Rather than writing an essay about the year that passed, here is a collage of images for each month along with three brief highlights that made the month special.
January
- I spoke I front of 2,500 people about the products I work on
- I danced all night in Berlin
- We ate a lot of cheese
February
- I travelled to Frankfurt for work
- It was pancake day
- My friend, N and I drank fancy cocktails
March
- It snowed a lot
- Little O got to ride on some miniature trains
- Little O did some dressing up
April
- I climbed the O2 tower
- I left my company after 14 years
- I went to an awesome exhibition with MB
May
- I started a new job
- I finally met my friend, Mrs T in person
- I went to a conference in Birmingham and got a free doughnut from Google
June
- Little O turned 2 and had a pirate party
- N and I ate ice cream
- Little O fell in love with the hose pipe
July
- My dad and is partner came to visit
- We went to Colchester Castle
- We had a second birthday party with our friends from London, including Jack’s two birthday twins
August
- I got a tattoo of Little O
- I met my friend, YB in person
- Mr O and I went to Romeo and Juliet Secret Cinema
- I went to DragWorld
September
- I got another new tattoo symbolising my battle with depression and anxiety
- Mr O and I celebrated 7 years of marriage
- Little O’s nursery had a party
October
- The O’s spent a weekend in Lisbon
- I went to Heels of Hell
- I did a 9km charity walk
- Little O went Trick or Treating for the first time
November
- I turned 38
- Our friends, the S’s came to visit
- Mr O and I went to see Slaves
- We went to the turning on of the Christmas lights and bought our own tree
December
- I baked a lot
- I went to 2 work Christmas parties, hosted a toddler one and went to Little O’s nursery party
- We had a wonderful family Christmas
- I got a new tattoo
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What a wonderful round-up, Abbi. So many delightful photos, and treasured memories. 🙂
Best wishes, and a happy new year to the three of you.
Pete.
Thank you! It’s been a rollercoaster of a year but we certainly have great memories.
What a lovely set of collages. Wishing you and your family a very nice New Year.
Thank you x
Any time, Abbi.
What a clever way to recap the year, Abbi. Three tattoos! They are artistic and look good on you, I’m sure. A very eventful year–I remember many of the posts about your highlights. Best wishes for 2019!
Thank you. After not getting tattooed for 9 years, I felt ready to go for it again. I have ideas for many more so watch this space…
Will do!
Smiling all over. Have a wonderful 2019,