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.