all is calm

I cut the phrase "all is calm" out of pretty white glittery paper as part of our christmas decorations this year. I've packed everything away except for this & I've been thinking I might leave it up awhile longer. sometimes I just need a little reminder to stop, take a deep breath & tell myself that god is in control. hope you all have a restful weekend! 

2012

well, I'm not gonna lie. 2012 was a sucky year. nevertheless, I wanted to continue my tradition of wrapping up the year with some of the positive highlights. 

-I celebrated my 30th birthday. I am officially old
-we took a family day trip to check out peaches to the beaches
-there were lots of bike rides (thanks to my new bicycle basket) 
-some really great bands came to play in our city (beach house, wilco, jim gaffigan &mark kozelek)
-we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! 
-a mini vacation to the florida keys
-blueberry picking is now officially an annual tradition
-my mom & I had a fun road trip to see my sister
-fall happened in nyc & I got to see it
-hola costa rica! 
-fun times with friends exploring renningers antiques & finding treasures
-we shook things up & went to atlanta for thanksgiving
-I (almost) successfully completed a year of cookies (not sure what happened to june)

I sincerely thank each of you for taking the time to stop by here & read & comment. wishing you all a happy & healthy 2013! 

I couldn't sum it up better:

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