2008

I think this might have been my favorite New Years ever. Yes, I had great company. Yes, I was surrounded by the beautiful mountains of Colorado. Most importantly, what made this year the best ever was the fact I got to spend New Year's day skiing...all day. I didn't really take the time to look back and reflect until I got on the bus and headed home. I made sure to soak up as much of my surroundings as possible. I didn't want to waste a moment looking back, when my present was so perfect.

But now I'm ready to look back and ponder on 2008...It's ups and downs, joys and sadness, firsts and lasts...I've decided to go month by month, briefly highlighting the important (or not so important) happenings.

January: Hungary. AIA Conference.

February: 27. Roadtrip. Katie. Vienna. Salzburg. Liechtenstein. Zurich. Munich.

March: Poland. Auschwitz. Intense.

April: Uneventful.

May: Praha Goodbyes. Marathon training begin...

June: Philly hellos. World Harvest newest member. Katie's married!

July: QT with the fam. Texas Peach Festival

August: Still running...

September: Ran the half. Became "Miss Heather" to some cutie 4 year olds.

October: Roadtrip with fam to Tennessee. Biggest black eye ever.

November: Saw the beautiful CA-Nada. Jax and Michael! Become "Coach Heather."

December: Ran a marathon. And ended the year in the beautiful state of Colorado.


What a year! It was one of the most challenging, interesting, and blessed years of my life. I'm thankful the Lord has graced me with another year to grow and be refined into His image. I'm thankful for the people He has in my life at this exact moment in time. Here's to 2008, and to the great moments to come in 2009!