What a year! The effects of COVID-19 continue to impact our existence--ebbing and flowing throughout the year from working from home to reopening school and travel, and then ending the year with cases rising and the new variants. But through it all, there is hope and so, so many blessings for my little family and so many wonderful memories! Here's a look at our 2021:
January:
February:
- Nick 2nd dose of COVID shot
- EPIC whale watching in Monterey
- Valentine's Day weekend getaway to Reno/Carson City, Nevada--eating INSIDE a restaurant!
March:
- I receive the 1st and 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
- We play tourist in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Bridge and Lands End
- We visit/hike in Yosemite National Park and go on one of the most amazing hikes of our lives--the John Muir Trail
- Easter + my 28th birthday
- My mom flies in for 1 week full of birthday celebrations and wonderful memories
- I return to in-person school and assist teaching 4th grade
- Nick begins medical school clerkships
May:
- Nick's killer surgery rotation
- Paying off my car
- In-person/virtual ELPAC testing completed
- Classroom creation for the following school year
June:
- "Prep hike" with Ryan + Charlene on the Windy Hill
- Trip to Oahu, Hawaii--Aloha!
- Michelle's Wedding in Denver, CO
July:
- Oakland temple reopens-temple visit for the first time in a long time
- Independence Day--SF Giants game
- 4 year wedding anniversary dinner in Sausalito
- 2 weeks home in Ohio--visit Shipshewana, IN + Sauder Village
- Camping trip to Redding/McArthur Burney Falls/Lassen Volcanic National Park
August:
- Back to school being an ELD Specialist in person
- Nick completes OBGYN clerkship
- Watching the Tokoyo Summer Olympics
September:
- CA Renaissance Festival open again!
- Gold Over America Olympic Gymnastics show
October:
- We get a digital piano--I start playing piano again!
- Fire in my school's office
- Nick's 28th birthday--celebration at the CA Academy of Sciences
- David Archuleta in concert
- Hosting a spooky Halloween party
November:
- Stanford vs. U of U (Stanford gets trounced :(
- Nick and I both receive COVD-19 booster shots
- Orlando, FL/EPCOT for Sarah's bachelorette party
- Mom visits for Thanksgiving and we celebrate Christmas together as well
December:
- Transiberian Orchestra Concert
- San Jose Sharks hockey game
- Nick visits my school for Winter Festival
- Nick and I celebrate Christmas
- Weekend getaway to Solvang, CA full of Christmas cheer
- Miami, Dolphins football game
- Celebrating Christmas with Nick's family in Miami, FL
States Visited: 6
Countries Visited: 0
Cheers to another year of health, happiness, and blessings in abundance!
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