Nat + mark
This year allowed us to travel a little less than normal, spending more time at home and in our second home (in Ireland!).
We highly recommend starting off the new year and ending the old year with an amazing birthday bash! I had so much fun celebrating (despite in the end, having pneumonia and strep almost concurrently) my 40th with friends and family; I was so shocked at all of the faces, friendships and energy put into an event for me. What a memorable moment that will be so hard to top!
This Christmas we are looking forward to spending time with Natalie's family after we spent Thanksgiving with Mark's sister, family his parents and B!
Natalie
2025 has been a nonstop series of "life with kids", leaving minimal time for project completion, but I have managed to tackle a few items off of my to-do list! In hopes of launching a business in 2026 (est. 2024), I've created an online children's consignment store called: Handpicked Children's Consignment. I truly enjoyed developing my logo (through a meaningful collab with a beautiful friend/graphic designer, Carmina). There is so much depth to it, but on the surface, I hope you connect with and enjoy it as much as we did working on it.
I must take the time to thank EVERYONE who has given me their thoughts, time, energy, latent inventory and support in order to get this far - really would not have happened without you! To get my launch updates on HCC and to be one of my first supporters (TYIA 🤗), you can connect with me here or just text me to be informed as the rollout takes place, see how you can offload some of your kids's inventory (accepting sizes 0 months -18 years old, maternity, toys and gear) in exchange for cash or how to purchase gently loved items for the littles in your life!
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Mark
A year of shifting responsibilities at work have left me scrambling to keep up with all the kids activities and depending massively on Natalie….. sorry Coach Nat! I look forward to a less chaotic 2026 and attending a greater percentage of their events.
Over the summer, we truly enjoyed hosting and celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary in Ireland! Parknasilla treated us well; we never tire from visits with the falconer, nature hikes nor the pizza tram. What's more is our families reuniting with new and old friends made between 2015 and now! Prior to, in February, I gave Natalie her annual clues for our Valentine's Day trip, and successfully kept it a surprise! We enjoyed exploring Monterrey together... it's a place I usually go for work versus vacation. Our hike to Chipinque was breathtaking and uniquely memorable - worth every step and the 4am wake up call!
For me, 2025 consisted of business travel to 11 countries, 4 transoceanic trips and a November, where I only spent 1 night in my own bed, which only helped reinforce my belief that I never want to be in sales.
3 of those transoceanic trips were personal and I’m fortunate and grateful to have a role where I can, at times, work remotely and spend time with family and thus assist Brendan during his recovery from appendicitis. Thanksgiving was well spent in London with Brendan my sister and her family; then we hopped over to Ireland to spend time with my parents. Watching the entertainment my parents get from Myles and Rawleigh when they visit erases all the jetlag from October - November and creates everlasting memories for all.
Can’t wait to create more in 2026.
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