New Year

A new year can bring with it so many strings—resolutions, goals, reflections, the acknowledgement of change—but for me, welcoming 2012 was a time to return to the simpler life. Instead of carefully photographing our special moments, quickly writing blog posts to enhance our memories, or perusing Facebook to share with others, I did none of those things.

Why? I don’t know. But it felt good.

You know what else felt good? Spending the day in my pajamas. Playing board games with my family. Reading a thick stack of books (the old fashioned kind, not on my Kindle). Messing up the playroom and letting it sit that way for days. Making fruit salad with my son. Writing stories with my daughter. Staying up late to watch movies with my husband.

So that’s how I’ve begun my year, and that’s why the blog has been at a standstill for so long. Not that I don’t love it (or miss it!), but I just needed a break. Also, with my colitis flaring up over the holidays, I wanted time to settle myself and focus on the basics. That helped, too.

But the holidays? Awesomesauce. Seriously, the best we’ve had. It was so magical, it reminded me of my own childhood Christmases. Full of joy and fun and innocence. In fact, Ava and Hudson were so appreciative of their happiness this year that they made an adorable thank-you card for everyone who blessed them. (Ok, I helped, but they actually put a lot of thought into it themselves, I swear!)

Thus, it is with hope and love and blessedness that I welcome 2012, and look forward to another year of life, and of blogging, of course!

Stay tuned….more memories to come.