2010 in photos
Hello!
Some of my online buddies have been doing this, and I thought I'd play along. So I'm stepping out of the shadows for a quick photographic recap of 2010. One memorable photograph for each month. (Except for July. July was a doozy. July deserves more.)
January:
The birthday month. My monkeys turn 5 and 9.
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February:
A difficult month for me. I fumble through in a fog of depression and migraines.
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March:
The fog begins to lift. I am focused on food.
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April:
Heading back outside, little by little.
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May:
A day spent with a hilarious group of third graders learning about our city.
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June:
A wonderful camping weekend with good, good friends.
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July:
A large raucous family trip to Tablerock Lake.
We lose a beloved friend.
A much-needed, restorative vacation together.
A new member of the family.
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August:
My baby heads off to kindergarten.
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September:
A perfect afternoon exploring and picking apples followed by an evening fire, good food and drink.
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October:
Applefest.
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November:
The new store opens. We are so proud of him.
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December:
The perfect holiday week in St. Louis.
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All in all, 2010 was very good to us. We are doing well, very well. But it was also an emotional roller coaster as item after item of bad news rolled in from dear friends and family. Divorces, deaths, devastating cancers, serious illnesses, lost jobs.
So on this first day of the new year, I am saying my own little jumbled, not-so-religious but heartfelt prayer for a smooth, healthful, predictable and calm year for all of us.
Hello, 2011!
Comments
this is such a beautiful post, alicia. wishing you and yours a wonderful 2011. xo
Posted by: shari | January 1, 2011 12:08 PM
this is beautiful alicia. have i told you? your summer roll of film was one of my favorite shared experiences from my internet friends last year. a true gem, as always, from you. xo
here's to a year free of stinkin' migraines!
Posted by: heather | January 1, 2011 1:33 PM
Happy New Year Alicia! It feels like 2010 was so full of a lot of everything for many of us, doesn't it? xo
Posted by: blair | January 1, 2011 7:45 PM
I love this summary. And your honesty with February. It's a tough month for me as well.
Posted by: Kelly | January 1, 2011 8:16 PM
Beautiful post! 2010 seems to have been a jumbled mess for most, including myself.
Here's to a new year!
Posted by: Tasha | January 1, 2011 11:02 PM
happy new year, alicia! i am so excited that 2011 is the year we finally meet. yay!!!
Posted by: erin | January 2, 2011 7:53 AM
i love your prayer. and i can't wait to wish you a happy new year in person!
Posted by: emily | January 2, 2011 11:32 AM
Your pics are beautiful! Here's to a new year filled with mcuh promise & joy.
Posted by: Danielle | January 2, 2011 12:23 PM
happy new year, alicia!! it was so good to see you again via your blog. i wish you much peace and blessings in abundance in 2011 ... and a Fabuluous February for BOTH of us!
sarah xoxo
Posted by: sarah | January 3, 2011 9:14 AM
Looks like a truly beautiful year. Many wishes for the same in 2011.
Posted by: Heather | January 6, 2011 12:07 PM
That sounds like a good prayer for the upcoming year. I hope that 2011 is a good one for you and yours
Posted by: UK lass in US | January 7, 2011 10:54 PM
Oh, this is beautiful. I love the new addition to the family photo but really all of them are wonderful. Peace.
Posted by: keishua | January 8, 2011 2:38 PM
This is beautiful, Alicia. Really, really good. Happy 2011, friend. xo
Posted by: miss chris | January 11, 2011 7:29 AM