Mmm. My coffee seems
especially refreshing this morning. I think it's because I was able to wake up
before my inquisitive and eager 2 year old with his regular "is it good-morning
time yet?" {there are some things you just don’t want to correct just yet}
and enjoy that moment between dawn and the day.
With that, here
begins the first post for 2013. Since I have been MIA for a bit, I feel it only
appropriate to begin with a recap as the last few months have been quite
eventful.
AUGUST
We renewed our vows for
our tenth anniversary. It was brilliant. We enjoyed the opportunity to look
back and see all that God has done to redeem our marriage and how it really
displays an otherworldly Goodness that one must seek after. It was a sweet
evening with friends and family. Only downside: we never got to take our
annual vacation last year since it's usually around our anniversary. We are
thinking about maybe making up for that in the next month or so.
Also my dear brother got
married to my darling new SIL :)
SEPTEMBER
This month filled up with weddings while J became increasingly inundated at the office. It was one of those
months that just went by so quickly, so much so, it seems we barely caught any of it.
Let's just say that I was thrilled when it was over. It is a hard thing to
dance between work and church and family and this and that and more ...
OCTOBER
J's work carried into this
month while we were also trying to prepare for Tj's first birthday! Which,
since it's Nov 1, we played it up as a halloween party for the kids! Thank God
for that because the Northeast didn't get to go candy picking on halloween this
year...
NOVEMBER
Sandy. What a beautiful
disaster. Well not really beautiful, except that we were able experience
something outside of our comfort zone and forge relationships beyond what they
may have been. That's what happens when you and three other families/friends
are forced to live as refugees at any available location that offered heat and
electricity. Try repositioning between houses for half a month. It
was crazie, but we were together. It was beautiful. Families losing
their homes and belongings - not so much. There are still communities struggling to get back on their feet on the southern shore of the island. Thank God where we were, it was only a loss of power
for a few weeks.
But it was my birthday
month too. I know, I a thirty-some year old woman, and yet still a bit of a Prima Donna when it comes
to my birthday. Alas, our plans to celebrate have been postponed to my birthday
in 2013. Ha! Ohwell. It’s just another opportunity for the good Lord to
acquiesce this wannabe Diva...
DECEMBER
Family. Friends. More
Family. We love it. The last two weeks have been filled with joy, conversation
and good times. It truly is fun, but it is also tremendously exhausting. By New Year’s Eve, I think J and I barely appeared to exist while we watched the ball drop from our humble living
room. However, it was still a relaxing night, and I truly appreciated the
opportunity for us to gather with good friends to welcome the new year.
JANUARY 1
From NYE into 1/1, we had
our very dear friends with us: Beth and her fiancé Eric. Since they live in
Maryland, we wisely spent the morning relaxing, catching up, and just lingering
over breakfast in sweet conversation. It was so nice. After
they left, J and I went on a wild rampage to take down all things Christmas.
Usually, I'm hesitant to tackle this often monumental, and sometimes depressing task,
but this year we were ready to start the new year fresh.
So here we are…starting all things new. I would like to write again. I
might change my look/wardrobe for 2013. J’s too. I will be running much
more this year. It would be nice
to redo a room in our home. I shall
be investing in people yet again. I may have a new site or look
or blog.
I like new things. So be prepared. Change is a-coming…
I like new things. So be prepared. Change is a-coming…
