Dear Mom,

Well, so much for that New Year’s resolution. One single post in 2014! (Well, now two.) Pathetic! Let’s see if I can do any better in the new year. It’s funny how a certain date, and the finality of it, can make on so retro- (and intro-) spective. How was the year? Did we do our best? Did it live up to all our hopes and expectations and aspirations we had for it, at this time one year ago?

2014 sure had its ups and downs. Just a lot of milestones, which tend to be exhausting. Right around the date of that lonely last post was when I got pregnant with Milou, a speedy surprise after the years trying for Meret. A long winter, a newly mobile baby, house hunting, house buying, and a move. Then a new baby. Two babies in the house, the older one not even walking yet, proved itself to be a more challenging task than I had expected. Taking care of a newborn is scary; taking care of a newborn and a toddler is a whole new level of overwhelming. I feel like the year has been spent getting us where we’re going, and it’s been a tiring journey, but I am thankful for it.

What will 2015 bring? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I hope it can bring some roots.

Goodbye, 2014.

Thank you, 2014, for our new baby.

I think I’m ready to see what 2015 has in store.

Love,

Ruth