In February, I traveled to Louisiana to see my TWO nieces. We ooh'ed and ahh'ed over the girls and then helped my SIL pack for her move to the West Coast. E was just 8 weeks old when I met her and let me tell you...it was love at first sight.
March and April were spent at our construction site, i.e., future home. This year was extremely stressful (but so satisfying). I don't think anyone else's construction stories could have prepared us for the experience, but that's another post (or blog!).
We traveled to Spain with our good friends in May & June. It was an amaaaazing trip. We started out with a brief stint in Madrid and then traveled on to Seville and Barcelona, and finally capped off our trip with a stay in Mallorca.
In July, we were without a home. The lease on our apartment ran out and our home was not yet finished. We moved in with A's Grandma & Grandpa and took a trip to California. A was BEYOND thrilled to play a round at Pebble Beach while I drank my share of wine and shopped with my sista and, of course, spent some QT with my favorite nieces. It was an awesome trip and we can't wait to go back this year!
FINALLY, our home was ready when we returned from CA. It was an easy move since we had moved all of our boxes to G&G's garage the month before. We've spent the last few months furnishing the place and came up with a never-ending list of to-do's and to-buy's.
We each took a weekend trip to Chicago this fall. I was able to visit my bestie (newly transplanted from the west coast - yay!) and A went to compete in the Urbanathlon.
December brought our family in for the holidays, but the main event was E's 1st birthday bash. Check out the inspiration board here!
Overall, an awesome year and I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store. New Year's Resolutions to come!
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