Well Christmas is over for another year. It’s hard to believe it is almost 2024. The years go by so quickly the older you get. I don’t like making New Year’s resolutions because I always seem to disappoint myself. I do like having a word for the year. My word last year was “celebrate”. I decided to celebrate as much as I could all year because life is short and it should be fun. I had a lot of celebrations in 2023. I decided to take a look back at the different celebrations throughout the year. I am so blessed with such a wonderful family and friends.
In February we celebrated my niece for her Birthday.
Also a coworker brought Valentine’s Day goodies.
I made a butterfly tree to celebrate spring.
In April the hubs and I saw the musical production of Cats in Knoxville.
In April we also celebrated my birthday and my sister bought me a tiara.
In May we celebrated the end of my sister’s chemo treatments and I am happy to say she is still doing great and cancer free. Now that truly is a celebration.
In June we celebrated my niece and nephews’ birthdays. We did them together because the dates are close together.
My nephew is a drummer as you can tell by this drum cymbal.
End of June and the hubs and I had a great beach vacation at our favorite beach, Wrightsville Beach, in North Carolina.
August and we took a trip to Northern Europe to several Scandinavian countries. We also took my nephew Tyler with us.
In September I celebrated with two of my coworkers at their wedding.
Late September and we had a short Sister Trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee.
In Early October I got together with some of my cave friends for a trip to Northern California. We visited Shasta Caverns and Shasta Lake.
In October my great nephew Caleb turned 20. He is such a character he always keeps us laughing.
We also had a much needed Sister Lunch with several of the nieces and my nephew Tyler.
December was Tyler’s Birthday and we had a cook out and cake at his house.
And finally it’s December and Christmas with the whole family.
And my hubs and I and all of the fur babies, Gus, Kitty Kitty, Allie, Sadie and Izzie hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you are planning a wonderful new year!!
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Do you ever choose a word for the year. I am currently thinking about my word for 2024. I know it will come to me.
As I said Celebrate was my word for 2023 and I made sure to have as many celebrations as possible. But I actually believe that our best celebrations come just by being who we want to be and doing what we want to do.
Always remember
Love your day your way!!!!!
Southern Patches 
You had a lot to celebrate this year! All the best to you and your family and your gorgeous cats for 2024.
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Thank you and the same to you and your family.
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You’ve had a full year, Lisa. Thanks for sharing all the great photos. If I were to pick a word for 2024, it would be peace.
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Yes. Peace would be great to have for everyone.
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What a wonderful year in review! You certainly squeezed in lots of celebration. I don’t do resolutions, I try to live each day with gratitude and intention. I believe in using the ‘good dishes’, telling your loved ones how much you love and appreciate them and the rest just falls into place. I wish you and your family a wonderful 2024! Keep sharing and see you next year! xoxo
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Thank you and a happy New Year to you and your family. I agree we should live each day with gratitude and intention. And to be honest even if my word hadn’t been celebrate I would have celebrated all of those things anyway lol. I think the word made me more aware of how special each one was. I really like the word intention. I may have to make that my word for this year. ❤️
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It’s a good word! Happy 2024!
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