I've had a very up and down week.
Not just because we are approaching a new year, but because there are some things going on around me right now that have me feeling a bit emotional. It's hard to know how much one should really share on a public blog, but I know that many of these things are too much of my life to be put out into cyber space.
I'm one of those people that tends to hold things in and push them to the back of my mind when I am busy and have other things to focus. It's definitely a blessing and a curse. And this busy holiday season, as enjoyable as it has been, has also been a nice distraction from the things threatening to spill out.
In many ways, I am sad to see 2011 go. A lot of wonderful things happened this year.
We took our second trip to CO to see our dear friends.
We took a trip to Disneyland to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
We welcomed two beautiful nieces into our family.
(Top left: CO, Top right: Women of Faith conference, Bottom left: Disneyland, Bottom right: Josh's ugly Christmas sweater party)
We went to a few weddings, wedding showers, and baby showers... just a few.
We went to our first ever murder mystery dinner party...and it was a blast.
I started working again at a job that I love and am so very thankful for.
We went whale watching for the first time.
(Top left: a friend's wedding, Top right: a friend's baby shower, Bottom left: murder mystery party, Bottom right: my sister's birthday party)
We went to a couple of baseball games.
We celebrated many amazing people's birthdays.
We had a few friends get engaged.
(Top left: Disneyland, Top right: my birthday dinner, Bottom left: a friend's baby shower, Bottom right: Christmas with my hubby's family)
In other ways, I am so ready to welcome 2012. I know that in spite of everything around me, God still has a plan, and I know His plans are going to be great for 2012.
(Top left: Christmas, Top right: Niece #1, Bottom left: Niece #2, Bottom right: White elephant Christmas party)
Yet one thing I truly love about looking back on a year is that, no matter how hard it was, the good always seems to outweigh the bad. And that, my friends, is a wonderful blessing.
Be safe and enjoy celebrating 2012!
(Since GFC is disappearing in March for all non-Google users, you can either follow me through bloglovin' or fan me on Facebook to keep up to date with my posts)
2 comments:
i love this! what a year you've had. i love those pictures.
ok and i'm confused, what's the deal with google friend connect? isn't your blog a blogspot blog, and isn't that google? can i still follow you in google reader?
I think you will still have GFC on your blog, since blogspot is through google. It is all so confusing to me though. I know there are ways you could put the GFC option on wordpress blogs, and I don't think that will be suported anymore. I am unsure if you can be a non "blogger" blogger and still use GFC to follow folks though. Oh, technology!
I am hopping over from Just Lovely Things and it looks like you had a very good year, overall! Here is to hoping you will have a fabulous 2012 and that it brings you many blessings!
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