Monday, January 2, 2017

Wrapping Up 2016

Mario and Yoshi at Halloween

You have to love it when you THINK you have all of your 2016 photos printed up for the yearly album (J's annual Christmas present) and then on January 2, discover that you have forgotten to check the SD cards from the various cameras and the phones. I have found some cute photos, though!

This year has been such a whirlwind, such combinations of bittersweet. I spent so much of 2016 worrying - about taking care of people, closing down people's lives, if I was/am making the right choices, how things will turn out - and grieving. I just saw that last year's New Year resolution was to be Aware, Attentive, and Present. Didn't work out so well. Which has been a shame, because some AMAZING things happened this year. This year, 2017,  I'm trying to take each day as it comes (an ongoing struggle for me). That's it. And to actually enjoy the happy moments. Because REALLY, look at this:

With Nana and Papa at Disneyland

Christmas Morning - "Look Mom! Santa left me an elf suit!"

With Dama making a gingerbread house

New Year's Day on the Bay


What's not to enjoy? There's so much great here, I just have to open my eyes.

REEEEEEAAAALLLY WIIIIIIIIDE!