Every now and then, I get the urge to rummage through my blog’s archives and look back to the same date a year ago and see what was going on. Since we’re calling it a wrap for 2010, I thought it would be fun to take a bigger look at a few highlights from the past year:
– the sweet discovery of the Hipstamatic (not to be underestimated)
– fun detours, sculpture park hikes, surprise hikes, silly hikes, hikes in caves, urban hikes, super early hikes, less than bright hikes, overdue hikes, and colorless hikes
– the best cupcake cookbook ever
– birthday trip to New York and the Tim Burton exhibit
– exhibition tennis match with a legend
– a big birthday… and another big birthday
– bed & breakfast and circus museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin
– high school tennis and a perfect day
– a friend’s artistic debut
– road trip that included ice cream with eyeballs, Japanese Gardens and Rock People on the way to Chicago for baseball, high places, blue people, Oz, and friends
– lovely time spent with Sisters … and getting stuck in the mud
– working with the boys to make a house a home
– a twist to senior pictures
– stumble into Popeye country
– Advent Elves, Whoville Christmas decorations, tree decorating party, Way of Lights and a beautiful Christmas
I know that we didn’t go to exotic places or do anything extravagant, but this past year was awfully good to us. We saw some new things, went to some new places and made some great memories. I loved every minute of it. Taking a peek into next year, our little family has some big changes ahead — including a high school graduation and start of college for one son and the start of a senior year for the other. But I don’t want to think about that yet because it makes me a little sad. Instead, I’m going to look back in gratitude for wonderful times that were had and start planning for more in 2011.
hey there, friends 