As 2009 draws to a close, I can't help but think about how much has happened and changed over the past 12 months. I know many people had really, really hard years. Mine wasn't so bad, but I know 2010 will be WAY better. None the less, here we go.
January - Started with a WAY.TOO.LONG business trip. I was engaged on December 25th and left for 2 long weeks on January 5th. Barely enough time to tell all my friends and family! None the less, I packed up my clothes and got in the company van to go about 6 hours east to close one of our other plants. I learned a lot, but it was the hardest trip I have taken to date. Lots of sad people and a difficult group that I traveled with. It tried my patience and definitely made the failing economy feel very prevalent.
February - The boy went on an equally long business trip. I spent a good portion of the month being miffed that we weren't able to travel together and that my birthday plans for him got wrecked, but got over it. It was a great opportunity for him and I think he enjoyed it, although I missed him. We also decided sometime mid month we wanted to buy a house. Call it my engaged bliss, but all of a sudden moving sounded like a great idea.
March - St. Patrick's Day (my favorite holiday) we made our first offer on a house. They countered, and we countered back, but in the end, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!! I was beside myself with excitement. I still love my house and am beyond glad we bought it.
April - We closed on the house and started living in an episode of Renovation Realities. We basically repainted the entire house, tiled the kitchen wall, moved cabinets, bought new hardware for the cabinets and installed a microwave. It was insane, but totally worth it in the end. We also took our very first real vacation that didn't involve visiting anyone. We went to Myrtle Beach, SC the day after we closed on the house. It was a blast, but we were slightly preoccupied with home stuff, as I'm sure you can imagine.
May - We FINALLY moved into our house. I didn't think we were going to make it. Between getting out of our apartment and getting the house up to speed, it was a whirlwind month. I also had finals and we were prepping to have a surprise party at our house the first week of June. To be honest, I barely remember May.
June - We hosted our very first party at our new house. We attempted to open the pool for the first time, and were successful. Come the second week of June, we were pooped and ready to spend some time relaxing!
July - My birthday month! We had a nice relaxing month. The weather was kinda crappy, so we didn't get to enjoy the pool as much as we had hoped, but that's okay. We also started to plan our wedding. We booked the reception site and church this month. For the first time in 6 months, I actually felt like we were getting married! We also welcomed our first nephew to the world. Thomas Jacob was born on July 23 after 2.5 DAYS of labor! We spent the whole day on the 23rd in the hospital waiting for his arrival. It's unreal how crazy it is to be hanging out without him one minute, and then a few hours later see a whole new person. I can't imagine life without him now.
August - We booked our photographer and DJ. I tried to do as much planning as possible over the summer since I was on a break from school. I got almost all the big stuff planned. We also bought new furniture for our Dining Room and redid the basement entirely. New floor, new paint, new furniture...it was the birth of Adam's "Lair".
September - Back to school and pool closing. We also had our "housewarming party". It was underwhelming to be honest. We also found out my good friend and bridesmaid is having a baby! Very exciting. It's the first "friend baby" and I can't wait to spoil her.
October - We met the pastor that will marry us and were very happy with him. We aren't really affiliated with a church, so finding one was tough. I can't believe how many turned us down! But it turned out okay in the end. We also traveled to Charleston, SC for the wedding of our friends Joel and Ashley. It was my first wedding since getting engaged and it's amazing how you look at everything so differently! We had a blast for the weekend.
November - I started the dress hunt. I was terribly nervous, but I had a blast. We also had our first Thanksgiving in our new house. It was great to have an actual functional kitchen!
December - I found and purchased my wedding dress. I absolutely love it and can't wait to wear it. We hosted my entire family for the weekend for Christmas and had a blast. It's so nice to have a place to put everyone that we can all feel comfortable.
So that's my year in a nut shell. It's crazy to think of everything we did this year! It was a whirlwind year, but I'm so happy with where we are going. Next year holds so much excitement! I graduate from my Master's program and become a Newlywed! Next year's recap will be full of fun things! Until then, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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