Year in Review: 2019
In 2019 my word of the year was Thrive. I wanted to focus on not just surviving or existing, but thriving. Doing things I love, trying new things, and stepping out of my comfort zone. This is the last year of this decade, and I wanted to try and get to a good place to make big changes in the coming one, more about that at a later date.
Let’s take a look at 2019.
January
I turned 33
I met baby Emory
I had my annual deep fried Mars Bar at the Scottish Highland Games
We saw HAMILTON
February
The Metro Diner near our house opened
I met Tinkerbell at Magic Kindgom
March
Celebrated Molly and Heidi’s birthdays with GIANT balloons
Made my first pour painting
Tried a McFlurry with hot fudge for the first time. SO GOOD.
Celebrated baby Anna
April
Made some cute iron on baby onesies for some new babes
Made a curtain for my office door window with Rifle Paper Co. fabric
Went to an Easter egg decorating class at Rifle Paper Co. with my mom
Had an Epic Foxtail Coffee day - siphon coffee, season lattes, and coffee cupping
Baby ducks were hatched in our neighbor’s yard
Tried the coffee at New General in Winter Park
May
Picked blueberries and sunflowers
Tried a Blizzard flight - SO GOOD
Made another super cute onesie
Went to a David Sedaris reading and met him! So much FUN!
We celebrated TEN years of marriage
We went to London and Paris - so everything about that was magical
June
Had a record number a birds visit our yard in one day
Went to a glow in the dark paint night
July
Finally tried a milkshake from Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream
Played with sparklers and watched the Orlando fireworks with the family
Bought like 100 cacti and succulents and orchids with Kiimber
Had an extended family weekend getaway in GA to spread my aunt’s ashes and hang out together
August
Stayed at Disney World for a weekend
Went to a character breakfast at Hollywood Studios
Prepped for a hurricane that thankfully turned and left us alone
September
Went on our annual fall friends cruise
Took Molly on a special outing to paint pottery, complete with her favorite snacks and treats
Went on a family cruise with my parents, my middle brother and sister in law and their kids
Went to Coco Cay for the first time - it was awesome
Saw a very brave friend speak about mental illness at This is my Brave Orlando
Saw Dane Cook live for the first time in forever
October
My parents moved to North Carolina
Christopher turned 35
We tried Maple Street Biscuit Company for the first time - YUM!
We started getting Home Chef meal kits delivered
We went to Animal Kingdom with Molly for the first time
We took Molly to a fall festival
I started painting rocks
We took Molly and Heidi on a play date to a park to hide the rocks I painted
Started a weekly family dinner with my brothers (and parents when they are in town)
We had a record number of Trick or Treaters this year - 61
November
Introduced Molly and Heidi to Snapchat filters and laughed my ass off
Got my first pair of Rothy’s loafers and first pair of wool blend points
Made some fun iron on Christmas crafts
Bought almost every seasonal item at Trader Joe’s
Celebrated Thanksgiving
Stayed at Disney for a weekend
December
Saw The Play That Goes Wrong
Visited my parents in North Carolina for their town Christmas festival
Hosted my 8th annual gingerbread house building party
Had Molly over for a craft day - we used a lot of glitter
Saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in concert
Every month I keep a list of things I am grateful for each day, you can check out all the things I have been grateful for this year here: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
