Happy 14th Birthday to Polka-Dotty Place! 14!!!! I can hardly believe it.
I have been writing for this space nearly every day for 14 years. It has been one of my favorite hobbies, favorite outlets, favorite way to document our lives and I'm so thankful you show up to read what I write. Some of you have been with me since we lived in Utah. Wow! I always said that I would stop blogging when it was no longer fun. I'm thrilled to say that I still love blogging and can't wait for another year in this space.
Back in 2011, Kevin and I were living in Utah and nearly everything about our life was different.
We lived and loved life in a tiny apartment. We had two cats - Oliver & Topher - who have both since passed. We traveled nearly every weekend to explore all the wild west had to offer. Jobs that took us to Utah for what we thought would be a five year process, ended up being a nine year adventure. We both started and finished graduate school together at The University of Utah. I was teaching 3rd grade in public schools. Kevin was teaching/working/learning all over Salt Lake City. Our circles of friends were different and we were much more well rested. We loved our time in Utah!
Throwback to Summer of 2011:
Fast forward to 2025 and it feels like almost everything about our life is different. We have 3 different cats. We have 3 kids. We have lived in 4 different houses and 4 different cities. We're back in the Midwest which I wasn't sure would ever happen. Kevin's is working his dream jobs and I love teaching kindergarten at a private school. It'll be my first time ever to teach with one of my own kids in my grade. We're about to enter junior high territory and the kids are making new friends and trying new things to find their own hobbies. We're making our house a home and even though everything has changed so much in 14 years, we still love the life we are building together.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Thanks for caring about my family.
Thanks for sticking around for all the adventures these last 14 years.
Cheers to a new year ahead filled with new adventures!
Love you lots!
