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2011: Year in Review

Posted on Dec 30th, 2011 in Featured, Haute Life | 0 comments

It's hard to believe that another year has gone by since last year's Year in Review. I had a rough start to 2011, but it was an important reminder of my mantra, no day but today. As 2011 comes to a close, I feel very grateful for how this year has turned around and I'd like to share my thoughts with you all. I am grateful for my family. For my family by blood, my family by marriage, and my family of friends. I am so lucky to have the love and support of some the best people on this Earth. I am grateful for my two beautiful and healthy nephews. I just love being an aunt to these two precious boys. I am grateful for my husband and all he does for our family. I know I got one of the good ones. I am grateful to have lived in the best city in the world. Yep, I still think it's the best. Even from Europe, I still miss it every, single day. I am grateful for our home. We truly love our apartment here in Montpellier, and I'm so happy we found it. It made the transition to living here so much easier. I am grateful for music. And that we didn't have to give up a great live music scene by moving to France. Remember this? And this? And did I mention that Radiohead is coming in July? I am grateful for the ability to travel. I love exploring the world, so visiting all these new places has been so fulfilling. But I'm also grateful to be able to travel back home for important events and still be a part of the special moments in my loved ones' lives. I am grateful for the opportunity to live my dreams. Living abroad is something Michael and talked about and worked towards for so long and we are loving every second of it. I am grateful for these memories. These are some of my favorite pictures from 2011. January: We have a beautiful beach day with our friends, and realize it could be one of the last for a long while.