2013

I love starting a new year.  Starting fresh and making goals/resolutions is always fun.  This year my big goal is to be more "in the moment", which means to enjoy things while they are happening.  Too often I'm distracted thinking about all the things I need to do or trying to multi-task and get lots of things done at once.  I want to slow down and take the time to focus on one thing at a time.  The girls are growing up way too fast and I want to soak up all the little moments while I can- reading books before bed with one of them on each knee, talking about their day at preschool, playing dress up, and all of the little things that I don't want to forget.  Other goals for this year are to have more date nights with Steve and to organize one room in the house every month.  We've already gone out to a movie in January, so we're off to a good start! 

January is also a good time to reflect on what has happened in the last year.  Looking back I was shocked by how many things we did in 2012.  Steve changed jobs from Black&Veatch to Cogent.  He really likes the new atmosphere of a smaller company and more varied work.  Steve also ran the Boston Marathon and did the MR 340, a boat race on the Missouri River that took 4 days.  We went on a couples vacation to Maine and then a family vacation to Colorado, which was the girls' first time on a plane.  This year Olive started walking and talking.  Hannah got potty trained and started writing.  Both girls went from in-home daycare to preschool.  And of course the girls and I had lots of adventures this summer doing fun things all over KC.

The best thing about a new year is looking forward to what will come next.  I already know a few things that I'm excited about in 2013.  One of my best friends from high school is moving back to Kansas City in February and having a baby in April.  Two of my other good friends in KC are also pregnant with babies due in the summer.  And my brother just got engaged to his girlfriend over with winter break!  He proposed in front of the Nelson Art Gallery at night.  It sounded beautiful.  I can't wait to add another member to our family and dance at their wedding!