When I was first thinking back on last year, I thought: bring on 2012, because 2011 was awful. But then I'm so glad I had the idea to look back through the titles of my blog posts for all of last year (one of the reasons why I love having this blog!). Because, even though we had some rough months and a few bumpy roads, 2011 was pretty great. I guess I have a tendency to focus on the few bad things that happened, instead of see the million awesome things. That's going to stop right now. Whew, I'm so glad I got that over with.
(My hyperlinks were barely looking like hyperlinks, so to distinguish I made them bold. Just in case you wondered why there were random bold words throughout this post.)
I started off the year making 2 goals for 2011: 1. Run a 1/2 marathon, and 2. lose 20 lbs. I succeeded in running that half marathon, but totally failed at losing that weight. 6 of those lbs are gone, leaving me 14 to deal with in 2012. No big deal, I'm on it.
In February, Jackson enjoyed his first Texas
snow. It was so precious watching him tromp around in snow up to his ankles. Loved it!
In March, I completed one of the goals on my life list: run a
1/2 marathon. I'm not sure if I'll run another one, but am so thankful I crossed that one off with my sister by my side.
April was our bumpy month:
2 car wrecks a week apart, 2 cars with hail damage (one of them being a rental car that we had while my wrecked car was in the shop), and a termite invasion. One expensive month! But April was also the month that our sweet
Jackson turned 2, and I had so much fun
planning and celebrating his birthday!
In May, Jackson said goodbye to his crib, and hello to his
twin bed. Later that month, our air conditioner had a clog in the line, and water overflowed to flood Jackson's closet/bedroom. Nothing that a call to the home owner's insurance, and several fans couldn't fix. :)
In June, our precious Godson,
Landon Michael Tapella, was born to our dear friends Jacqueline and Travis. He is such an angel baby, and we love him so much! We also had our roof replaced in June due to the bad hail storms we had earlier in the year. Funny that the one night it decided to terrential downpour in June, was the same night our roof was partially replaced, and was only 1/2 completed. There was no tarp to cover it, and we had some unwanted water leaking in a few spots throughout the house. Scott's closet had a minor flood, and the cedar wood floors had to be replaced. Whew!
In July,
Cousin Luke got to spend a few nights with us while his mom and dad went out of town.
In August we were trying our best to avoid the heat with many trips to
indoor play spaces.
September brought a much needed
Mexico getaway for me and Scott. What a beautiful place, and a great time with my love.
In October, I got to take a
cooking class with my sister, and Scott took me to see
West Side Story. We also discovered that
Jackson hates Halloween Costumes. Or at least this year he did. :)
In November, we started weekly play dates with cousins
Parker & Preston. This was the best idea we've had in a long time. The boys are soo close now, and have a blast together. I am pretty sure that Aunt G's house is one of Jackson's favorite places in the world.
In December, we spent the month enjoying the Christmas season with family. And to top off the year, my childhood best friend, Mary, got engaged to a wonderful man named Todd! I am so mad at myself that I don't own any pictures of Mary & Todd together. So this one is stolen from Facebook, and will have to do for now. I am going to rectify this situation as soon as possible.
Congratulations, Mary & Todd! I am so excited to be a part of your special day!!
Here's to a happy, healthy, and blessed 2012!!