2012

I take a lot of photos. It's nice to be able to look back and remember all good times that I've had with friends and family. This year, there is a chunk of photos that have been saved to a disc and stored away, because they actually represent a painful part of my life now, but I can't bring myself to get rid of them...because some day it won't all be so painful.

From January 1st 2012 until today, so much has changed. And this past Thanksgiving had me thinking about all those changes and how thankful I am for the people I have in my life today. I wouldn't have made it through the past year without these people, and I hope they know everyday how thankful I am for them.

Since I tend to mark the passing of time with my camera, I decided to do a (really out of order!) photo timeline for the year. 

From January to April... the timeline is a little thin...

The kitten photo is Emily. She was my cat for the better part of two years, but unfortunately I didn't get to keep her when I moved. 

Two of the photos are from my mother's wedding in February. I was the wedding planner, Maid of Honor, and the photographer...so I was a busy girl (oh, and the whole thing was planned in two months!)

The last photo is from my birthday. Cam and I went down to Gainesville...the first of many trips I would be making to the middle part of the state this year :)

In May of 2012, my whole world flipped upside down, and I ended up moving in with some friends  temporarily.These are the people that make every day interesting, and I'm forever thankful to call them friends!

It was also in May that I met P....

and he was my reason for many, many trips to Gainesville and back. 

Even though we have since ended the relationship, he is still one of my best friends. He's been home for the holidays and it's been nice to spend time with him, his brother, J and all our friends. Family isn't just about blood...

In July, my great nephew Maclin was born...

In the past 6 months he has grown so much!

The last part of the year was a blur of road trips, zombies and holidays. 

I hope everyone has a fantastic new year, and that 2013 is all you hope it will be!

Happy New Year!

Happy Boxing Day!

That title has really nothing to do with today's post, but it is Boxing Day! I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas, full of family and friends. I, as usual, was insanely busy, and 4 days off from work just flew by, but it was still an amazing holiday. 

In our group of friends, we have a lot of December and April birthdays (we somehow managed to just have most everyone grouped into those few months), so while celebrating the holidays there were a lot of birthday celebrations going on as well. We went out to dinner for J's birthday first....

and then spent Saturday at the Georgia Aquarium at her request as well. 12 total car hours and 200 photos later.... 

Traffic was a little crazy since we were going on a holiday weekend, but none the less, it was fun. 

My favorite of all the photos.... P checking out the fish :) 

A had the next birthday... on Christmas, so we all went out Christmas Eve to celebrate. Here is A with his Adventure Time Cake..... (with the terrible lighting!)

 

and photo-bombed by his brother! 

And his gift.... 

Christmas day was the most uneventful. Lunch and gifts with my family, and then I finally got a day to relax! No cleaning, shopping, baking, running around in a frenzy; just my PJ's and Criminal Minds (I know, it's not Christmas-y, but I had a whole day of Christmas movies while watching this little munchkin.)

Sorry for the low quality iPad photo...she took this photo herself :)

How was your Christmas? I still have another one coming up, as my grandparents are coming to visit from Iowa. And there is still one lone present under my tree... and Mickey of course :) 

 Happy Holidays!