Highlights of 2019

• The Sharpie Squad (JoLeigh, Evie, Katherine and Anna) invited me to to go on their annual IKEA adventure 
• Spent Presidents Day at the Shedd Aquarium with most of my family and Melissa and Jeff
• Found a signed book at Barnes and Noble by one of my favorite authors, Morgan Matson. And bought it. :)
• Mom taught a Classic Literature class at co-op and we got to talk about Pride and Prejudice for three classes 
• We flew Kaitlyn to Chicago over spring break to surprise Anna for a belated birthday present 
• Finally went to the American Girl Place 😂😍
• A bubble tea and frozen yogurt place opened up in town and I spent a lot of time there during the year 
• Dad took us girls to the Father Daughter Banquet
• Read the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy
• Saw Avengers: Endgame on the Thursday night it opened
• Saw Mom perform in an Alumni Trombone Choir at Millikin
• Went to prom and danced and sang the night away
• Katherine and Johnathan graduated high school
• Josiah graduated from Columbia College Chicago (well, walked for graduation. Graduated in December 2018) I was so proud. I cried like five times.
• Bought a LEGO set with my tax refund
• Met Chloe Anderson and enjoyed many hours of adventures with her & company
• Watched Mary Ann, Grandt, Kristian, Julia, and Joseph play softball and/or baseball 
• Lived alone for a week while most of my family went to West Virginia and got to spend a good amount of time with Khyrstyn and also Sharyssa. So I wasn't alone and not necessarily at home most of the week haha
• Became a trainer at work
• Khyrstyn and I flew to New Mexico for a few days
• Anna and I saw Tenth Avenue North in concert. It was amazing!!
• Apple Butter Day 
• Kat visited us from Ohio and we had a girls' weekend with movies and tea and Khyrstyn and Chloe joined us as well 
• I got a new phone. Seriously, it has so much more storage and an awesome camera, it definitely makes the highlight reel
• Went out with Mom for margaritas 
• Took Anna and Mary Ann out to Chili's for Anna's birthday 
• Dunkin brought peppermint mocha back. Bless. I've had it iced, hot, latte versions of both, frozen, in hot chocolate. Can't go wrong.
• Khyrstyn and I did a scavenger hunt and rated the various vanilla ice creams in Joliet 
• Knit Katherine her Fightin' Words mitts
• Celebrated Stephen's 25th birthday at a Thai place in Chicago along with Mom and Katherine 
• Bought an "ugly sweater" Guardians of the Galaxy shirt
• Celebrated Mom's 50th birthday
• Participated in National Novel Writing Month for the first time. I wrote every single day in November for a total of 12,044 words. Not a novel, but progress nonetheless. 
• Went to the Sing-It-Yourself Messiah and Khyrstyn got to come at the last minute!
• Madison came to a visit for a long weekend
• We tore up our carpet and put down a new floor in our living room and dining room. I helped pull up staples for a couple hours, but Dad, Johnathan, Mary Ann, and others worked really hard on it. It looks so nice!!