2011. Wow.

I have been procrastinating my Year In Review post. I don't know how to do it.  I can't say that I will never have such an eventful year again, because. . . you never know.  But it has to be one of the biggest of my life.
New Year's Eve 2010 started at 5 am with a positive pregnancy test.  Elsa and Erik were making coffee, totally unaware of the drama happening behind a door a few feet away.  The wheels were set in motion, and we knew that 2011 was going to be a crazy year.  Good, but crazy.

Jan 1, 2011. Tired and happy.

We flew cross-country to the Pacific NW in March in search of sunny skies (ha) and a break from New England winters. Oops.  Great trip, and the rain was 100% better than snow.

Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about this part of 2011: In May, I finished  my transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy and graduated.  Yea!  For the first time since before Elsa was born, I was free from homework.

The rest of the summer sort of sped crazily by until Hurricane Irene blew through, and I was certain that I would go into labor and have to deliver at home in the midst of the storm.  Irene, you were just a passing downpour and a breezy Sunday.  No baby.  After that, time. Just. Stood. Still.  And baby just didn't want out. But luckily she was convinced, and Clara made her dramatic entrance on September 13. 

What followed were some of the most intense weeks of my life, as we packed, had a party, and moved away from our home and friends. . . and recovered from birth and took care of a brand new baby, of course.  I guess you know the rest of the story from there. 

5th Annual Eriktoberfest/ Goodbye Cambridge Party

As I sit here in my 4th home in 4 months, listening to fireworks going off all around me, I am tempted to breathe a sigh of relief.  But not yet.  2012 will be interesting and also full of changes, in ways that will be revealed to us in time.  Yes, it was a crazy year, and parts of it I would not recommend to a friend, but wow.  What a year.  I'm going to miss you, 2011.  Bring it on 2012. Are you ready to top that?