Wow, It's been a whole year!

Yes, I know, it has been an entire year since my last post, but what a great year it was. 2011 wrapped up with some great news for Geno, he received a job at the University of Dayton as the Studio Tech and Gallery Manager. Financially this has been a great position for him, but creatively it sort of put a halt on the development and sales of his own work. Needless to say, 2012 was less about being the wife of a potter and more about the daily grind. Just to give you a recap...

We traveled to one show in 2012, the Baltimore Craft Show, and it was a really great show. It was really nice to enjoy the city and the show without the financial stress, since he now had a full-time job. Several other local artists were showing there as well, so we went out at night and spent the days working the Craft Show. Throughout the year we did a few small shows locally, but nothing too exciting.

Baltimore Craft Show 2012

Baltimore was in February, March and April we were both busy at work with Geno settling in to a new position and one of my larger events coming up in May so not too much activity the first part of the year. In June we learned that we would be welcoming a new addition to the Luketic household! Baby Luketic will join us March 4, 2013. So, in July we took our last vacation as a childless family. We went to Sunset Beach, North Carolina and stayed at the cutest little Inn for a week. I didn't have much morning sickness in the beginning, but I did find it difficult to eat large meals, so Geno did most of the eating on the trip, but I was happy to lay on the beach all day and just relax.

After we returned from our vacation we announced to our families that we were expecting and from there we went in to baby preparation mode. There were several projects around the house that we had been planning to tackle, but just kept getting put off. So, what better way to tackle home improvement projects then all at once. We renovated our bathroom, put a new roof on the house, consolidated our offices (so we would have a nursery) and hope to finish some painting projects before the baby comes along. At this point I think we are both feeling prepared. Well, as prepared as we can be for our first child. I know I am in for a rude awakening, but I hear it is all worth it. So bring on the little one!

Bathroom... Before and almost finished.