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12/29/2018 0 Comments A WHIRLWIND OF 2018Every year I like to sit down and reflect on the events that have occurred throughout the past year. The good, the bad, the ugly. I also like to set the tone for the next year coming up and write down some of the things I am most looking forward to. This year is a little different because I am sitting down and sharing everything with all of you. Let me just first start with saying that 2018 has been one hell of a year, but has by far been my most favorite year. There are so many exciting things that have happened in my life. I definitely want to dig in deeper into some of the events, which I will do on future blog posts (stay tuned), but for now I want to share some brief special highlights. I would also love to hear about your special events from 2018, so make sure you comment below! February 2018 Two weeks before New Year's Eve last year, December 14th, I found out I was pregnant. What a crazy time in my life, and something that I definitely want to share with all of you in a separate blog post, stay tuned! I am 100% a planner, so we knew right away that we wanted to find out what were having. Now a lot of people wait until their 20 week appointment to find out, but when I was offered the opportunity to give a blood sample at 12 weeks and find out, I jumped right on it. It feels like yesterday that I received that phone call. I can still hear the nurses voice on the phone to this day. It was February 20th and I was in a work meeting when my phone went off. I kindly removed myself from the table and stepped into another room. The nurse said to me "Do you still want to know what you are having?" Immediately I stated "YES!" And she says "It looks like you are carrying a little girl." Tears of joy just overwhelmed my eyes. Sitting here now, I am getting emotional over it. It was the best phone call I have ever received. April 2018 My mans birthday is towards the end of April. Two days before his birthday, it was a Thursday and he just had to make it through closing that day before having a 4 day weekend. We were sitting at breakfast, and we were just thinking out loud saying how we should have gone somewhere for his birthday since we were both off. Low and behold, an hour of planning, and we were about to make our way to Richmond and Williamsburg, Virginia. While Jake went to work, I packed everything we needed. He got off an hour early (9pm), and we packed up the car and set off on our journey. We had never been on a vacation together, we had no idea where we were going, but we drove through the night and made it to Virginia the next day around 11am. I don't even think we slept in the car. In fact, we did not sleep until that night. Mind you, I was 4 months pregnant at this time too. We had the best time exploring unknown territory. The people were super friendly, the food was amazing, and it was surely a trip to remember!
July 2018 July 1st this year was my 30th Birthday. I actually do not have any photos from my birthday this year, nor was it really celebrated. I was 8 months pregnant, and we were moving into our new place. Not only trying to get everything put together before our baby arrived, it was the hottest weekend in Chicago. The temperatures with the heat index were well into the 100's, and although it was quite miserable, it is still a huge milestone turning 30. To my surprise, I was not mourning my 20's or dreading the road into my 30's. I mean I had the man of my dreams, our first place together, and a baby on the way. What more could I have asked for as I embarked on this next decade of my life? August 2018 My best month of the year. I had my first baby, Emberly Autumn. This will also be another separate blog post sharing my birth story because I absolutely want to connect with other Moms out there and hear your stories. But 29 hours of labor later and my beauty was born 7lbs 7oz. She has shown me how to love in a way that I did not know possible. She is my greatest blessing and brings so much joy to our lives. We love her so much!!
From finding out we were having a girl, to our first vacation, turning 30, having a baby, and getting engaged... it really has been such a magical year for me. I could not be more thankful for my life, my love, my family, and friends. Cheers to another year of adventures, memories, fun, love, and family.
Now lets hear your special moments of 2018 in the comments below! Cheers xo, Jenni
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12/29/2018 0 Comments Let the Journey BeginWelcome to my site!
I want to share a little bit about myself and what you can expect from my blog. My name is Jenni. I am from a smaller suburb north of Chicago, Illinois right on the border of Illinois and Wisconsin. I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl, Emberly in August 2018. I have a wonderful fiance, Jake, who stands by my side and supports me unconditionally. With him came my wonderful step sons, Caden (8), and Bryce (3). I wanted to create a blog that was something for everybody. Something each and every single person can relate to in some sort of way. I will be taking through my journey in life, relationships, being a mom, a stepmom, all things baby, recipes, restaurants, places I have traveled, my favorite drinks, must have beauty products, etc. My goal is to be as transparent as possible because I want to connect with people all over, and hear your feedback, favorites, what you want to hear about, all things life! I am in no way perfect, I have my imperfections. Life can get crazy, but I am okay with being Perfectly Imperfect. Again, welcome to my site. Welcome to my life. Let the journey begin! Cheers xo, Jenni |
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