In January, I started up running again! Very slowly, and not very far, but still running, with my eye on a July Half Marathon.
(A run on Mt. Tam)
The most exciting news in January was the birth of our niece, Amelia!
February was a pretty quiet month, but I did go down to visit my sister and family, to spend some time baby Amelia. She was just starting to smile when I met her.
March was a very wet month! We spent a lot of it in our apartment, and decided to make it a bit more pleasing inside by "remodeling" our living room.
Ed and I did run a very wet Rodeo Beach race (my distance just a 6k). Still, my first running race back in over a year!
A bright patch in all the rain was my sister's visit to the bay area, to start thinking about a move up to to our part of California.
April gave me another school break, so that I could spend time with my ever growing niece.
Ed and I also got to enjoy the wonderful weather April finally brought, with one of the most spectacular runs on Mount Tam we've had.
June marked the end of my first (and hopefully last :p) year as a middle school teacher. It was a great learning experience, at a great school, with mostly great kids, but I am just an elementary teacher at heart. I was happy to have made it to the end!
Ed and I also got to celebrate the wedding of dear friends, Bill and Jenny, who were married at the end of the month.
Ed and I joined my side of the family in Big Bear for a lovely family vacation!
Finally, on June 28th, Ed and I celebrated a lovely one year of marriage.
In July, after 7 months of training (more or less), I completed the half marathon, slow but steady, and excited for the next running adventure.
Ed and I traveled to the east coast for a very busy but very amazing trip to Princeton, New York, and Boston.
August found me whole-heartedly jumping into the role of 5th grade teacher and setting up my new classroom.
I got a break from the classroom when I visited my friend Christine, to see her one last time before she moved to Alabama.
I also (of course) snuck in a visit to my family.
September was full of my great new job, but it also had room for fun. We had some amazing visitors at the beginning of the month.
I turned 26 this month, a very grown up sounding age, and we celebrated by using a gift from my parents to spend the weekend in Sonoma, tasting wine and dining on delicious meals.
October started perfectly, with a half marathon with fast friends (who pushed me into doing a much faster race than I thought possible!)
I also took my first trip as a teacher to science camp, with my 5th graders.
November was a very busy month, workwise, which made our Thanksgiving trip to Cambria all the more sweet.
And, in December, we had a great month - lots of running for me, and lovely visits to Mission Viejo and Cambria for Christmases.
So, this year had lots of traveling, time with my sweet niece, running, and teaching. I hope that this next year is even better!
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