I started writing this blog on a (mostly) daily basis. While I occasionally have had to write a post a day (or even two) late, I have at least written a post for every day since I started in March.
We lost two of our beloved pets: Annie and Domino.
I entered a writing contest and sent my novel to another publisher. I have not yet heard back about either, but this was the first time in years that I have put my writing out there. I hope to do more this next year.
We visited Janelle's family in Kansas City, Missouri. While it was for a sad occasion, the memorial service for Janelle's Aunt Mary, it was nice to meet and spend some time with her extended family.
We took a four day trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer with my parents, my youngest two siblings, and our families. It was our first sustained trip to destinations other than family members, and was quite enjoyable.
We bought a new car. Mera, my sea foam pearl Toyota Prius, has already traveled over 10,000 miles since this August. Our ten year old Saturn Ion is now in the hands of Katrina as she drives to and from Jackson College.
Janelle's brother spent a month in Jackson. Much of his time was spent building one of the most amazing tree houses that I have seen, but we still had plenty of opportunities to hang out and have fun.
I stopped working at Baker College of Jackson. Despite the pay cut at my primary job (which also came this year) and eight years of service at Baker, the stress and time commitments were affecting my health to the point that I needed to quit. While this has made difficulties for our finances, I feel that this decision has made me a better teacher and happier person overall.
I have been to more funerals than any previous year in my life. Actually, I've attended more funerals this year than I had in all of the other years of my life combined. I know that this is a trend that will likely continue to grow as I and the people I know grow older, but I hope that I never get used to it.
I reached my lowest weight in a decade. While I've gained a bit back during these holidays, I am still over ten pounds lighter at the end of the year than I was at the start of it. I still have a while to go before I get to what's considered a healthy (let alone ideal) weight, but it's a start.
There was a great deal more, but that's all that's coming to mind at the moment. There was more that I had wanted to accomplish, but I also met several of my resolutions. I hope 2015 is at least as good as 2014 has been for me.