2010 was a GREAT year.

1. we kicked 2010 off by bringing in the new year in Santa Fe - one of our favorite places to be and with my lovely parents.

2. experienced SNOWMAGEDDON in early February where jeff and i played in the snow, sat by the fire, ate a bunch of stews and drank a lot of baileys.

3. in april, we celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary with a fun trip to Philly.  i still crave those philly cheese steaks.

4. we both got a year older and wiser over the summer as well as traveled, traveled and traveled around the continental U.S. for weddings and weekend get-a-ways.

5. in the fall, i took on teaching middle school students as well as my lower school students.  while i was pretty unsure of how i would like teaching middle school then - i can now safely say i LOVE my middle school students.  they are wonderfully independent, smart, funny, talented and totally run with their own ideas in the art room.  i heart them.

6. the Swanson/Welsh thanksgiving was pure bliss.  we ate well, we laughed a lot, we could not seem to get out of the kitchen, and we welcomed our newest addition, baby jason, to the welsh clan.

7. we end 2010 on such a high note here in Belize with the Ainsworths.  relaxing, playing games and simply catching up.

so see ya later 2010 - it was a GREAT year with so many wonderful blessings!  but, I also look forward to 2011 and cannot wait to see what joys and memories it will bring....

happy new year yall!
xoxoxox