January 2014
{1. Wisdom teeth out, 2. Lots of snow}
February 2014
{1. Book club love, 2. Lemon lavender cupcakes for Shawnda’s surprise birthday party, a pajama party girls night}
March 2014
{1. Book club meeting Eowyn Ivy – author of “The Snow Child” 2. Ted places in the Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew contest, 3. Recording communal songs and stories for Geva’s world premiere of “Informed Consent”}
April 2014
{1. Giving away free books for World Book Night, 2. Easter, 3. First drive-in movie and baseball game of the season, 4. Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Carnival of Curiosity with Ted and Shawnda}
May 2014
{1. Big scary decisions were pondered and pondered and pondered and finally made, 2. Highland Park in bloom, 3. Hidden Valley animal wildlife safari, 4. No picture, but we finally got all our legal and estate planning documents like wills, health care proxies, and powers of attorney drawn up – a true adult victory a long time in the making}
June 2014
{1 & 2. Family reunion in Cleveland for Marcus’ high school graduation, 3. Strawberry picking, 4-12. Texas for my 10-year high school reunion and to catch up with Emily, Kelley, Allison, Julia, Brandi, Apollo, Chrissie, Michelle, Sancho, mom and dad, Alix, Katie, and a bunch of wonderful friends from my graduating class, 13. Summer afternoon bike rides}
July 2014
{1. Drive-in movie theatre, 2. Weekends exploring the Finger Lakes and Naples, 3. 4th of July picnic, 4. Book club backyard party at Tanya & Scott’s, 5. More drive-in fun, 6. Mini-golf}
August 2014
{1. Summer Academy, 2. Date night with my first Rochester friend Kristen before her big move, 3. Good Luck burgers and fries for our joint birthday celebration, 4. Breakfast with Ali before she left for college, 5. Summers were made for ice cream}
September 2014
{1-6. Trip to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, 7 & 8. Family and friend reunion/going away party/Packer home opener game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, 9. Pumpkin patching, 10. Not pictured – Rochester Fringe Festival}
October 2014
{1. I was a cactus for Halloween, 2 & 3. “Cabaret” at the Shaw Theatre Festival in Ontario, Canada with Shannon, 4. Fall farm, pumpkin patch and corn maze fun with Kelly and Chelsea, 5-8. Girls getaway weekend to the Legacy House B&B to see “Hay fever” and “Crazy for You” at the Stratford Theatre Festival in Ontario, Canada with Shannon, Heather, and Shawnda}
November 2014
{1. Atlas Eats girls night with Tanya, Shawnda, Chelsea, and Tate, 2. Friendsgiving!, 3. Family Thanksgiving in Chicago, 4. Friendsgiving post-dinner bonfire and s’mores, 5-7. Thanksgiving in Chicago with Kim, Tom, Lochlan, Declan, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Penny, Dorothy, Francisco, and Bud, 8. Not pictured – Michaela visits upstate NY for a girls weekend}
December 2014
{1. Carrie visits upstate NY for a girls weekend, 2. Blind-Date-with-a-Book at Writers & Books, 3. Geva Christmas party, 4. Blessed Sacrament young adults Christmas party, 5. Enjoying my Geva holiday gift – a Geva snuggie!, 6. Tate’s white elephant Christmas party, 7. Doing a Feuertzangenbowle (a firebowl) at Tate’s white elephant party}
{1. Picking out Christmas tree, 2. Mary and Meg come back to town for the holidays, 3. A man and his ribs, 4. Christmas house, 5. Christmas dinner with Chelsea, Andrew, Priya, and Chintan, 6. Bowling on real wooden lanes at a family-run alley….and keeping score on paper, the old fashioned way, 7. Into the Woods at the movies, 8. New Years Eve smooch, 9. Snow, snow, snow for this happy guy}
2014 was a real game changer for us…we’re keeping our hearts and minds open to what 2015 has in store for us!
