Good thought for today

“I’ve learned it’s OK to let yourself hurt.  You may feel that you’re falling apart and going crazy, but it’s OK.  You’ll come back together again.”

 

-Empty Cradle, Broken Heart

Fall 2013, in pictures!

Everyone knows I already have a terrible memory, so blogging about something that happened last week is often a challenge, let alone what's been going on for three months.  So, instead of typing out a novel, enjoy a nice picture post of what we've been up to:

Fall always begins when the Hokie mantle is up!

I re-learned to sew, and made some cute burp cloths for a baby shower gift

I did lots of hanging out on the hammock with this cute guy

We watched lots of Hokie football

Received adorable pictures like this one

Enjoyed a nice night on the patio of a good restaurant with lots of wine

Bought a car

Snapped a quick selfie at a red light.... in the new car

I hung out with Emmy... no really, that's a real Emmy (the Clouds Over Cuba campaign won it for The Martin Agency)

Then Emmy & I did some casual swinging

We visited Susan & Sarah in Arlington, did some TV binging, and I clearly married a nut

Helped Andrea make this adorable mobile for baby Graham

Lorri's baby shower was complete with this cute candy cart

Don't you eat spaghetti naked and by shoving it in your mouth?

haha such a sweet girl

We hung out with Abby disguised as the Hokie Bird

she always lights up our life!

 

Me and my momma... on the way to see the Hokies play!

love, love, love Virginia Tech

I miss walking across the drillfield... gorgeous day



Oh hey Burruss

Me and my love tailgating

with my parents... it was a chilly day!

Enter Sandman = the absolute best part of every game

Let's Go...

...Hokies!

Our view from the South End Zone suite

I sold tumblers and other cute things at two craft shows... I'm very proud of myself, but I am so over vinyl

We did some hashtagging

yep, my thoughts exactly.  Can't get enough of Christmas music

cute Hokie girl

oh you know, casually browsing the web

Talk about healthy... I went to the gym on Thanksgiving (watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade), and Daniel ran the Turkey Trot 10K.  So proud of us!

Abby and Papa playing with blocks post Thanksgiving feast

Daniel hanging out with two cuties... Reed & [jealous] Abby

We received the best surprises... this has got to be one of them!  Confused?  watch me

Sweet girl on Christmas

playing with her new wooden train set... picked out by Uncle Daniel

2014 - a new year full of bright beginnings

To say that December 2013 was crappy is an understatement to say the least.  We lost a baby that we wanted so badly.  But, throughout the heartbreaking news and days that followed, surgery, and physical recovery... we were filled with an outpouring of support.  We continue to be amazed at how much everyone loves us.  I have a very long list of thank-you notes to write, and for that we are so incredibly lucky.  We will never be able to repay everyone for their generosity. 

So we've had an awful lot of tough moments, and Christmas was a sad holiday for us.  We made the best of it.  Sometimes I think it's cruel to have something so heartbreaking happen at the "happiest time of year".  But, the silver lining is that right after Christmas is New Years, and the new year always brings with it a promise of a new beginning, and a new book to write.  I've been filled with an overwhelming sense that this year will bring lots of happy things - weddings, graduations, lots of laughing and good memories, and hopefully a baby with a round head :)

Oh, and this is how we spent the evening ringing in 2014...

Fireball shots out of Sharkey's shot glasses, Cards Against Humanity (hilarious!), moscato champagne, and celebrating a DECADE of midnight kisses with my best friend :)