My Year In Review- 2025

 

Always love recapping my year...check out some former years first:

 

2024 HERE 

2023  HERE

2022 HERE

 

and now, 2025

 

First...One Second A Day

 

 

 

and the breakdown... 

 

January

 

Winter Cheer started and Diana had her fam rallying 

 There were many walks on the Rail Trail- even in the snow

Hockey was in full force and Eva had her people there

The Breton Girls enjoyed their Christmas Present- Dancing With The Stars!

We watched the inauguration

Eva loved spending time with her Godmother and "Godsister"

 

and I enjoyed my fave wintertime event- The NH Winter Wine Festival with the Fab Four

 

 

February

 

I attended Book Club at Laura's

We loved seeing Eva as a Bird Girl in Seussical Jr. 

I loved attending the annual School District Deliberative with My Peeps

 

and there was more cheer and the start of winter cheer comps- Diana won Best Jumper at one of them!

March

 

We returned from one of our best trips ever- Cancun with Our Fam- Paradise!

 

 There was more hockey

 

Rob started his job at Medicus and one of the benefits is getting to see Ally more often :)

 

 

 I sold my first house!

 

 There were more Cheer Comps!

 

 

We continued College Tours with a visit to UNE 

 

 The Fab Four Celebrated  Our Annual St. Patty's Night

 

Sylvie's Obsession with Bluey Continued

 

We voted in our town election

 

We said Goodbye to our Original Hockey Team and Family

There were some warmer walks on the Rail Trail with Remi

Someone was rescued in Boston during St. Patty's Weekend ;)

I hosted book club

 

We celebrated Mimi's and Papa Bob's Birthdays

We celebrated the end of junior year cheer for Diana at the Cheer Banquet

Eva and Daddy had a blast at the "Dotty Dance"

 

 

April

 

Diana took the SATs

 

 

 

 and Janie and I did a Career Day at WHS on the same day so we got to sneak in a squeeze :)

 

 

 

Diana and I toured UGA and loved it- especially the football stadium 

 

 

 We celebrated Lea's Birthday

Rail Trail Walks Kept Getting Warmer!

When Diana was meeting with her college counselor, some of us killed time at Playa Bowls ;)

 

We took our friends out to thank them for helping Rob AND to celebrate of course

 

Diana had a BLAST at her junior prom with her friend John

 

We loved participating in all of our favorite Easter Weekend Traditions

Softball was back on!

 

Diana headed to California on a school trip and made it to the Dolby Theater!

 

The Hockey Mamas got Together 

 

We celebrated Eva's 11th Birthday!

 

and the 2nd half of spring break was all about our trip to South Carolina for college tours and a surprise get together with besties at Myrtle Beach

 

May

 

Rail Trail Walks kept getting better and better 

 

Book Club was fun at Dawna's

 

We devoured the Karen Read trial 

 

Eva and her besties enjoyed their first school dance!

There was even more hockey

 

and we celebrated Mother's Day!

The Rail Trail...don't need to say anything more

 

Eva had a blast at a bestie's bday party at an ice cream museum in Boston

 

 

We bid farewell to Kelly as she moved down south

 

 

Alexis looked beautiful as she headed to her senior prom!

 

Softball Season was in full effect

and I really enjoyed our real estate appreciation event

Diana wow'd us with her solo in her choir concert

and we enjoyed every minute of Memorial Day Weekend

 

June

 

It was graduation season and I loved attending all of Alexis's special events like her academic awards night 

 

It was also spring concert season so we got to see Eva in her show

 

 

There was more softball

 

 

and more Rail Trail

 

I enjoyed Senior Breakfast and can't believe I will have a senior at the next one :(

 

 

Rob got to hand out diplomas at graduation to Alexis and Ella- made it extra special

 

 

and I loved watching Alexis in her Dance Rehearsal

 

 

and heading out after together

 

 

We made our Summer List 

and we celebrated Father's Day on the Softball Field and at home with our Fave Dads

 

Diana wrapped up her junior year and Eva wrapped up 5th Grade!

Once school wrapped up, we started checking off items on our Summer List

 

First things first- Pidge and Mum went Berry Picking 

 

Eva lived her best life- enjoyed a day of swimming, sunbathing and fancy smoothies with besties

We had a blast at our Summer Book Club get together at Dreo

 

We watched the verdict live and we were pleased with the result

 

Diana and I scooted off for a quick 24 hours in NYC to see Smash before it closed on Broadway that weekend

 

Softball Awards Were On Tap

 

We filmed our 2025 Blackout Tee Shirt Video and it was our best one yet!

 

We enjoyed a summer visit from Zach and Zoe

Eva had a blast at Film Camp

 

July

 

Summer Walks on the Rail Trail were my Fave

 

I met up with my Dance Mom Besties

and there was more softball to be played!

Rob signed off on softball coaching

 

and we spent 4th of July Weekend at Laurel and Tom's

We celebrated Sylvie Lynn Turning 2!

We met up with besties to catch up

 

We tried an adorable coffee shop

 

I worked real estate on the weekends

 

We enjoyed a concert in Gilford with our friends

We enjoyed pool days but the one when Sylvie came to swim was our fave

 

Rob and I loved golfing with Matt and BA

Warm walks at the rail trail were a fave

 

We said Goodbye to one of my faves

 

and we enjoyed hearing Rob's Band at Griffin Park one night

Mimi and I enjoyed a girls night at Figaro's- one of our most fun nights of the summer!

 

 

August 

 

The Cheer Season kicked off with a fun pool party for Diana

We loved seeing Eva in her DRT Production-she played Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka Jr

 

The College Tour at Merrimack proved to be a winner!

We loved seeing Caden shine in Anastasia

Cass and I took the girls to see Shania Twain up in Gilford- it was their 2nd time and our 5th I think :)

We loved seeing Eva's bestie in her TTTC show too

 

The Rail Trail didn't disappoint even on some rainy days

 

and we were off on another college tour

Blackout 2025 was off to a great start!  Love this team

Eva shone as Charlie in her 2nd DRT Show

and we loved seeing Diana and her cheer pals cheer at the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Game up in Vermont

There was more Rail Trail

and on a balmy summer night, we had Diana's Senior Photo Session with the lovely Amber and it is a night I will never forget- grateful we could share it with my mom

 

Eva had a blast at a summer party with her hockey team

 

and Diana and I enjoyed a morning at the beach until a seagull attacked me...still can't think about it

 

BUT nevertheless....the very next morning, we headed back to the beach with Eva to have our annual Mommy Daughter Boogie Board Day and there were no additional incidents ;)

I took Eva back to school shopping

 

We celebrated 21 years of marriage

 

We started Project Homecoming

and Eva and her bestie loved their day at Canobie- as you can see, we try to squeeze in as much fun in the summer as possible!

We had breakfast together...just us girls...before school started up again

Eva got her Back To School Haircut

 

and we celebrated Papa Pete's and Diana's Birthdays

 

 

We loved getting to know our new Club Softball Family at a party

and we celebrated Diana turning 17!

We celebrated these lovely seniors at the Cheer Kickoff dinner that we hosted

I loved observing the start of Diana's Senior Year Traditions like painting her car

 

We went back to school!  6th grade...

 

and last one...Our Senior!! Ahhh!

 

and this guy remained our Best Pal Ever

 

September

 

We celebrated our birthdays....multiple times ;)

 

Labor Day Weekend was full of lots of fun... 

First, we had to see Jaws for the 50th anniversary for Cass and Rob

 

 

Eva had a blast with besties at a pool party

 

and I had a blast with my besties

 

We capped off the long weekend with s'mores at the fire pit

 

 

We made our Senior Cheer Mom Buttons which was so much fun

Remi had an incident and needed heavy duty meds and the cone which is not his fave

We had our first FNL of Senior Year and despite the lost we had a blast!

 

Wolverines Jaguars Day was a Blast!

 

Club Softball became our new fave!

and more FNL FTW!  ;)

 

We loved sponsoring an HR networking event!

 

Another fun senior tradition to see- Senior Sunrise!

Hockey started up again!

 

and Blackout Week was upon us!

Windham was one of the top towns in the country in line for a huge prize from T Mobile and it was to win a stadium!  We ended up being a runner up and still won a $25,000 prize to go towards our athletic facilities!

Blackout 2025 proved to be the most successful yet and record breaking- still brings me to tears!

October

 

There Were More Fun Football Games 

 

and time with my football Mamas...so good for the soul!

 

and more hockey of course!

 

We celebrated Robby B's Birthday

and there was more rail trail

Diana and I loved seeing "The Life Of A Show Girl"...Eva saw it two nights later with besties for a birthday  party

 

My besties and I enjoyed our Real Estate Appreciation Party

 and the Martorana Strong Foundation Gala Right After

 We got a Sylvie Visit at Club Softball 

 

Eva went to her very last ice cream social...it was ours too...ahhh :(

 

I returned to hot yoga- Praise God

 

We celebrated Remi's 5th Birthday!

 Diana and I had a great visit to Coastal Carolina and she had a blast at their cheer clinic

 I loved watching Diana tumble at the annual Cheer Showcase

Our efforts with Project Homecoming were a win!

There was more hockey!

 Eva had a blast at her school's Monster Bash

 Our Comedy Night Cheer Fundraiser was Successful

Diana had a blast at her Senior HOCO and our project paid off! 

 

Book Club enjoyed a great night at Shannon's

Diana enjoyed banner making with her team

 

and cheering at more Football Games of course!

 

and we celebrated Halloween!

 

November

 

We started the month off with Diana's Senior Day for Football Season- Emotional and Wonderful Day!

 

 Eva's Hockey Pictures Came In

 

The Senior Cheerleaders Signed The Mat- a WHS Tradition :)

 

 There was more cheer and football

Diana and I enjoyed seeing "Regretting You" at the movies

Cass and I had our Annual Risotto Night

and we signed our 2025 Blackout Thank You Notes!

 

We decorated for Christmas early

 

We made it to the playoffs!

 

and the rail trail continued to be a place of solace for me...and Remi ;)

 

The Soul Sisters finally made a dinner happen again

and we enjoyed one last football game of Diana's senior season- tough loss but we enjoyed every minute of it this year!

More hockey with some of her fave fans :)

There was more real estate

 

We celebrated Kat's Birthday

 

and Miss Bethany's too!

Diana had a blast and learned so much at the SNHU Cheer Clinic

I hosted wine group....it was the first time we got together for this in about a year!

My Mama spoiled me with a beautiful fall lunch

Diana won the Coach's Award for Leadership for Fall Cheer

and we loved every minute of Wicked 2- For Good- we pretty much all cried for the last half hour of the movie...ahhh!

and we loved celebrating our annual Thanksgiving Weekend traditions...with some new ones mixed in too!

 

 

December

 

 

We had our first four snowfalls of the season...some of us are more excited than others ;)

Diana was named one of the captains for the WHS Winter Cheer Team

There has been more hot yoga...Praise God!

 

and more rail trail!

 

I hosted my Annual Favorite Things Party

 

 While Eva and Daddy enjoyed a dinner out with besties

The next night we all enjoyed a Gingerbread Party at Eva's besties house

We enjoyed a night at the future in-laws with these two lovebirds :)

 

I just keep hustling...hoping it will all turn around

Hockey was extra fun this month when Zach was in attendance

 

Eva and I enjoyed seeing her bestie in a Nutcracker

Rob and I enjoyed the McLain's Annual Holiday Party with Besties

 

The Fab Four enjoyed the Annual Holiday Dinner

I took the girls for ice cream one night and we were feeling oh so festive

We thanked our delivery drivers- one of my favorite traditions- we didn't get to do all the things this year but glad we got this one in

 

Our church has been beautiful

 

Eva hosted besties for a fun Christmas night

 

and I made a festive breakfast the next morning for the girls who stayed over

 

We visited the cemeteries

and Eva had a blast at her Holiday Softball Party

 

and we loved our quiet night with the Batsons

We didn't make some of our favorite holiday traditions happen this year...busy and intense year with crazy schedules I guess?  No Jammie Christmas- No Zoo Lights- No Donations to the Food Pantry- I will do better next year- I ran out of steam and spirit unfortunately

 

We did enjoy spending the holidays with family and friends though

 

 

 and the BEST ending to 2025

Presenting a check to Boston Children's Hospital from Blackout #grateful

 

 

I always love looking back on our years...this blog has helped me to compile all of our memories and share my thoughts...though it was a very tough year for me, I love looking back at all of the wonderful times and try to focus on those because we are blessed and God is holding my hand through it all