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We're already in late January?!

Time flies!

Can you believe that it's January 21st already?

Weren't we just celebrating Christmas and ringing in the New Year? It seems like it was merely days ago that I was vacationing in sun-drenched Orlando.

Indeed, time waits for no one, especially as we get older. Before we know it, the holidays will be right around the corner once again.

If you use Facebook, you've probably noticed its nifty "On This Day" feature, which lets you view posts you submitted or were tagged on one, two, even four years ago. You see some of these and ask in sheer disbelief, "Was this really posted THAT long ago?" Some of the alerts I've received include posts about items we checked off our To-do List for our wedding, which took place almost two years ago.

February should go by even faster, considering the month has fewer than 30 days.

The time of year that flies by the quickest is undoubtedly the holidays. Once Halloween arrives, the final two months of the year come and go at the blink of an eye.

I can only imagine how much faster time will fly if/once I have children!

This blog was launched in the summer of 2014, which means that it's two-year anniversary isn't far off.

None of us want to get older, but that's just a part of life. The passage of time should remind us to appreciate every moment we have and never miss an opportunity to tell our friends and family that we love them. We can't go back in time, but at least we all have fond memories of key events in our life that we'll always cherish.

Do you feel that life is going by too quickly? Do you try your best to make the most of it?

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