I just realized I never wrote a recap for 2012, but that was definitely the year of preparation and nesting. We moved into a new home and just as we were getting settled got pregnant! 2011 was our year of stability and 2010 was the year of change.
2013 Purifoy Family Recap
# of weddings: 1 - Sara & Patrick's...but missed because of Jack
# of funerals: 0
# of showers: 6
Sara's Wedding Shower: March
Baby Showers for me and Jack: March - April (Houston, JL Girls, Corsicana, Richey Family)
Ashley & Baby G: April
# of Road Trips: 6
San Antonio - March
DFW Area - June (Jack's first)
Matagorda - July
San Antonio - October
Corsicana - November
DFW Area - December
Craziest month: May! We had a baby, celebrated my 30th birthday, First Mother's Day and our 4th wedding anniversary. Jason better be saving already for this May.
Song of the Year: Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips
Album of the Year: Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend
# of Conferences: 2 (1 for my day job and 1 for my passion)
# of Concerts: 1 at the Fort Bend County Fair...wow. Sad day!
Best Concert of the Year: NA
# of Books Read: ????
Best Book: I can't even remember the last book I read! Facebook feeds are about all I can get through these days. I read lots of baby books last spring.
Biggest Accomplishments: Becoming parents, surviving the sleep-deprived newborn phase without killing each other, and having such a happy, silly, beautiful, funny and curious little man.
I'm also proud of Jason and I for getting our finances in better order this year using Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. We also joined an amazing church family and had Jack baptized in August.
Other Notables:
- Completing the Nursery
- I turned 30
- Tucker turned 10
- Becoming a Contributor for Houston Moms Blog
- The births of Baby G and Brody, both in June
- Chopping off my hair
- Being able to breastfeed for so long
Looking forward to...
- Jack's first birthday (and sad for this too...it's goes too fast)
- Getting my pre-pregnancy body back
- Finally getting a date night with my husband
- Showers and births for Sarah and Erin
- Celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary in May
Happy New Year!!! I hope you have a wonderful time ringing in 2014. We will be doing so at home with some wine and a homemade meal...hopefully I can talk Jason into cooking!
XOXO,
The Purifoys