2024: My Year In Review

 

It was a tough one but throughout it all, I enjoyed the glimpses of joy...the simple pleasures of our life like the rail trail...driving around in the Jeep with the top down...teas from Revitalize and so on....the joys of first love...Friday Night Lights and a few more performances that may be the last ones forever for Diana

 

First...1 second a day.....

 

 

 

 

 

and now broken down....

 

 

 

January

 

Diana acted in the senior shows- we enjoyed seeing Caden as Kinickie in Grease...Mama LOVED her girls' weekend in Miami...Eva got cast as Marlin in Finding Nemo at her school and Diana entered the world of competitive dance.  The month was made complete with hockey and a Taylor Swift Birthday Party for a friend

 

 

 February

 

We enjoyed the annual school deliberative session- the Hockey Moms got together for the first time- we celebrated Valentines' Day and  there was more hockey.  There were also Winter Workouts for Softball, Diana started learning how to drive and we went on our very first college tours

 

 March

 

 The Fab Four celebrated St. Patty's Day with their annual dinner in Manchester- we loved seeing Alexis decked out for her junior prom- we were thrilled seeing Diana play Little Cosette in WHS's production of Les Mis- we celebrated Mimi and Papa Bob's birthdays- Daddy and Eva had a blast at the "Dotty Dance" and we celebrated Easter

 

April

 

We LOVED seeing Eva as Marlin in Finding Nemo- we enjoyed April vacation in NYC where we also go to see Diana in her final dance comp- we also enjoyed a nice visit from Zach and Zoe and we celebrated Eva's 10th Birthday in T Swift style

 

 

 May

 

 We celebrated Mother's Day- Mama loved the annual wine fest weekend in Nantucket with besties- we loved seeing Diana perform in the WHS Cabaret show- softball season started heating up- Mama and Diana loved spending a weekend in Florida surprising Harry at his performance- we said Goodbye to Firefighter Bill as he retired and hockey season wrapped up

 

 

 June

 

Mama had fun putting together the annual senior breakfast for the WHS grads-  there were more date walks- we loved seeing the girls dance in their end-of-year show- we wrapped up a great school year and our very last days at Golden Brook- we celebrated Caden's graduation from Derryfield and Father's Day and enjoyed more softball- we started our summer of daily walks/jogs at the rail trail and drives around town and recorded our 2024 Blackout Video. There was book club- a Lana Del Rey concert and more softball.  There was swim time and camp time.  We enjoyed seeing Eva in her show at Ovations and seeing Aiden get his black belt.  Mama and Eva enjoyed a day out together.  Diana celebrated 2 years with Carlos (voice teacher) and we made jam

 

 July

 

We celebrated the 4th at Laurel and Tom's lake house (one of our favorite traditions ever)- we celebrated Baby Sylvie turning 1- there was Dance Moms time- Diana enjoyed her job at Zachary's until the restaurant was forced to shut down- there was more softball- Mama had to say goodbye to one of her greatest mentors of all time- Diana and Brooke had a blast at the Zach Bryan concert- we loved seeing the girls perform in their DRT shows- Mama and Daddy had a blast at the Sox with Laurel and Tom (and Mama developed a crush on "The Judge")- we had a blast doing our annual Mommy and Daughter Boogie Board day and inhaled some yummy seafood too- we made our summer list kinda late- we enjoyed the fire pit Papa Bob built for us and Mama enjoyed learning the ropes in real estate

 

 

 

August

 

Mama and Daddy loved seeing Jeff play in a beach side bar- Blackout work picked up- we enjoyed watching and listening to Daddy play with Pop Roks at Griffin Park- when the rain put a damper on our golf date, we hosted a pizza and Olympics night instead- there were more walks on the rail trail- another fabulous Matorana Strong Wiffle Ball Game and a girl's trip to Gilford to see New Kids On The Block.  We celebrated 20 years of marriage and Papa Pete's Birthday.  Book Club was fabulous at Dawna's and Diana's Sweet 16 Birthday Celebrations were EPIC- Mama and Diana enjoyed the Cheer Kick Off Dinner and we celebrated Mama and Uncle Matt's bdays over Labor Day Weekend.  We then went back to school and celebrated Diana making the varsity cheer team!

 

 

 

 September

 

The birthday flowers that were left for Diana are still a mystery but hoping that mystery will be solved in 2025-  we were all in attendance for cheer and football and particularly loved us some Friday Night Lights- hockey was back on- Diana started a new job at  Revitalize and we just love Jess and Jess and their awesome little business- Blackout work continued- we said goodbye to Clark in a beautiful send off- Zach and Zoe got engaged. We enjoyed the WHS Cheer Comedy Night Fundraiser and Blackout 2024 was so successful in raising 80k for pediatric cancer research!

 

 October

 

It was time for some of our fave fall traditions like more hockey- Diana's first cheer comps with WHS- More Friday Night Lights- The Milford Pumpkin Festival- Risotto Night-  Diana's HOCO- Halloween- Book Club- Company Pics- Hosting a Cheer Dinner- Enjoying a real estate party and dinner with Tom and Laurel and meeting Debbie Gibson!

 
November

We voted and enjoyed a great election day weather wise and life wise- Diana won the WHS Varsity Cheer Coach's Award- we LOVED the Wicked movie- we spent time up in Waterville Valley for a hockey tournament and enjoyed all of the Thanksgiving festivities complete with a Mommy and Daughter Yoga Class, Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday (the next generation)

 

 

 

December

We decorated for Christmas and even scored Diana's prom gown...and we started to enjoy some holiday traditions before Diana's world came to a hault on December 10th.  Her first love broke up with her for no reason and she did not get a lead in the high school  production...yes both on the same day.  We kept pushing forward but none of us were in the Christmas spirit this year...sad to say

 

 

Very hopeful for 2025