Happy New Year!
2018 – here we come!
I love this time of year.
I love the anticipation of Christmas – all the joy & excitement it brings! Then we’re immediately presented with the fresh blank slate with the beginning of a new year. Resolutions, a word of the year, plans, good intentions – it’s all so exciting to me. We woke up this morning to a fresh few inches of snow. Everything is so clean, and quiet, and perfect. Our backyard has no footprints, no snowmen, & no poop – it’s all just a blank slate. It’s gorgeous. And just waiting to be played in & enjoyed. That’s what this time of year feels like to me: a blank canvas.
As a bit of a re-cap, our Christmas was wonderful. Swift & speedy, but sensational. We spent several days with Derrick’s family & then were home for a fast & furious (white!!) Christmas Day here at our house. It was all over so fast.
Braelynn wasn’t as into it as I thought she’d be. She didn’t even open all of her gifts Christmas Day! Don’t most toddlers tear through gifts like crazy people? She was content to open a few things & simply wanted to play with what she opened. We didn’t press her and saved the few things she didn’t open for later. She’s less than a month away from her 3rd birthday, so fingers crossed that she gets into present-mode by then!
We’ve spent the last week in that “in-between-holidays” funk. Clinging to Christmas, looking forward to New Years, not sure what day it is, trying to take time off but also still be productive – it’s been kind of weird.
We’re so excited for 2018!
We have a lot of fun plans, big dreams, and fabulous projects in the works. Stay tuned to keep up with all of the good stuff! Next week starts all sorts of fun posts here on my blog – behind-the-scenes, Abby’s Saturday bloopers, my favorite wedding & engagement, portrait & personal images – and yes! My yearly giveaway is coming in just a few weeks!
So, we wish you all the best as we ring in the fresh new year of 2018 – may it be the best ever!
