I saw this on Laura’s blog and thought it would be fun to do.

January
We went on a family trip to North Carolina to see snow with our good friends and their son. Our timing paid off, and not only did we see snow, we got to ski and go tubing. And not only did the kids all get along, but the adults did too - yay! We had a kick-ass Superbowl Party where everyone ended up taking the Purity Test online. Much hilarity ensued. It’s always fun to find out who’s paid for sex and who has been arrested!

February
We went with the same couple to see Duran Duran. Jim surprised me for Valentine’s Day with a new pasta set and ruby jewelry. We used our Disney passes to surprise the kids with a weekend trip to the Mouse. We celebrated a year of having Lola Puppy Cups as our little girl.

March
We bought new living room furniture after 9 years of using hand me down crizap. My office moved to a new location only 7 miles farther, but the commute started taking at least another 20 minutes - thus ensued more working from home. I did not get drunk on St. Patrick’s Day.

April
I went to Utah for Kim’s daughters wedding, thereby scratching another state off my list to visit. I helped plan a huge 40th surprise birthday party for my sister. My husband and I celebrated 9 years of marriage. My grandfather died.

May
I took off for New Jersey for my grandpa’s funeral. We went to Star Wars weekend at MGM. I got Gracie to stop sucking her thumb. Matthew turned 6.

June
We went away for a beach weekend for Father’s Day. Hurricane season messed with us. Red tide also messed with us. Jim and my mom took the kids to NJ and I enjoyed a week home alone. Leslie stopped by on her way to Key West to visit us.

July
I turned 29. My husband surprised me with a night out with friends - dinner and dancing and music Matthew started golf lessons. We started seriously looking at new homes.

August
Gracie turned 8. School started, and the kids left their Catholic school to attend the public school near our house. We joined the YMCA. Jim went to Vegas without me. Our lab turned 9 years old.

September
We found a builder we liked and signed a contract to build a new home, and my mom decided to build right next to us. We went on an adults only cruise with my sisters, BIL, nephew, friends Shane & Shannon, and Sindy and her husband to the Bahamas. I went to Colorado for Laura’s wedding.

October
We started showing our home and enjoyed what would be our last Halloween at that house. We got an offer on our house. I decided to do the Breast Cancer 3 day walk.

November
Jim had his 36th birthday. We moved into a rental home. We took a family cruise to Mexico, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica. Jim and I saw Bruce Springsteen in concert for the 2nd time.

December
We had our last Christmas Eve in my moms house. Christmas Eve was also the 12th anniversary of my first date with Jim. Catherine turned 10!

See ya on the flip side!