2018 Review

Books I read... 

I think I read more this year than I ever have!  I am always either reading on my kindle/phone or have an audio book going. (And sometimes both!) I have it on my Bucket List to read 52 books in a year.. after reading 26 this year, that seems crazy hard! Maybe when I don't have kids in the house.. I read some of the BEST books this year and I starred my favorites. Seriously though they were ALL good (With the exception of The Nightingale.. I hated that book. Even though everrryyyone else in my book club loved it). 

1. Crazy Rich Asians**
2. China Rich Girlfriend**
3. Rich People Problems**
4. When Life Gives You Lululemons
5. All We Ever Wanted
6. Girl Wash Your Face
7. The Wife Between Us**
8. High Tide Club
9. Little Fires Everywhere
10. Single State of Mind
11. Of Mess and Moxie
12. If You Only Knew
13. My One and Only
14. The Nighingale
15. My Oxford Year**
16. Swear on This Life** (I think this was THE best one.) 
17. The Hate U Give**
18. All Your Perfects
19. Match Making for Beginners
20. Big Sexy Love
21. The Nest
22. Educated: A Memoir
23. Whiskey in a Teacup
24. Primates of Park Avenue
25. On Second Thought
26. The Woman in the Window**

Updates to the Bucket List...

• Surf in Hawaii.. well I kinda did, more like paddle boarding, but I'm going to take it
• Go to a luau in Hawaii.. same trip! And best trip with some of my favorites! 
• Create a space only for me. My office! Which I need to blog about.. 
• Go to a BCS National Championship Game. I never blogged about it. I should.. I am not lying when I say after my wedding day and the day I gave birth to Maddie Jane, it seriously was the best day of my life. AND WE DIDN'T EVEN WIN. I can't imagine winning. Okay, okay.. I'm going to write a blog about it.
• Go to the European Christmas Markets.. another thing, another blog I need to do. See a theme here? 

Most Read Blog Posts

1. 29: Infertility & Loss
2. Bev's Bach
3. AJ's Doctoral Hooding
4. New Kitchen in the NC House
5. Hawaii part 1, 2, and 3

Top 9 on Instagram

1. AJ's Doctoral Hooding
2. My 29th birthday: I had a D&C for the baby we lost
3. Maddie Jane's first day of school in North Carolina post
4. Maddie Jane on Halloween
5. Just a random picture of my girl in the park! 
6. Our 5th anniversary in Chicago 
7. Maddie Jane's 3rd birthday post
8. Tailgating for a Georgia Tech game
9. A family pic from Hawaii 

2018 was ... a lot. We struggled..We were blindsided by secondary infertility then lost a child. We were stressed.. We bought two houses in less than twelve months, moved to a new state, and took on a major renovation. We traveled!! To Chicago, LA, Hawaii, and Europe. We were blessed.. with so much more time with friends and family being back on the east coast. We were lucky.. even with the bad, there was SO much good. I am thankful for 2018 and the things it taught me, the changes we made, and the amazing memories made.. So excited to see what 2019 has in store!