Why? Off the top of my head, let me list the best reasons:
1. Became pregnant with a baby boy!
The future Sebastian Gabriel Cardenas Prieto made his presence known a day after my birthday and two days after my husband's. His 26th week in my tummy was last Christmas and his 27th is tomorrow, January 1st, 2015!
2. Had the privilege to work as an Air France La Premiere agent.
That striking red scarf against that signature navy blue Christian Lacroix Air France uniform? It's as close as this non-swimmer could get to being a very refined flight attendant.
3. The Fat Kid Inside
Got featured in food blogger/celebrity restaurateur Erwan Heussaff's "The Fat Kid Inside" blog.
It was about that time when I had already been maintaining for a year my 60-lb weight loss! :)
4. Chanel
The bagaholic in me is begging to say that I managed to snag two Chanel flap bags this year. ;p
5. Starstruck
Met and had a personal interaction with huge celebrities, who, ironically, are so well-bred, polite, affable, funny and down-to-earth! The big names include Hollywood celebrity Hilary Swank and her two dogs and SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg (who also happens to be the husband of Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg), among others.
6. London, here we come!
The last month of 2014 surprised me with two roundtrip tickets to London from San Francisco via Virgin Atlantic! Now about baby Sebastian's ticket... nuninuninuninu....
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The in-betweens are of course, still a blast. There were minor setbacks but these were nothing that my husband and I couldn't handle together. Earlier, at mass, I could only thank God for all these blessings. My husband and I are still blessed with good health, good food and a roof over our head, the baby in my tummy is continuing his New Year's Eve party as I type and we have wonderful work colleagues, friends and loved ones.
My hopes and prayers for 2015? I don't mind it not being as grand as 2014 as long as my family and I are safe, healthy and happy.
