Feeling good - Nina Simone

So I was in the car at 7 am last week, on my way to the south to help my baby sister with babies with some moving. Seven in the morning in December means that it is pitch black, just as it had been since 1730 the day before. After a week of exams and an even busier weekend in spite of all of my pj’s and couch plans, the 6 am alarm was….-let’s just say-…not easy. But as I dragged myself in the car and started programming the navigation system, the I-pod picked up at a good song and kept doing that for 1,5 hours straight. And it was in an eclectic EDM, Latiin, golden oldies and originals loop that never happens. Good music always really makes my day! ‘Cause really, I like Michael Bubbles ;p just fine, but nothing beats Nina Simone singing Feeling good as you cruise along surrounded by beautiful sound…..

Especially because we are. Feeling good I mean. We have had a good year, 2014 has been a year of upping the ante, as predicted. We had a lot of wonderful firsts, seconds and can't get enough of's.

So here is our year in pictures:

We lost family, my mother's sister Enid passed.

We also gained family on both sides

Baby Bes

And baby Leo

Many many soespraisboxes

We had plenty of quality time

Road trips

Athletic achievements

Minor medical issues

Stem cell donation

Dogbite

Good food

Fluffiest cupcakes yet

And in the words of the Internet (as I could not find the source): 2013 was practice, 2014 was warm up and 2015 is GAME TIME! This is the year in which our hard work and sacrifices are going to pay off in a nice piece of paper around the fall somewhere. Still can’t believe it!

We wish you all a very happy and healthy 2015 and we hope to see you all in person this year!

Cindy and Joris