2013: The Year that Wore Us Slap Out

My parents were here for the holidays (which I plan to recap later this week), and they took Amelia back with them on Friday. For the first 48 hours or so after they left, Darryl and I basically rested on the couch, napped, read, watched TV, napped some more, went out for a bit only to return shortly to rest some more -- in other words, we were SPENT.

(Quick note: On one of our brief excursions out of the house, we saw Saving Mr. Banks. Excellent movie. See it.)

I told Darryl that the past few weeks had been exhausting and that I just needed to catch up on some rest. Darryl responded with, "Really, this whole year has been exhausting."

And he was right. This year HAS been exhausting.

2013 has not been a "bad" year by any means, but we do feel as though it has been a bit of a roller coaster. A non-stop roller coaster.

--Darryl traveled A LOT for work this year, more than he ever has before. That in itself has been tiring for him, but it has been tiring for me as well as I juggled a few more responsibilities at home while he was gone.

--We began the year believing we were making a move back to Atlanta - so much so that I turned in a resignation letter (that was able to retract, thank goodness) and even went to a job interview in Atlanta - only to have things not work out as planned. We STILL had to move to another rental house here. The whole process was exhausting physically and emotionally.

--This last semester was more challenging than any I remember in recent history. I taught freshmen for the first time in oh, twelve years or so, and they needed a lot of attention as they were adjusting from life at home to life at school. Our holidays were out of whack as well, with a really late Fall Break and a later-than-usual finish to the semester. Good times!

--We have been going nonstop since late October. Between Halloween festivities, all of our birthdays, the New York trip, and then the holidays...it has been a wild ride!

There were many fun moments this past year spent with friends and family, and we DO realize we are blessed in many ways, but yes, 2013 was definitely a tiring year. Not bad, just tiring.

So...on to 2014.  I hope it holds many good things for everyone!