2009 ~ A Year in Review

As we say goodbye to 2009, I look back and am amazed at how much has filled my life this year, how much richer I feel for all the adventures, the events, the friendships, the finds, the creations that have been a part of my year!! As I look at all my posts for this year, I take time to reflect on this incredible adventure called blog, which has allowed me to take you along in my treasure hunting, creative endeavours, memorable events and friendship bliss!! What fun it has been!! But, most importantly, I hope that it becomes obvious to all that, despite the fact that I do not blog extensively about my gang, the love I have for my family shines like a bright star above it all!!

As a final homage to 2009, I wanted to bring back some of my favorite posts month by month (and what a difficult selection that was!). Here are some of the highlights:

In January I had my first ever giveaway and shared snapshots of my bedroom...

In February I featured some of my favorite collections and took you along to Tarte's Grand Opening...

My birthday in March was a great time to reflect on my life, and I was very busy at Portland Antiques Expo...

In April I talked about Saudade and shared my passion for pink...

In May I dreamed of a Barn House life and soaked in the sun...

June took me on an incredible adventure called Farm Chicks and I choked when I saw my big girl move on to high school...

In July the Barn House Flea Market knocked my socks off, and I shared my tiny sewing/guest room...

In August I ventured to Snohomish for a blogfest, and had the enormous pleasure of seing Willow Nest back in the Northwest (look, I made a rhyme...)...

In September I bragged about my seventeen years of happiness, and headed to Coburg for the last show of the summer...

In October I shared my passion for blended quilts and featured a local favorite store, Madison Park...

November was a month to share favorite finds and latest creations....

... And finally in December I started a new adventure at Stars and introduced you to my dad, who came from Portugal to spend Christmas with us...

Thank you for tagging along with me on this grand adventure, it means so much to know that you are by my side!!! More often than you may think, I rely on your sweet friendship to keep me going, your encouragement, validation and unconditional love mean the world to me!!

Just for fun, I leave you with a couple of mosaics I created from my Flickr photostream, the first one features some of my favorite creations of 2009...

... and the second mosaic is a selection of some of my favorite vintage finds!! I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did making them!!

Thank you, Cindy, for hosting the Year in Review party!!! Please visit Cindy's blog for more blog reviews!! Happy New Year to all of you!!!