Rose: I always say that I have 1400 + kids in my NAI Family, but my husband and I made an exciting decision to pursue adoption to grow our personal family. We are anxious about the steps to follow, but...
Rose: Getting to be with my friends before lockdowns, becoming close with my best friends, watching my niece grow up.
Bud: Hopefully there will be some sort of normalcy, and people will start to take...
Rose: Becoming close with my family; with my brother being sent home from college and my dad being sent home from work at the start of the pandemic, 2020 allowed for us to be together as a family for longer...
Rose: My favorite part of 2020 was being able to learn about myself. Since I had so much time, I found new hobbies and decided who my true friends are.
Bud: I’m looking forward to getting my driver’s...
Rose: My family and I got a lake house before the lockdown. The lake house has been my escape place through this hectic time. I love doing activities there such as water skiing, tubing, jet skiing, etc....
Rose: My rose was getting to spend quality time with my family.
Bud: My bud is being able to go back to school and see friends.
Thorn: My thorn was not being able to play volleyball.
Rose: Togetherness! I enjoyed being able to spend time enjoying time with my husband, Kyle, and my 3-year-old daughters, Adelaide and Hazel. Working from home meant less time commuting for my husband...
Rose: My rose for 2020 was the chance to have more free time and explore some activities and hobbies that I would not have without the pandemic. This allowed me to learn more about myself, how I work,...
Rose: I got to compete in my first gymnastic meets.
Bud: I’m looking forward to the summer of 2021.
Thorn: Our school shutting down, and I had to finish off my last middle school year without...
Rose: Going on vacation with my best friend.
Bud: Summer because I had a great summer in 2020.
Thorn: The lockdown March-May because I had lots of anxiety and couldn’t see anyone.
