And the celebration continues!
There is a grand prize of a Fantabulous Book Basket filled with all kinds of books, goodies, and swag! There will be several posts like this one, where if you comment, your name will be put into the hat to win the GRAND PRIZE!
I started this blog in 2011. It doesn't seem that long ago! But back then, I had teenagers and toddlers and life was extremely busy for me trying to balance writing and mothering. I loved Castle and Hawaii Five-0 and I was on an organizing kick that year. Crazy!
Rolling in the Deep by Adele was the #1 song that year. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was the #1 movie. NCIS, Dancing with the Stars, and Football were the top 3 TV shows. And Prince William married Kate Middleton!
Can you remember what you were doing in 2011? Tell me one thing you remember about that year in the comments and your name will be entered in the Grand Prize drawing!
In 2011 we decided to start the process to adopt again!
ReplyDeleteWe happened to go camping near Banff the same week the royal couple visited for their honeymoon. All we saw of them were the helicopters, but the scenery is gorgeous. It was a fun trip.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of health problems and that year it had all come to a head, I almost died. I was doing everything I could to get better and find a new normal. Everything that I went through makes that year stand out for me.
ReplyDeleteWe went on a fun Yellowstone vacation with my parents in 2011, and my youngest finished all-day kindergarten at a school across town.
ReplyDeleteI remember starting a new job and attending a friend’s wedding.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011, my soul mate and I found our way back to each other! He took in my daughter and started raising her as his own! I found out I was pregnant with our first son that year too! We now have 4 kids total and 10 years! Happy blogiversary!
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ReplyDeleteI believe that was the year my oldest started Kindergarten and promptly regressed. It's been a decade of assessments, appointments and so much paperwork.
I took a trip to Scotland in 2011, it’s time to go back!
ReplyDeleteWe took a vacation to a beach and that was special since 2012 was when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
ReplyDeleteI was teaching pre-school, and I was looking for a change. This was the year I found my current job. Well, different position, I am full time now, but I started in 2011 with the company.
ReplyDeleteWe graduated our second son from homeschooling.
ReplyDeleteI had a I had a 3 year old and one turning 1 years old in July. O remember it being exhausting but over all good.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011, I took my husband to Hawaii for the first time.
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ReplyDelete2011 was pretty busy for me as a grandma. The grandkids were 5, 4 and 2, so I was probably helping pick up at least one from pre-K and taking care of another one while his mom was taking college courses.
My youngest child was born that year! ❤️
ReplyDeleteIn 2011, I was working as an accountant for high profile celebrities and working in an office. My boys were 19, 24 and 29. I was married for
ReplyDelete29 years and loving life.
I had three kids under age 5 and my husband took a new job but the timeline made it so that I had to stay behind to pack up the house by myself. With a newborn and 2 toddlers. :)
ReplyDeleteI was working for Sears
ReplyDeleteI just started my first “adult” job.
ReplyDeleteI was on my mission in Arizona that year.
ReplyDeleteI was on my mission in Arizona that year.
ReplyDeleteI was on my mission in Arizona that year.
ReplyDeleteI was on my mission in Arizona that year.
ReplyDeleteI started having a lot of health problems. I had to walk with a cane.
ReplyDeleteI was a caregiver for my mother-in-law, mother of 4 young kids, and was callas Relief Society president in my ward. It was a crazy time.
ReplyDeleteI was a caregiver for my mother-in-law, mother of 4 young kids, and was callas Relief Society president in my ward. It was a crazy time.
ReplyDeleteI was a caregiver for my mother-in-law, mother of 4 young kids, and was callas Relief Society president in my ward. It was a crazy time.
ReplyDeleteYes! I graduated college and started my first "real" job!! So fun to look back and remember with you!
ReplyDeleteI was finishing my Bachelors in accounting with 7, 5, 3 year old kiddos and a baby :)
ReplyDeleteI was pregnant with my fourth child and at 2 am on March 11 I was awoken to a phone call from a friend telling me not to be alarmed. She didn’t want me going into labor since I was near the end of my pregnancy. She told me that Japan had had a big earthquake and tsunami. We lived on the coast just a half mile from the ocean at the time. My friend told me that we needed to evacuate and my family could head to their house. Talk about shock. I called my widow neighbor and told her she was doing with us. We woke up our other kids told them to quickly pack their backpacks with a couple outfits and underwear and bring a toy or blanket. Quickly grabbed some easy food from the pantry. And grabbed the dogs some food. That all took 5 minutes. Hopped in our van, picked up the neighbor and drove away from our house not knowing if we works come back to it while or not. Thankfully we were able to. It was a very surreal feeling coming back home after watching all of the footage of those who had lost everything. 😢💗
ReplyDeleteI was living at home, trying to figure out my career path after finishing my undergrad. It was a rocky year if I remember correctly but it helped me grow and figure things out finally!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I decided he would get a vasectomy and we wouldnt have more kids!
ReplyDeleteMy youngest daughter got her PhD in Medical Informatics. She was pregnant with her second child. Also, my husband retired for the 2nd time.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011 I was 10 years younger and could do a lot more things than I can now!
Learning to live again without my daughter who passed away.
ReplyDeleteAfter taking a year off for another venture, I had just recently gone back to work as a nurse.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest sister was born back in 2011! :) -Lily
ReplyDeleteWe went on our first trip to Nauvoo in 2011. Such a fun trip with good memories!
ReplyDeleteMy niece, Naomi, was born in 2011.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011 I had two young children, and I was just trying to keep my youngest safe. That was the year he had to get stitches on his tongue from running across the couch and tripping on it and biting his tongue open!
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Also, I loved that Adele song, and I have a mug somewhere that has Kate and William on it in celebration of their wedding. 😂
In 2011, I was working as an agency nurse in hospitals and doing flu clinics and corporate wellness.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember!! (This is one reason I keep a journal!!) But, I think I was traveling with my friend to South Dakota to visit another friend, and to see Badlands National Park. And also, now I recall, I went to Canyonlands and Arches with some friends later in the year!
ReplyDelete2011 I was a mess off my depression meds and acting a fool
ReplyDeleteI started taking my health seriously and started vigorously working out 5 days a week in 2011. I'm still consistent to this day.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest was 15 months old..We had just got a fostercare placement. (15 month old and 4 year old)had them for 8 1/2 months of the 2011 year)
ReplyDeleteWow! I am amazed at your stories. It's good to look back and see where we were and how far we've come since then, isn't it? Thank you for sharing!
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