So long 2008!

2008 is over! Wow. I am *almost* speechless (ahem... we know that's a lie. i am never speechless) when I think about how much has changed since the beginning of this year. All in all, it has been a good year though.

2008 Highlights

• January - Sean and I got married.
• March - C was born.
• April - Harrison was born. H turned 8.
• May - I turned 30.
  
• June - Visited Codi, H visited her dad (her first out of state visit). I bought a sewing machine.
• July - Started this blog.
• August - Went back to school.
  
• September - We bought a house.
• October - Visited NY to introduce C to Sean's family. I got new crochet hooks and some knitting needles.
• November - Hosted Thanksgiving at our house for the first time.
• December - Got an A in the class I took. Hosted Hanukkah and Christmas at our house too. Made my first baby sweater for C.
  

I guess it might seem funny that I put the sewing machine and the crochet/knitting stuff on there but for me it's symbolic of a much more creative frame of mind. I also feel like it's important to note that since the fall I began to re-frame my life through the philosophy of gratitude and I began the preliminary works of a new project (inspired by Gretchen Rubin) to focus on happiness in my life. I'm excited about the new year, I have some very specific plans to expand my studies of gratitude and my personal happiness project. It will be interesting to look back at the end of 2009 and see where the journey has taken me.

Happy new year!