First, for the first 8 months of 2013 I was a "single" mother. I hate to use that term because I know actual mothers who are single-mothers and it is NOT an easy task. But, Morgan was still deployed to Afghanistan and I was at it alone. But I had amazing support in family, friends and Morgan. Once Morgan came back from deployment it was a fast paced moving 2 months.
We celebrated Madeleine's first birthday, which was really Mommy's party. She was lucky I invited her to such a big event. (I gave her fair warning that if she was to act up, I would have no choice but to kick her out!) It still amazes me that I have a now 16 month old daughter... who let that happen?!?!
After that fantastic celebration we went straight into... Pack up the house in Austin, find a house in California, do repairs to Austin house, find renters for Austin house, travel with baby and settle in California. I'll spare the details of wanting to pull my hair out, wanting to punch my husband a few dozen times, and aging five years.
Needless to say, the last few months of the year, had been stressful and a time for adjustments (and lots of cocktails!!!). But, we survived without physical harm, just a few more grey hairs.
Now we are living in gorgeous San Clemente, CA . Just 2 blocks from the beach. I truly feel like a higher power said, "Look, this has been a tough year for this chick. Let's give her a break and put her near a beach!" At least that's my opinion...
To sum up 2013: There were highs and there were lows. But the highs outweigh the lows. (So cliche')
My little family is happy to be reunited!
Here are a few pics from 2013 (pretty sure all of them are of Madeleine-this will be a trend):
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