and then selling it for way above the asking price. It came with so many mixed emotions. My heart was very heavy for months and months and I cried many tears over it. What a generous gift it was from my grandparents and my Mom. 2021 was definitely a lucrative year for us. In addition to the sale of 486, we also sold the business and I received a generous raise at work. Just in time for the kids heading off to college.
Nicholas earned EHLP "Top Goalie of the Week" and "Goalie of the Month"! So proud!!!
and he got to play in the Frozen Finals!!
Then in the fall The Boy went on to sign with a new junior hockey team, The Springfield Pics...
and he just earned USPHL Northern Region "Player of the Week"!!!
We were very brave and remodeled not one...not two...but all three of our bathrooms! What an undertaking that was but they turned out so nice...
Gianna turned 16...
and she got her license!
We finally got to go back to Cancun after missing our vacation in 2020 due to Covid...
After Julia's junior prom was canceled due to Covid too, she finally got to go to her senior prom! She was stunning...
Julia had the most amazing and successful last year of dance at NEDA by winning first place at Elite Performance Challenge, placing 2nd at Starquest and winning the senior soloist national title at Elite Performance Challenge Nationals...
Right after that she placed in the top 5 for her solo at the Hall of Fame Nationals which led to her recompeting in the Showcase Showdown!!! So exciting!!!
She was also on the cover of the NEDA dance recital program...
and received her 15 year award...
She also earned a coveted spot on the Endicott College competitive dance team...
She graduated from high school earning two cords...one for National Honor Society and the second for the National Language Honor Society...
We had a graduation party for Julia and my two nephews. We took a Smith family picture to document the last time we would all be together for quite some time. My brother and nephew moved back to Florida, my other nephew moved to Michigan for college, my sister moved to Maine, Nicholas moved to Springfield for hockey...
and Julia moved to Beverly for her freshman year of college...
And last but not least...I finally got my braces off after two long years! I learned you are never too old to improve your smile...
What a great year it was after the debacle of 2020!!
