The Year in Review

Let's not sugar coat it, 2014 was a tough year. But when you look past the rough spots, it was a pretty good year. 

The Good:

I finally decided to stop being like Van Wilder and graduated

My sister got married in Jamaica and I took a ton of pictures

A trip to OBX proved group vacations aren't all that bad

The Bad:

I miscarried over the summer and while it sucked BIG TIME, the love from all of you lifted my spirits

I think I started to really open up more on the blog, sharing things like

Singing in Inappropriate Places

My struggle with depression after Robin Williams' suicide

Dave and me beating each other up at night

I wrote a short story and shared it here: Part 1 Part 2

Music that meant something to me

My Simpsons themed wedding

And sometimes Life smacked me in the face and said "wake up dumb ass!", like

When I got handed a "sign" wrapped up neatly in a little metaphorical bow

Finding a beautiful place both physically and mentally

Plus a few other favorite posts, like

Dave's promise to never leave my pizza burning

Having awesome women in my life

Winter isn't all that bad

I set a goal for myself (besides  my 14 in '14 challenge) on Goodreads to read 35 books which I've surpassed and read 47. I want to set a goal next year for 50 books, but it might be a little high reaching. We'll see. Anyway, here's my top 5 favorite books from the year:

1. This is Where I Leave You

2. Gone Girl

3. Every Day

4. The Husband's Secret

5. The Alchemist

Steph shared a really good quote on her year in review post: "There are years that ask questions and years that answer." This definitely was a year that questioned a lot for me. We shall see what 2015 brings....