Some Things Have Happened (Part One)

Hi there!  So...it's January...of 2018...TWO. THOUSAND. EIGHTEEN.  I've been thinking about making a blog post pretty ever since my last blog post, in August of 2015.  But then, I had a baby.  You'd think that would be the perfect time to want to keep up the blog, but holy crap; that little girl took over my life.  Add that to my first few years of teaching and taking grad classes, and yeah, the blog sat on the back burner for awhile.  And ultimately, the blog was forgotten about.  Whoops.

But here I am, wishing I was better about documenting my life, Claire's life, our family adventures, my teaching experiences, etc., without putting it all over Facebook and Instagram.  So I'm going to give this another go.  And I'm going to TRY to keep it up, with a little more focus.

Here's the quick and dirty update (since my last update in August of 2015)-

2015

• Started my first year of teaching at Bettendorf High School.
• Thoroughly, honestly, enjoyed the last few months of my pregnancy (until the last two weeks).
• Had Claire Lindsey in November. She was 9 pounds 2 ounces, 21 inches long, with a head full of gorgeous hair!
• My grandma passed away in November. I miss her every single day.

2016

• This year revolved around Claire - what a whirlwind it was to watch her fly through all of the milestones and become the cutest, smartest, sweetest, and most perfect little girl in the world.
• Claire had her first flight as we took our first big family vacation to Las Vegas and San Diego.

• We celebrated Claire's first birthday with a dinosaur princess themed party and close family members.  The year went insanely fast, but was wonderful.