recap: twenty five by twenty six

Last September I set out to accomplish twenty five goals before I turned twenty six. I am proud to say that I accomplished most of my goals! Below is my list and while some of them were blog worthy, others went under the radar.

1. Start a daily journal 

2. Cook more often 

3. Run another half marathon     

4. Learn to knit or crochet

5. Go to Arkansas        

6. Volunteer somewhere 

7. Practice & become a better faux-tographer 

8. Go to Kentucky 

9. Host a dinner party           

10. Celebrate Friendsgiving 

11. Go to Oregon 

12. Try sushi 

13. Plant a lemon tree

14. Learn to hula hoop 

15. Play sand volleyball 

16. Learn to golf or at least play putt putt golf

17. Plant a real garden

18. Read 1 book per month (at least!) 

19. Eat at a new restaurant  

20. Go to Indiana   

21. Finish our basement! 

22. Ride on a tandem bicycle 

23. Write and mail more letters  

24. Redecorate a room in our house  

25. Go to Tennessee 

I still want to learn to knit/crochet, have a lemon tree and plant a real garden. But, I think I was having a weak moment when I said I'd like to learn to play golf...I'll stick with sports I know and am good at. I learned a lot this year and am proud that I accomplished (most of) my goals. 

I always have a list of things I'd like to accomplish and challenging myself publicly kept me more accountable. I haven't written a list for twenty six by twenty seven, but something tells me that this year will bring a lot of new changes, challenges and adventures without a list. 

Bumpdate: 14 weeks

The cat is finally out of the bag and we can shout it from the mountain tops...or canyon rim in our case. We are having a baby!!! 

I am 14 weeks and feeling great. The first trimester wasn't fantastic but it could have been a lot worse. I was tired and queasy most of the time, but not to the point of being sick everyday. Around 12.5 weeks it was like a switch was flipped and I was normal Abby again. 

We are so happy and thankful for this little babe! Alex is counting the days until we will find out his/her gender. We are so excited for this new adventure! 

august in pictures

This month we had very little on the calendar. We spent most of our time working and relaxing, so there weren't a lot of Kodak moments. But, we had a good month and are ready for our September adventures!

We finally got a new roof put on and we're working on painting and updating the rest of the exterior. 

We got to put up our tent at the Edwardsville DARE car show. We had a great time and good turn out.

Last weekend we went to our friend's wedding and it was so good to spend time with all of our friends that we don't get to see often, especially Megan!

 Greg was a groomsman in the wedding, so it was great to get to see him. 

The happy couple!

August was a great month and now on to September.

weekend recap

We had such a nice, relaxing weekend in Salem this weekend. Our friends, Beth Ann and Mark got married Saturday and that was why we were in town and relaxing was just the cherry on top. 

The wedding was lovely and the reception was a lot of fun. We got to see and catch up with friends that we don't get to see often enough. I'm so glad we were able to share in their special day. 

Today we went to church with my parents and then had Sunday brunch with my family. I managed to sneak in a nap and Alex watched the Cardinals game, so all in all it was the perfect Sunday. Hopefully our week will be as relaxing as our weekend!