Happy New Year - 2015

We spent New Years Eve at home. It was my mom's last day with us. Her flight was early the next morning so we also didn't stay up late.
We watched the NYE celebrations on tv, snacked on my yummy spinach and artichoke dip and Jacob played ball with Riley.

Riley took a nap around 7:00 pm. These are happening few and far between.

Sydna and Nathan were the only ones that did stay up late. I went to bed around 10 pm but at midnight I was woken up by fireworks. Gosh, I believe people were lighting up fireworks for at least an hour. It took me forever to go back to sleep. I'm just glad that Riley didn't wake up during all that ruckus.

2014 was fun, slightly challenging and humbling. 2014 was the year that I vowed not to fret over trivial things or things I have no control over. I also learned to become more humble in my marriage. 2014 was the year I came down with anxiety and slight depression which I had to get on medication for. Definitely had a lot of learning experiences and because of them I believe I am a better person.

Since that one episode I had, my appetite dwindled especially at breakfast. I wasn't able to make myself eat breakfast but I also knew that having an empty stomach made that nervous feeling in my stomach that much stronger so Jacob got me these protein juices {and the greens kind too}. For breakfast I eat half of a banana and drink a small glass of milk then around 10:00 am I drink a glass of protein juice. I've gotten used to the taste and I drink it easily as long as I drink it with ice in it.

Jacob took my mom to the airport the following day. It was great having her here. Her visits always seem too short. Once Riley woke up and realized that my mom wasn't here he asked for her and I told him she went back to San Diego and he said, "I don't want grandma to go to San Diego, I want her here with me". Broke my heart ... so sweet.

January 1st was sunny but very cold. We spent part of our afternoon in W Seattle but this time we walked along Alki. Watching the ferries pass by never gets old.

I shared a similar picture on Instagram and on there I wrote: "we will forever be tourists ... no matter where life takes us". It's true!! We love to explore and take pictures while we're out and about.

Nathan's FINALLY wearing sweats and not shorts when we're out.

For Christmas we were gifted some money. We renewed our Aquarium membership with it. It was nice being back here. Riley loves it. He loves to touch the anemones. Jacob is laughing here because he was trying to make Riley touch a crab but Riley was scared to.

That's W Seattle in the distance. The waterfront {where the Aquarium is} is under construction. It has been for a while and it's a mess.

We stopped by our favorite pizza place. Every day of the week they change up their specialty pizzas but they always have cheese and pepperoni on hand. Jacob likes to go on Saturdays because that's when they have their 12th Man Primo which has: pepperoni, salami, chicken, Mama Lil's Peppers, olives, mozzarella and seasoned tomato sauce. He was a bit bummed because we were there on a Friday.
I still need to order one with all my favorite toppings {pepperoni, pine apple. bell pepper, mushrooms, and onions} but their simple pepperoni pizza is totally delicious!
Sydna and Nathan always sit by themselves which is fine because we all like to have our own comfortable space where we're not touching elbows.

Just a picture of us driving through downtown Seattle. I just liked the way the sky looked between the buildings.

We had a pretty fun first day of the year. What was even better was that I felt good and that we're all healthy again. Praise God!

I'm hoping that whatever challenging times the new year brings that I will not freak out and that I will deal with whatever it is with grace.