It’s funny how our New Years Eve festivities have changed through the years. Scott and I have never been big party animals, but we did go to downtown Pittsburgh on Dec 31, 1999 to ring in the new millennium with a kiss on the Roberto Clemente bridge. For several years we would watch the fireworks in Annapolis at midnight.
Then we had kids.
And New Years became a stay at home night.
We rung out 2011 with a date day in DC for Scott and I on the 30th and then a good ol’ family fun day on the 31st. (more pics and details on those to come in a later blog post). As we spent time reflecting on 2011, Scott and I both found ourselves commenting on how grateful we are for our life. We don’t deserve this life of comfort and good fortune.
10. watching the Steelers play in Heinz field
9. the blizzard of 2010
8. our annual Labor Day weekend reunion with friends
7. watching my kids play sports (soccer, baseball, gymnastics, wrestling)
6. teaching my son to read
5. Aunt Karen and Eli’s long winter visit
4. hosting my entire family for Christmas
3. Gana’s visit from California
2. our Florida vacation
1. the birth of our son