Best of 2016

Originally, I was thinking about writing a post about the best things we did in 2015, but that seems like so last year.  I’m ready to move on.  2016 is a beautiful, fresh, new year and I’m so excited to get into it.  So here’s what I’m planning on being the best of 2016:

• A kid-free trip to San Diego later this month.  Jesse has a conference, and I’m tagging along to enjoy the hotel pool, wifi, and quiet.
• A big family camping trip this summer with my mom’s family.
• Hopefully another trip to Coronado.
• Making good choices all year long.
• Summer vacation with my two big girls who will be more capable and fun this year.
• A long term sub job working with some of my favorite kids in the world.
• A creative weekend in Bend this spring.
• Growing an amazing garden and eating all of it.
• A mom’s weekend at the beach.
• A women’s retreat with my church.
• Directing the Christmas play again next year, but with the knowledge and experience I gained in 2015.
• Four more Day In The Life posts.
• Canning lots of food.
• 30daysofgratitude in November
• Turning 35 years old.
• Finding out where Dan and Nina will move after Nina’s graduation (hopefully west coast, best coast?).
• Seeing plays, concerts, ballets.
• Going to museums with the kids.
• Creating lots of things.
• Doing a month of creating.
• Finding a rhythm.
• Reading lots of books.

I know that there will be many things that we will do this year that aren’t on this list, because I haven’t even dreamt them up yet.  I know that I won’t get to everything on this list.  I know that some of the things on this list might be horrible and I would never actually include them on a best-of list.  But here it is – 2016.