— january

• accidentally watching the ball drop ten seconds late / dinner with friends / making our own ice cream (a lot) / picking up mom's phone call and the world changing / a last-minute flight to new york / mourning aunt nina / ordering a casket from online and picking flowers / bryan finding a ton of special shells on the beach / a really delayed flight back to s.c. / getting my crocs in the mail / kaylyns baby shower / having the stewarts for dinner - separately / the science fair / putting together a puzzle with my coworkers / bryan taking the ice off my windshield in the morning / going to training and coming back to messages from the kids saying "best teacher ever" and "we miss you" / meeting with a mortgage broker (!)

— february

• bryan finally cleaning off his nightstand / my students saying they're sad we finished our social studies unit because they love taking notes / facetiming with josh and phoebe / kelly making me cookies without sprinkles extra-special / the balloon game i made up on a whim for the kids /