Here's to 2014

I know this is such a late post but it's been sitting half written for about a month now and I decided I needed to finish it.. 

I suppose it is that time of year that I should reflect on the happenings of 2013.

So much has happened this year. So much change, some of it has been so good and some of it has brought tears. It's been a happy year and a hard year and I have grown so much from it all. As a mother, as a wife and as a person. But perhaps that's just the story as we grow older.

This year we traveled, we loved, we fought, we grew. I am so excited for 2014 and all the joy and even sadness it might bring. (Wait a second, did she just say she's excited for sadness?!) I know, you must think I am crazy. But I really do feel like the sad times we have make our happy times so much happier and makes us appreciate them so much more. So, here's to a New Year. Here's to finishing things I start. Here's to remembering Charlie is a baby, and its okay for her to make messes. Here's to going on more dates with my husband. Here's to being patient with him. Here's to staying positive. Here's to embracing even the moments that I want to fast forward- because I am learning that every moment should be celebrated since life just goes by too quickly. Here's to trying something new. Here's to letting Charlie stir the flour even though I know half of it will end up on the counter. Here's to dancing like nobody's watching. Here's to new projects. Here's to being grateful for what we have. Here's to skipping the dishes and snuggling with my girl- who is getting big wayyy to fast! 

 (She was so excited to have her toenails painted and sat ever so patiently while they dried-- see what I mean about her growing up too quickly?!)

Happy 2014!