Howdy Howdy Howdy, it's been a while! I actually started this blog right after the new year, so it was going to be a "year in review" entry. You know what? I think it still will be. It's over half done already and I've decided that 2016 is going to be a "year of yes," so i'll just go for it.
Looking back, I think my 2015 was pretty alright. Actually, no, I can say it was a good year. Nothing terrible happened, no big changes in my life and mostly good things were going on around me. The only weird/bad thing that first comes to mind is Andriy's sudden necessary gall bladder surgery, which meant a night's stay in the hospital and bills bills bills. But we survived that with just some tummy scars (him, not me.)
Other than that, I did mostly what i wanted to do without too much interruption, aside from, you know, having to work for a living.
Here are a few things I LOVED about 2015:
Travel is almost always at the top of my list. This year, I traveled to the East Coast twice. First was to visit Maine and Vermont with my husband, ending with a visit to our best friend Jdo in Ohio. Maine was AMAZING, especially where we were, which was Bar Harbour/Acadia National Park. It's SUCH a beautiful place. Here's a photo, just to brag/reminisce.
Yeah, it was so good. Go there.
Then we spent a week in Vermont, because it is our plan to move there in 2017. We have set a year. Now we just need to figure out how the HELL you move to a brand new place where you don't know anyone or have a job. So, we're going to figure that out. But we're going to do it. We love Vermont so much. We spent a week there, exploring different areas, scoping out the neighborhoods in Burlington, checking out job availability. I even spoke with someone at the New England Culinary Institute about their programs. I'm not saying that's what I'm going to do, but it kind of sounds like something I might really enjoy. We'll see.
After hiking/driving/eating our way around Vermont, we headed home, but not before stopping and visiting Jeremy Doughty in Bowling Green Ohio. I'm so glad we got to see where he's been spending his time recently, earning his doctorate (way to go, Dr. Doughty!)
I also took the opportunity to visit my sister, Jessica, in Maryland. Mom and Dad were going and asked if i wanted to join them. I thought about it for a half a second and then said YES of course! Jessi and her family moved there in December of 2014 and I hadn't seen much of them since then. So, we had a lovely visit with them, spending a lot of time with her and her sweet, beautiful daughters. We did a little hiking, a little exploring. I was so happy to see their nice place and that they live somewhere that's actually really pretty. Now I want to bring Andriy back so we can explore more.
More things I loved:
After hurting my back doing something boring and normal (didn't love that,) I started doing yoga very regularly again. Since I'm cheap and impatient, I decided to explore the options on YouTube. I found Yoga with Adriene. And it is great. Adriene is so laid back and kind of silly, not so super serious like some yoga instructors I've encountered that take themselves and their practice waayy too seriously. So, she fit right into my life. I've been practicing yoga from home since early last year. Check out her channel on YouTube if you're interested in adding some yoga to your life.
I tend to not talk about work much, but my business did relocate to a new, much better location. The move was a lot of work, and I had to miss a family reunion because of it, but it's done. And I had the opportunity to have the layout exactly as i want it/need it. To get the updates on what's happening there, like us on the Facebook page that I manage: https://www.facebook.com/ProductionXpress/
Andriy and I have taken a new fun step into nerddom. We started watching Doctor Who and we LOVE it. It's got the right mix of playfulness, dorkiness and Britishness. I find it very comforting to immerse myself in the world of Doctor Who. I find that as time goes on, we find ourselves watching more and more British TV...we're a couple of angliophiles over here. Thanks Netflix & Hulu!
Wrapping this one up for now. More soon...
Looking back, I think my 2015 was pretty alright. Actually, no, I can say it was a good year. Nothing terrible happened, no big changes in my life and mostly good things were going on around me. The only weird/bad thing that first comes to mind is Andriy's sudden necessary gall bladder surgery, which meant a night's stay in the hospital and bills bills bills. But we survived that with just some tummy scars (him, not me.)
Other than that, I did mostly what i wanted to do without too much interruption, aside from, you know, having to work for a living.
Here are a few things I LOVED about 2015:
Travel is almost always at the top of my list. This year, I traveled to the East Coast twice. First was to visit Maine and Vermont with my husband, ending with a visit to our best friend Jdo in Ohio. Maine was AMAZING, especially where we were, which was Bar Harbour/Acadia National Park. It's SUCH a beautiful place. Here's a photo, just to brag/reminisce.
Then we spent a week in Vermont, because it is our plan to move there in 2017. We have set a year. Now we just need to figure out how the HELL you move to a brand new place where you don't know anyone or have a job. So, we're going to figure that out. But we're going to do it. We love Vermont so much. We spent a week there, exploring different areas, scoping out the neighborhoods in Burlington, checking out job availability. I even spoke with someone at the New England Culinary Institute about their programs. I'm not saying that's what I'm going to do, but it kind of sounds like something I might really enjoy. We'll see.
After hiking/driving/eating our way around Vermont, we headed home, but not before stopping and visiting Jeremy Doughty in Bowling Green Ohio. I'm so glad we got to see where he's been spending his time recently, earning his doctorate (way to go, Dr. Doughty!)
I also took the opportunity to visit my sister, Jessica, in Maryland. Mom and Dad were going and asked if i wanted to join them. I thought about it for a half a second and then said YES of course! Jessi and her family moved there in December of 2014 and I hadn't seen much of them since then. So, we had a lovely visit with them, spending a lot of time with her and her sweet, beautiful daughters. We did a little hiking, a little exploring. I was so happy to see their nice place and that they live somewhere that's actually really pretty. Now I want to bring Andriy back so we can explore more.
More things I loved:
After hurting my back doing something boring and normal (didn't love that,) I started doing yoga very regularly again. Since I'm cheap and impatient, I decided to explore the options on YouTube. I found Yoga with Adriene. And it is great. Adriene is so laid back and kind of silly, not so super serious like some yoga instructors I've encountered that take themselves and their practice waayy too seriously. So, she fit right into my life. I've been practicing yoga from home since early last year. Check out her channel on YouTube if you're interested in adding some yoga to your life.
I tend to not talk about work much, but my business did relocate to a new, much better location. The move was a lot of work, and I had to miss a family reunion because of it, but it's done. And I had the opportunity to have the layout exactly as i want it/need it. To get the updates on what's happening there, like us on the Facebook page that I manage: https://www.facebook.com/ProductionXpress/
Andriy and I have taken a new fun step into nerddom. We started watching Doctor Who and we LOVE it. It's got the right mix of playfulness, dorkiness and Britishness. I find it very comforting to immerse myself in the world of Doctor Who. I find that as time goes on, we find ourselves watching more and more British TV...we're a couple of angliophiles over here. Thanks Netflix & Hulu!
Wrapping this one up for now. More soon...
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