year in review

Year in Review 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy New Year’s Eve! Where oh where did this year go?!

Today, I’m taking a look back on 2025!

This year, I started “Monthly Moments” at the end of each month which I plan on continuing in 2026. I loved those little monthly snapshots, so I’m linking those in this post too.

January:

January 2025

January started off with lots of snow….we didn’t go back to school from winter break until January 16! We also celebrated my birthday in January. I appreciated the family time!

February:

February 2025

We had more snow, celebrated Valentine’s Day, the kids had indoor track and Hadley had club volleyball.

March:

March 2025

Some highlights of March were that volleyball continued, Hayden made it to a couple UK basketball games, and we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.

April:

April 2025

April started in Isle of Palms, SC for spring break.

We celebrated Easter, the kids started outdoor track, and we finally tackled updating our hall bathroom.

May:

May 2025

We finished the hall bathroom update, celebrated Mother’s Day, both kids got their driving permits, we had the last day of school, and Hadley ran in the state track meet.

June:

June 2025

Some highlights from June include pool time, our niece’s wedding in Louisville, going to KC, Trav and I celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary as well as Father’s Day.

July:

July 2025

In July, Hadley headed to camp, and we celebrated the 4th of July. Trav and I traveled to Michigan for a few days, and we went to our nephew’s wedding in Louisville.

August:

August 2025

In August, we soaked up the rest of summer, headed back to school, the kids’ activities ramped up as did tailgating and attending UK football games.

September:

September 2025

September was a somewhat “simple” month focused around school and activities. I even squeaked in a couple more pool days, but also decorated for fall towards the end of the month. School pictures were in for sophomore year, and my dad came to visit.

We ended September kicking off fall break in Florida.

October:

October 2025

October continues to be my favorite month.

We had fall break with friends (for the fourth year in a row) on 30A...

I decorated the front porch, we made it to the pumpkin patch, Hadley went to the homecoming, dance and Trav and I made it to Keeneland in October too.

Yay! We carved pumpkins right before Halloween.

November:

November 2025

November was also a great month with the kids turning 16 as the biggest celebration from the month…

Hadley had a sweet 16 party with friends…

…and she got her license!

We also went to the UK basketball game as a family which made for a fun Friday night.

I even squeaked in decorating for Christmas before we headed to KC.

…and wrapped up November celebrating Thanksgiving in KC with family.

December:

December was a great month too!

My did some fun, festive holiday things, and family came to visit.

Hayden got his license…

We had three snow days in December which is pretty unheard of!

We had a nice Christmas at home in Lexington…

…and we’ve been spending the last few days of the year/break at home getting organized, watching movies, hanging with friends and more.

I love looking back on a year before ushering in a new one, and there was a lot to be thankful for this year. That being said, 2025 was pretty difficult as well…and I’m ready for a better 2026. I’m wishing the same for all of you too.

Happy New Year.

Everyday Life

2022: Year in Review

Posted on December 30, 2022December 29, 2022 by jgalvinwhite

Happy last day of 2022! I can’t believe another year has passed.

This is a post I start in January and just add to each month. It’s a fun way to take a peek at the year.

Here’s a look back at 2022:

January:

We started the year in Cincinnati cheering for the Chiefs (vs. the Bengals). It was a heartbreaking loss for our Chiefs.

Per usual, we got our first snow day(s) of the season. Sledding with friends is always fun.

On my birthday, I went to see my fave, Heather McMahon, with some of my friends.

February:

We were still cheering for those Chiefs in February.

We celebrated Valentine’s Day with a festive lunch.

Hadley had her first dance competition of the year.

March:

In March, Hadley had her second dance competition of the season.

6th grade basketball wrapped up for Hayden with a heartbreaking loss (why are those our ‘thing?’), but it was a great season none the less.

We *finally* were mask free at school! Look at those smiles.

We cheered on my school’s boys basketball team in the sweet 16 at Rupp.

April:

April started off with Spring Break in Asheville.

While there, Hayden and I visited the Biltmore.

Hayden’s final year of baseball started.

I’ll treasure all of the baseball memories!

Travis and I were able to go to Keeneland with friends.

Middle school track started for both kids.

We celebrated Easter.

Travis and I went with friends to the Chris Stapleton at Kroger Field.

Hadley had her final dance competition of the season, and they came home with lots of awards.

Track season continued.

May:

Travis and I started May by attending the Oaks.

We celebrated Mother’s Day.

Baseball continued…

Hadley had her end of the year chorus concert.

The kids had their 6th grade championship meet for track.

Sixth grade went by in a blink!

June:

With June, came the end of baseball for Hayden.

Hadley had her dance recital.

We spent lots of time at the pool.

Hadley had swim team.

I had Covid (and cleaned my closet!)

Towards the end of June, Travis and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary.

We went to the lake with friends.

Hayden took another trip to the lake and realized his love for fishing.

I went to the New Kids on the Block concert with friends.

July:

In July, we took a fun family vacay to Mexico.

Hadley went to camp for a week.

Then, we visited family in Kansas City.

We had family photos taken.

Then, we celebrated my Gma’s 90th birthday.

Before heading back to Kentucky, we made a stop at the Lake of the Ozarks with friends.

August:

Before heading back to school, we enjoyed a family dinner at Jeff Ruby’s.

Hayden finished up summer basketball.

…and the kids started S E V E N T H grade!

Cross country began (with Travis as the coach)…

and dance started back up.

September:

In September, cross country continued.

We attended many UK football games. (Well, I attended one…the rest of my crew went when they could)

October:

In October, we took the best trip to 30A with our friends for Fall Break.

Love this family photo.

Right after break, Hadley got her braces off after two phases with phase two lasting almost two years.

Of course, we went to the pumpkin patch.

I got to see Heather McMahon again! She taped her Netflix special in Lexington.

Travis, the kids and I spent an afternoon at Keeneland.

Hayden had state cross country. The boys team did amazing! (Hayden made the all area team and Trav was the area Coach of the Year!)

The kids had fun on Halloween.

November:

Basketball picked back up again in November.

Hadley reignited her love for volleyball.

We had fun with friends at the Breeder’s Cup.

Both kids ran in a meet in honor of Trav’s dad.

We went to McDazzle with friends.

…and the kids turned T H I R T E E N!

Hadley had her Winter Showcase for dance

We celebrated Thanksgiving.

We went to our favorite place to pick out our Christmas tree.

December:

Volleyball continued (& the professional pics finally came in)

We attended a few holiday parties and carried on traditions (like baking cookies and going to the Horse Park to see the lights)

Right before break, volleyball wrapped up and Hayden made the school basketball team. Also, the kids finished their science fair projects.

We spent the first week of break finishing up Christmas shopping, baking cookies, watching movies and more.

We celebrated Christmas early at home (with snow and frigid temps outside) before heading to Louisville…

…and then KC.

Like any year, this one was filled with highs and lows. We were busy, but were able to do quite a few things as a family. I continue to feel grateful for health and happiness for all.

Now, we are ready to bring in 2023! See you next year! 😉

Everyday Life, Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites {#12}: 2019: Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2019August 20, 2021 by jgalvinwhite

Happy Friday. I’ve seen a few bloggers do a Year in Review. I thought that would be a great way to take a look back on all that’s happened with my family in 2019 and share my (Friday) Favorite memories for the year

So, *warning* lots of pics 🙂 (Thank goodness for my Shutterfly app organized by months of the year). I love the idea of so many memories for the year being in one place with this post.

Like with most years, we’ve had our ups and our downs, been busy, been blessed, and made many memories along the way.

January

The beginning of January started off a little rough with both Hayden and Travis having the flu. I’ve never seen either of them as sick as they both were.

Then, both kids were excited for a snow day or two in January!

February

Hadley, Travis and some friends went to the annual Dads and Daughters dance. They had so much fun. (The moms all hung out that evening which was fun for us as well!)

Great group of dads and daughters.

In February, we also went on our annual Perfect North tubing day with friends.

Basketball wrapped up at the end of February with Travis coaching Hadley’s team to victory in the tournament championships. Hayden’s team made it to the Final Four of the tournament out of 20+ teams! #hardwareforeveryone

March

March started with a visit from my dad…

Unfortunately, we said goodbye to our sweet Shiloh in March as well. We still miss her daily.

March Madness (Sweet 16, Elite 8) was in KC this year and during our spring break, so we made a visit. Travis, Hayden and my mom went to the Sweet 16 game. The four of us and my mom went to the Elite 8 game. Hayden learned about the heartbreak of loss while cheering for your favorite team (from the front row!)

April

The kids stayed in KC while Travis and I went to Las Vegas for a few days.

We celebrated Easter with Trav’s extended family in Elizabethtown.

Travis and I also made time to hit up the spring meet at Keeneland.

Softball and baseball also started up in April causing us to have some kind of practice or game every night.

May

We started off May with our yearly trip to Churchill Downs for Oaks.

In May, Travis and some friends ran a two day team trail run (no thank you!), the kids continued with their softball and baseball games (Hadley’s team was the regular season and tournament champs!), we celebrated the end of the 3rd grade, and started spending some time at the pool!

We also celebrated Mother’s Day and officially joined our church.

June

I’m not sure if I even need to post any other pics for June. We added Homer to our family as he helped our hearts heal from the loss of Shiloh (and Scout the year before)

Hayden started pitching for his team which was a dream come true for him.

And…spring baseball season wrapped up.

Hadley had her dance recital in June and both grandmas were in attendance.

We celebrated the World’s Best Dad on Father’s Day!

Travis and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary in June as well.

July

In July, we celebrated Trav’s birthday with our cookie cake tradition.

Hadley had a first with a week away at sleepaway camp. Travis, Hayden and I went to the lake with friends on the 4th of July.

Hayden played summer ball for the first time ever. (It’s such a time commitment that I ~~encouraged him~~ told him to wait playing summer ball until he was old enough for kid pitch). He had a blast playing with friends and learned so much.

We took a 10 day trip to Florida for vacation (+ a day at Disney’s Polynesian Resort and a day at the Magic Kingdom)

August

August was my first blog post! It’s been a goal/dream of mine to start a blog. For so long, my excuse was that I was stuck on what to name the blog and finding the time to start one. Of course, after having a whole summer off, I figure it all out and started Show Me and Sweet Tea right before school started. haha. This blog has been a great creative space for me and a way to share what we are up to with family and friends near and far.

In August, my mom and gma visited to celebrate Wyatt’s birthday. We also celebrated Trav’s mom’s 70th birthday. The kids were also excited for football time in the bluegrass.

We had our annual Back to School Breakfast as the kids started the 4th grade (and I started my 18th year teaching!)

First day of 4th grade

September

September marked the start of all the fall activities. Travis helped start a cross country team at the kids’ school, Hayden started soccer, and Hadley upped her dance game from just doing hip hop to also taking a tap/ballet/jazz combo class.

October

For fall break, we went to Asheville for a few days. We spent two of the three days glamping with our friends.

Part 1

Part 2

We went to the orchard, carved pumpkins with neighbors, and went trick-or-treating on Halloween. I also started a new position at my school as a reading/academic interventionist.

November

In November, we celebrated the kids’ birthday #thetwinsturnten

We also went ax throwing with friends, hung out with family, and went to KC for Thanksgiving.

December

In December, the kids visited Santa, and let me take their pics for our Christmas card.

Basketball started and both kids are excited to be on the same team as their best friends.

Holiday parties

Cousin Christmas

Christmas at home in Kentucky.

2019 has been a great year. I’m thankful for two happy, active, (mostly) kind kids who love school. Travis and I are blessed with jobs we love. We have awesome family and friends, and we love our neighborhood and community.

All these pics remind me of why I’m forever tired, but also why we are so very blessed.

High five to 2019 and cheers to 2020.

Don’t forget to check out Andrea’s Friday Favorites and have a great weekend.

Take care,

Jen

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