I looked back on when I did this same post last year...and it was one day earlier last year! I think it has something to do with Christmas getting closer and with me realizing that the year is almost over.
I've been writing a post the last few years about what my hopes and dreams for the new year are. I will share mine for 2017 in a few weeks, but I wanted to go over the ones I had for 2016 to see how things measured up this year.
My first one was to figure out where I should be serving at church. After praying about it a lot, I was approached to be a part of women's ministry at my church. It's been such a huge blessing so far and I'm excited to continue diving into my role this next year.
My second one was to figure out a way to encourage women more. And that has been two-fold this year. Obviously, my new position in women's ministry is a huge part of that. The other has been selling LuLaRoe. I love being able to help women find clothing that makes them feel beautiful and confident, and I love encouraging them to step out and try new things.
I'm still working on balance and letting go of fears. Having two jobs has definitely been something I've had to learn (and am still learning) how to balance. I'm definitely having to learn how to carve out time for the things that I need to do, as well as things that I want to do.
And now a little recap of 2016 (so far):
We started off 2016 with a little New Year's Eve gathering at our house with a few friends.
I went out dancing with some friends to celebrate three January birthdays, and my friend S.W. and I had a combined Harry Potter birthday party!
We went to Disney on Ice with our niece, and I attended a baby shower for a dear friend.
We went to Disneyland again for our anniversary!
We went to a MuteMath concert, and I saw Wicked with two friends!
We did an escape room, and celebrated Easter with family.
We went on a weekend trip with some friends
We celebrated my sister's birthday, and did a wine stroll with a couple of friends
Josh and I had a spontaneous date day that involved wine tasting, a fun lunch, and a trip to a candy factory
We went dancing (and found out a friend was pregnant), and attended a gender reveal party for another set of friends
We attended a little girl's kindergarten graduation, and went blueberry picking
We went to a couple of graduation parties, and attended our niece's ballet recital
Our friends from CO were in town!
We went to a 4th of July party with some friends, and celebrated our nephew's birthday
We had a fun day out with some friends, and Josh took me on a special surprise date
I went wine tasting to celebrate a friend's birthday, and we attended a gender reveal party for some friends
We went indoor go-carting with some friends, and I went on a planning weekend with the women's ministry team
I went to karaoke for a friend's birthday, and we went to a Labor Day BBQ with some friends
We went on a cruise with some friends!
We celebrated our niece's birthday
We went on a fun trip to Disneyland and Universal Studios
We went on a train ride with my family, and we attended a co-ed baby shower for some friends
We went to a corn maze with some friends, and went to our friend's annual Halloween party
We went to a friend's birthday party, and had our 3rd annual Friendsgiving
We went to CO to see our friends
We took our niece to see Moana, and we went to our friends' baby dedication
I did a craft night with some of the females in Josh's family, and we had a little Christmas get together at our house
We have some other fun planned for this month! I'm excited for what the rest of 2016 holds.
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