered the joys of shooting
pictures in linen pants, gave in and purchased my first touch-screen phone,
fell in love with Siri, sent some incredibly embarrassing texts courtesy of
Siri, and gave my Mom and Tommy my favorite super-fast “Boston in Less Than 6
Hours Tour”!! I revived my genealogy
search and believe now, more than ever, that photos of our family are priceless
beyond words!!! On top of all that, my
husband completed his Masters with a 4.0 and has been blessed with a teaching
job at his favorite school!! I also
realized my youngest twin nephews celebrated their 1st birthday, and
my oldest niece & nephew are learning to DRIVE (WHOAH)!!
Even more random . . . I talked to my Great-Grandma Dot via
Facetime on her 96th Birthday!!!
That just seems crazy to me!!!
This is my Grandma who we still have to explain texting as “kind of like
sending a faster telegram” – hahaha!!!
She loved it and even smooched the screen ;-)
Life is amazing!!! I
hope I always take time to appreciate the glorious little moments and the relationships that
make it all matter!!!
So . . . here we stand, ready to leap into 2013 unafraid of
the future and excited about all the possibilities that lay before us!!! As I likely point out every New Year’s Day,
my grandfather always made me create a list for the New Year. They aren’t really “resolutions” as many
people make with a list of things I hope will happen, but instead I make a list
of goals for the year . . . real, attainable goals with a plan to reach
them!!! And then, the next year I open
up the list to see how I did, evaluate why I may have fallen short in some
areas, and make adjustments to improve!!!
I didn’t appreciate this exercise until college, when I discovered most
people didn’t do this. It is so easy to
get caught up in life and let your dreams slip away if you don’t write them
down and lay out an action plan to make them real and concrete!!!
And now . . . my Top 100 Photos from 2012!!! I know it's alot, but these were soooo hard to narrow down!!! Seriously, you all are absolutely amazing,
and I LOVE all of my wonderful clients, friends, and family!!!! I hope I make your memories as fabulous as
you make mine!!!
May 2013 be MARVELOUS, and may all your best dreams come true!!!!
