Monday, January 1, 2018

2017: A Year in Review

Hey all,

I can't believe 2018 is here! It came so fast as per usual. This year was filled with exciting times, but also heartaches and losses. Last year I totally forgot to go through my goals and post like I typically do, but here are some of my favorite things that happened in 2017:

1) Passed my OCN Exam
I was super excited to check this career bucket list item off of my list. Becoming an Oncology Certified Nurse was always a goal of mine, and I was happy to get it done the first time I took it!

2) Took a Disney Cruise
Disney Cruise Line does it best and we had a blast on our Disney Cruise! Highly recommend saving your pennies for this one! We hope to do it again one day once we have a family of our own!

3) Traveled Somewhere New: Savannah, GA
I loved Savannah. The Southern charm presence and AMAZING food made this trip 100% worth it for me. I can't wait to go back someday!

4) Attend a Concert: All Time Low & Mayday Parade (again ;) )
This is a band I have loved since middle school, and seeing them live was always a goal of mine. I was so happy to fulfill that! They played old and new songs and Sondra and I sang our hearts out. If you love or have loved All Time Low, they are worth seeing live! And if you haven't listened to their newer stuff, it's worth it! Mayday Parade was the best I've ever seen them, and loved that they played their whole A Lesson in Romantics album from start to finish!

5) Volunteering More
A lot of you know that I have been involved in Summit Kids at church and absolutely love it! Sondra and I started team leading at church for nursery and it has been a blast! I also have volunteered with a few work events for cancer research funding at Duke which have also been fun as always!

6) Babies, babies, babies
We welcomed little London and Sawyer into our lives this year one week apart in March, and it seems like lots of babies came in 2017! These two hold a special place in our lives and we love visiting them! No babies for team Franek yet though people, so you don't have to ask! :P

2018 is going to hold a lot of exciting things as well. I can't wait to share them all with you! My goals for 2018 are:
1) As always, read more books than the year before
2) And again another yearly goal, travel somewhere new
3) Get Madi Graduated!!
4) Run a 5K in March (wish me luck!! it's been a while!!)
5) Move up the nursing ladder to CNIV

What are your goals in 2018? Even if goals aren't met it is still fun to have some.

Thanks for keeping up as always,
- Olivia :)

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