It’s the last day of 2014 so it must be time for the obligatory post reminiscing about the year gone by! It has been an odd year with both ups and downs.

January

It’s hubby’s birthday on 30th January. This year, I baked him a massive chocolate cake!

February

We’d been meaning to try this new Indian fusion restaurant in Folkestone for a while, and our visit coincided with Valentine’s Day.

March

In March, I was shortlisted for stage two of TrekAmerica’s #Blog4Trek competition. It was exciting stuff! Unfortunately, I didn’t win but it was so much fun taking part.

April

I started making homemade pizza in April. We do it all the time now: I’ve even branched out into calzone! Click on the photo above to get the recipe.

May

May saw two bank holiday weekends, with the latter spent with family in the New Forest, Hampshire. I’d never been before so it was lovely to explore. I also took part in Blog Every Day in May – you can read all my BEDM posts here.

June

This month saw the return of the Folkestone Airshow. The last one was in 2012, and the time before that was about 10 years ago. It was a great event and really hot! We had to go home to get changed before popping back out for a walk along the coast and fish and chips on the beach.

July

In July, I travelled to God’s own county with work colleagues to attempt the Yorkshire Three Peaks. It was scorching, difficult and emotional. Click on the photo to read my account.

August

It was all about Blogstock! The world’s first blogging festival happened in a damp field in Hertfordshire. It was wet but so much fun! Roll on 2015!

September

In September, we went on holiday. We had a week in the Lake District followed by a week in Scotland. It was bliss. We loved it so much, we’re thinking of moving to Scotland!

October

I turned 29 on 13th October. Having an October birthday is just one of the reasons that I love Autumn, although next year I might have to escape the UK to celebrate my 30th in the sun. I’ve got my heart set on the Algarve.

November

This has been me recently. I’ve been feeling a bit “meh” recently, which is why the posts on this blog have been pretty much non-existent. I’m hoping that with the new year, I’ll start feeling a little better.

December

Christmaaaasss!! I’m a sucker for Christmas. I love everything about it; eating too much, seeing family, and, of course, giving and receiving presents. I’m still steadily munching through my homemade Christmas cake and I think we’ve got enough chocolate to see us through until Easter!

Well, that was just a snippet of my 2014. How was your year?

Happy New Year everyone!

Rachel x