I was shocked to see how long it's been since I last blogged! Over a year, almost TWO! I guess I've just been busy doing nothing, and everything! Busy being a mama, a wife, sister and daughter, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, shopping (😁), enjoying and living MY life. And here we are at the closing of another year and I'm getting sentimental, as usual, about all the things we've done and all the things to come. We had a fabulous holiday season. Audra gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, we hosted our third handmade market, witnessed first hand the success of our baby sister, Clara and her calligraphy business, our sister, Amanda visited from Florida with her family to celebrate Thanksgiving with us all and we just got the house back in order after a very generous visit from Santa...not to mention gifts from aunts, uncles and grandparents!
I've been seeing quite a few posts on Facebook and hearing from people that they are welcoming 2015 because they are SO over 2014, as if it were last years failed fashion statement. I'm welcoming 2015 too, but I'm sad to see 2014 end. Sure 2014 had it's issues, but doesn't every year? Life has it's issues but you just roll with it. I don't look back and dwell on the bad times that were this year. Even if it seemed there were a lot. I focus on the 'good old times' and I'm sad when every year ends...I've mentioned, I have a love hate relationship with time. Now especially since I have my baby, who will be three in March! 3!!! I can't believe how fast time flies. This year he was so into Santa visiting and was obsessed with reindeer. I know next year he'll be excited and hopefully many many years after, but every year after this will be a little different, and different after the next and so on. I just want him to stay a little boy forever.
For us, 2014 had it's share of turbulence, sure, but we got through it and that's all that matters. This year was so new and exciting for Liam. He's so active, so curious and tries to be so independent, yet he's very much my baby. He loves his Mama....like a good Italian boy ;) he adores his Daddy, loves helping him and loves wearing his shoes and hats; when he walks through the doors he exclaims, "Dadas home!" and my heart melts. See, I know there had to be some days in there where I was pulling my hair out just waiting for him to walk through the door to help me or to eat dinner but I look back and my memory is Liam's sweet voice and the happy feeling in our home...because at the core that's what was there.
Next year holds so much opportunity for our family. Alex will be graduating in May, so there is that, possibly (hopefully) a carreer change, a move, maybe our family will grow...maybe. I hope for continued success for Little Brown Bag, for my sisters' and I's small businesses, I hope to blog A LOT more...It's all unknown for now, but next year on December 31st we'll have the answers to those questions. But the thing I want most for our family next year is to be just as blessed as we were this year, with health and happiness, to be surrounded by family at any moments notice and to give love and be loved by so many.
I've never looked up the definition of 'Auld Lang Syne', tonight I did. It means - the good old times. Remember, all hours in the day that go by, that you can't wait to be over, or that you rush through,
will all be the good old times, soon enough. Cherish each one in the coming year. Next December
31st, you'll look back and have a toast to Auld Lang Syne. Happy New Year!
