I may be part of the unpopular opinion, but I really don't like the new year. The new year involves a lot of reflection for all. And for me, I don't get down because of the unreached goals, the broken would have's or useless should have's. I don't like the new year because I reflect on all the great things that happened in the year, and why would I want to leave that? I think back to the past year and I feel like nothing could ever be better than it is right now.
A year ago, I had just gotten engaged to my best friend and was looking at 2014 with bright eyes. It was sure to be the best year ever, and I wanted to savor every minute of it.
But I blinked and all of a sudden I was experiencing the best day of my life. It was my wedding day and all my family and friends were around and I was married to my best friend and ready to face any and all challenges that came our way! We celebrated in California and then went on the best honeymoon ever! I wanted to freeze time and relive those 10 days over and over again.
Family + Friends at the temple
Our faces after we finished parasailing on Catalina Island.
Matching t-shirts and happy faces at Disneyland!
But the days and months marched on and all of a sudden the summer was over, and I was on a plane heading back to Hawaii for what was surely to be the most exciting, hard, crazy adventure yet! I didn't want to let the summer (or my family and Utah life) go!
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| "our" new puppy! |
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| Puppy naps with Ellie! |
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24th of July Fireworks
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But I blinked again, and it was Christmas. It was a year of firsts! Our first apartment, our first few tough situations (who knew marriage was hard?! ;) ), our first Thanksgiving, our first birthday celebrations together, our first Thanksgiving, and now Christmas. Only another week and it would be the new year!
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| Smiles at Carissa's wedding |
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| The birthday boy! |
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| Our Thanksgiving decoration |
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| temple trip! |
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| Our first Christmas tree |
And that week passed. So here I am thinking about 2014. I laughed, I cried (probably more than I should have), I was sad and scared, I was angry and frustrated, and I was happy and excited. I wonder how anything could be as good as 2014, but then again, I've said that ever year.
So, I'm facing 2015 with a solid amount of hope (and a bit of fear of the unknown) that it will be as good as the years past! Here's to you 2015! Let's see what you bring. :)
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| We survived 2014! |
