Thursday, 29 December 2011

• My Wish

  

  

  Photo by: Amy & Stuart via Snippet and Ink on Lover.ly

   

  What a year, friends. What a crazy beautiful year. 

  It's pretty socially acceptable, in the blog world, to blog about your challenges. Readers and friends rally around you, sympathize, tell you that there's going to be a light at the end of the tunnel, and so on. We get sort of a satisfaction out of realizing that not only are our lives hard, but others out there are experiencing challenges, too. Relationship, career, family. Illness, failures, triumph over adversity.

  This year has been a wonderful one for me, as a whole. And so, I didn't feel like I ever had much to write about. Because sometimes I read about people, with their wonderfully content lives, and I think, "well, I don't give a shit about your perfect effing life."

  But here I am. At the end of a wonderful 2011, reflecting on the amazing year that it was.

  I was in spin class last Saturday and at the end we stretched to the sky and our instructor asked us to make a wish as we reached up. Since this is a "reflection" post, let's reflect upon the fact that if December 2010 me was reading this post, she would laugh at the idea that December 2011 me goes to the gym, let alone on a SATURDAY. Anyyyyway, I wished for the first thing that came to mind:

  I wished for snow in Minnesota this Christmas.*

  And so, sums up a wonderful year. Because with everything anyone could possibly want, I wished for snow, something so ridiculously frivolous and small. Because I have everything I need: a beautiful family, my health, happiness, and love in my heart. 2011 was a highly satisfying year, and if I could hope for anything in 2012, it's that it's as wonderful as 2011.

  My family is healthy.

  

  Thanksgiving 2011

  I traveled the country.

  

  New Orleans

  I turned 30, and 9 of my nearest and dearest joined me on an adventure in paradise.

  

  Tulum 2011

  I lost 20 pounds.

  

  me via Elizabeth Messina, August 2011

  I was presented with amazing new career opportunities, and continue to love working in the world wide web of weddings.

  

  Jackie of Merci New York, me, Amanda of Ruffled Blog, Christy of Junebug Weddings, and Vane of Brooklyn Bride at the Claire Pettibone Runway Show

  2011 marked my 10th Christmas with my amazing husband, the man who has supported me and enabled my dreams for my entire adult life.

  

  “Smile Everyone” Christmas Card via Minted

  And so concludes a healthy and happy year. Cheers to 2012, and continued happiness to you and yours in the new year! xx

  *no such luck. Well, you can't have everything, can you? :)

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