Writing A Good Story For 2015

Dear Avery,

Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book…and I intend to write a meaningful one.

It’s a new day, and a new year. It’s funny because the first day of a new year usually feels like any other day… except for this feeling of being renewed. I am a firm believer in looking back at the past, whether good memories or bad, so that we can march forward with perspective.

Avery, if you grow up to be anything like me (which I think we will share some similar traits), you will find yourself sitting a red light in 2014 and hear a song from your high school days, that will take you back to a winding car ride to Half Moon Bay with your then boyfriend, when you were a young sophomore. You’ll remember thinking then “oh, he is so adorable.” And then you flash back to 2014, you will either think…oh that sweet, or what was I thinking?! 🙂

A myriad of moments make up this interesting life we live. So, I hope that when you are old enough to read through all of these letters, that you will use each New Year Day as a way to sit back and reflect on the year’s past. You may smile, you may cry, you may laugh, you might even be angry…. but the important thing is to feel those emotions, remember, and move on to the next.

2014 was full of adventures as well as some heart ache. Luckily for me, there were many highs and only a few lows.

The Highs included celebrating a 5 year marriage anniversary, attending a Giants World Series, getting a promotion, spending time with the whole family (including Uncle Ryan and Aunt Ellen) in SF, growing in my true friendships, and being happy and confident in my own skin.

The Lows were there for a reason — teaching me patience and understanding that I can’t make my life move in every single direction I would like it to be in. This is where I would turn to God and pray “it’s all in Your time, help me trust in Your plans for me and not in the plans I have for myself.” << One of the hardest lessons to learn.

So there is my reflection on 2014.

In 2015 I hope to:

• Smile more
• Experience a new role
• Volunteer
• Share only funny or insightful or happy or uplifting social media posts. Ain’t no one got time for sadness! 😉
• Become more involved with church activities
• Go to Europe and experience a new country
• Read more
• Create an animated short that’s been in my imagination for a over year now. << FUN one!!

{What will your story look like?}

Currently in 2015… it looks like this! Off to a goofy start with your Mom and Dad. Ha! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Here is to a brand new year with brand new start!

With love,

Aunt Megs