January: I went to Luther Seminary's campus for the first time as a student and met my classmates in person. I can hardly believe I've only known them a year because they're awesome. Also, after spending 2 weeks of my life in a Minnesota winter, I have a MUCH greater tolerance for "cold" here in Texas.
February: A big month! Can you believe it snowed in Austin, TX!?! AND it stuck to the ground long enough for everyone in the neighborhood to find their laundry baskets and go "sledding" down the drainage ditch.
Oh, and we learned we were going to have a baby!
March: I went to the Gulf Coast for spring break with our youth group then to the West Coast (L.A.) for the first time to visit an old friend and meet her new bebe. Also, I learned to quilt (thanks to some very patient old ladies at the church) and got to give my first completed piece to his royal sweetness.
April: I got to spend another weekend telling youth and young adults that God loves them just the way they are at the Spiritual Pride Project
May: The whole family went up to New York to see my lil bro graduate from college. Now he's living in the city and working on broadway (can you tell I like to brag on him?).
June: My fellow Texan seminary student, Jen, and I made the road trip from TX to MN for two more weeks of school. We found some amazing small town Iowa antique shops and what would any road trip be without some tunes?
I also attending a week long workshop led by the super-talented Mandy of Amand Faucett Photography and finally learned how to use all those manual functions on the camera. I also had to face the fact that I would now NEED a fancy DSLR.
and...my belly started to grow...
July: Went with the High School youth at church to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. A great road trip with great people and a great experience.
August: The hubster and I escaped the hustle and bustle of our lives to enjoy some quiet moments (the last ones for...a....while...) in the Rocky Mountains.
September: It was Labor Day weekend and I had just left the family farm, forgot something OF COURSE, and so turned around to meet my parents at my aunt's house in Bastrop when one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in history started. The next week would have us on pins and needles as the fires raged terrifyingly close to the places and people we love, but we were lucky. With the exception of the first family homestead, everyone and everything of we were immediately connected to was kept safe.
We also ran an antiques booth at the famed Warrenton Antique show with my aunt. WHAT!?! Here's hoping we get to do it again in April!
October: My belly grew much rounder.
and....we welcomed Marley Rose Dellagiacoma into the world.
we made our best attempt at a Halloween outfit at 4 days old
November: Our lives were filled with baby, family, friends, and Thanksgiving (including our own shotgun pumpkin chunkin). Unfortunately, our hands were full and we didn't take a lot of pictures so you'll just have to imagine how awesome it was.
December: I started a new job and moved from youth worker to office pro. Marley gets a cousin from my cousin! First Christmases all around!
I haven't sat down to make any resolutions or goals for this year. I'll probably just try to reduce, reuse, and recycle last year's. I've already missed the goal of posting this post on Foto Friday. Here's the family on Foto Friday - enjoy the mild Texas winter on Town Lake.
And, as we all know...Foto Fridays are followed by Shotgun Saturdays
Happy New Year everyone, I hope it's a blessed one with joy overflowing!
Oh my gosh, that pic of you in the chair holding your belly is GORGEOUS! love!
ReplyDeleteI love this recap. What a year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy, I learned from the best!
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