#winter17

What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before? give birth

Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don’t think i had any..

Did anyone close to you give birth? a few humans, yes

Did anyone close to you die? unfortunately

What countries did you visit? adventured around the west coast this year

What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017? more moments of creating

What dates from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Judah’s birth was the best day ever, there’s nothing like it

What was your biggest achievement of the year? again, making a human

What was your biggest failure? there was no “big” failure, but i failed every day...i fell into selfishness often

Did you suffer illness or injury? nope #govegan

What was the best thing you bought? getting our new car was a fun one

Whose behavior merited celebration? probably my mom, for sticking with us while we had a newborn and going above and beyond in taking care of us and helping out in any and every way

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? with all the shootings, those people who killed made me sad and furious 

Where did most of your money go? veggie grill

What did you get really, really, really excited about? going to yosemite and carmel and disneyland with my family

What song will always remind you of 2017? unfortunately, despacito ughhh

Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c ) richer or poorer? happier, thinner (i was pregnant), and richer hahaha

What do you wish you’d done more of? sleeping

What do you wish you’d done less of? panicking

How did you spend Christmas? with our families, eating lots, laughing lots, and really tired

Did you fall in love in 2017? absolutely 

What was your favorite TV program? this is us

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? nope

What was the best book you read? ina may’s guide to childbirth 

What was your greatest musical discovery? too many to pick from

What did you want and get? cook books

What did you want and not get? annual passes to disneyland-ha! 

What was your favorite film of this year? wonder woman and coco

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i spent time with Judah and went out to eat with my family, turned 24

What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? lots of adventuring with the family 

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2017? comfortable and repetitive  

What kept you sane? the sweet Lord Jesus Christ and Kyle

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? all my youtube-vegan-mama inspirations

Who did you miss? my friends that are far away

Who was the best new person you met? Judah

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2017. you are stronger, through Christ