Looking back and looking forward

So as we enter 2014, I thought I'd be a little reflective over the year just past and think about what I'd like to happen in the year to come.

2013
Generally speaking, 2013 was a good one.  I got to know my lovely little niece more and become her godmother as well as her auntie, which was a lovely honour.  I also read a poem at her Christening, which was petrifying but a great thing to do nonetheless.  My family recovered more from the devastating blow of losing my dad in 2012, and although we'll never get over it, I do feel that we really moved forward in our recovery this year.  We became much tighter as a family unit and I think that is only a good thing.
Work went well - I got my head back in the game after a wobbly start to the year and despite spending the school year working with 2 absolute... well, 2 very difficult to work with people, I pulled it out the bag and had a really good year - and was rewarding with taking my class up to year 6, getting to work with 2 incredible people and becoming part of an amazing team.  I have some incredible friends at work and in real life and I am so lucky to have them.
I feel lucky with  my friends in general actually, not just my work friends - I don't consider myself to have a massive circle of friends but I consider the friends I have to be truly wonderful - I could count my true, true friends on 2 hands and I would much rather that, because it means I have stronger, better friendships.
I struggled in 2013 with my weight, I tried Slimming World and it just didn't work for me, but I am refusing to give up.
I had some incredible experiences in 2013 - I went to the British Grand Prix, I went to Lake Como, to New York, I took 13 children to Madrid; I saw Olly Murs, Michael Buble, the Big Reunion, McFly, Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Matilda, A Chorus Line, I went to Ascot and I celebrated 400 years of my secondary school at an AMAZING concert at the Royal Albert Hall.  I went to 6 weddings and I gave myself two concussions.
I struggled with my feelings for one of my best friends - something I am still kind of getting my head around.

2014
This year is shaping up to be a good one.  I've got exciting plans - my two best friends and I have been planning to go to Thailand for I have no idea how long and this year it finally happens - we're away for the entire Easter holidays and I can't wait.  I'm also planning to go to Italy again with my mum.  My cousin is having a baby and I've joined Match.com to try and set myself up with some dates.  I'm determined to lose weight - I've got Thailand after all, and my health will suffer.  I have 30th's and weddings and babies to look forward to and I can't wait :)