The Good:
- Celebrating 12 years together with my best friend
- Celebrating 10 years of marriage to that man
- Two beautiful boys with red hair
- Taking a leap and starting my own business
- Great friends who encouraged me to take the leap
- Awesome clients that I am privileged and humbled to represent
- New friends
- One of the most enjoyable and successful Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon events that we've had in all these years (Thanks MOC members! You guys rock!)
- A successful foot surgery for Jackson
- Lots of great things happening for friends...engagements, marriages, children, new jobs, and more
- Being able to see my grandparents fairly often and having them be part of the boys' life
- An upcoming vacation
- Having a comfortable home and cars to drive us around
- Celebrating Karson's first birthday with friends and family
- Celebrating Jackson's 5th birthday with friends
- Celebrating the removal of Jackson's cast with so many good friends
- AYSO and the Fire Dragon team
- Trains....Jackson LOVES trains
- Athletic balls....Karson is obsessed
- Our neighbors, Janet and Lester
- Being named 40 Under 40
- Being lucky enough to be asked to serve on a variety of nonprofit board of directors and give back to this awesome community
- Being healthy and able to run, yoga, and whatever other activity that I want to do
The Bad:
- A long summer due to Jackson's surgery with few visits to the pool, splash pads, and very little time playing at Ijams and the Quarry
- Teething...I forgot how awful teething can be - especially when the little one cuts 4 teeth in two weeks
- Being hit hard with the realization that even as adults, some folks are totally two-faced and not who you thought they were
- Needing to stay on a regular schedule of covering the gray hairs (I guess that is good for Lauren!)
- Wrinkles
The Ugly:
- Not sleeping for at least two years....through the end of pregnancy and since Karson was born
- Not sleeping...Karson still doesn't sleep through the night but it is getting better
So much more good than bad. And, the "ugly" really isnt' that terrible. I have a kid that is excited about life and that is really awesome.
I am looking forward to what the rest of 2014 brings for us. It seems that each year is harder than the one before but always in a good way. Each year, I learn more about myself and the world. And hopefully, I become a better person with each passing day, week, and year.
See you on the roads!
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