Okay...so I got behind and then my moments got all scrambled...so I decided to follow suit and do a rundown in an organized manner. I wish I would have done this every year since I learned how to write...it is fun to look back and remember.
So here goes:
January: *Turned 26...not all that excited. :)
*Took a trip to Destin, Florida, played on the beach, took fun pictures
* Visited Grandma Helen in Mobile, AL
*Attacked by my appendix
February: *pretty much suffering from a severe butcher job by my doc. the entire month
*my Mom comes to save the day for a week...and boy was she MORE than welcome
*Grandma comes to save the day as well...wish she could have stayed longer, love her.
March: *Still recovering...bleck!
*Family come to visit during Spring Break! Yipee! We eat awesome BBQ and go to the
zoo....cry when they leave.
April/May *Get an awesome deal on plane tickets and fly across the country to visit my family
because Spring Break was not nearly long enough.
*drive the good 'ol van back across the country to Mississippi
*Pit stop in St. Louis to see the Arch...it was awesome.
*Have a little get away to Tunica.
June: *Carter turns 3! We celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese!
*Work, play, visit the library and park often
*Get caught in moving Limbo and end up squatting in our office.
July: *Josh turns 29!
*I fly across the country again to be with Casey when she has her baby
*Witness childbirth...it is awesome.
*Ride a train back across the country to my dearly missed boys
*Carter is POTTY TRAINED! Thanks Josh!
August: *Celebrate 7 years of marriage! Woot!
*Take a trip across Tennessee to the Smokey Mountains
*Visit Dollyworld and Splash Country...SO MUCH FUN!
*Drive in the mountains...take pictures...beautiful.
*go to a billion time share presentations...almost got suckered in..but we
came out alive and checkbooks untouched...got free meals and tickets
September: *Go to the Delta County Fair...have lots of fun
*Pack us up and move me and Carter to American Falls, Idaho to learn
the Tax Credit System and Yardi Accounting Software.
*Drive across the country yet again..this time taking the southern route.
*Pit stop in Albuquerque to visit the Science Museum (Carter's fav. part of the
trip...he still asks to go to Albuquerque)
*I learn how to spell Albuquerque.
*Another pit stop...Grand Canyon...or as Carter calls it "The Big Hole" It is
still amazing...or even more so than the last time I saw it...oh 21 years ago.
*Make it to St. George and spend a few days with Gma DeAnn (Josh's mom)
**note I love St. George and just might want to settle there**
*Continue on and make it to Twin Falls where we spend a few days with my fam.
* Move-in to my awesome...HUGE...apt. in American Falls. Start working...
...Josh flys home.
October: *Learn that I really can be a Mom all by myself...and I am actually pretty good at
it! ha!
* Make lots of new discoveries about myself, my abilities, and am proud I do know
how to function on my own.
*Also realize I really, really love my husband (not that I didn't know...but absence
really does make the heart grow fonder)
*Discover American Falls...realize I love tiny towns...discover the fun library.
*Casey, Cody, and Atrion move in with me. Love having them around.
*Josh flies back for the week. Decides to take Carter back with him...rips my heart
out when they both leave me for 3 weeks!
*Before they leave though we have a little fam. reunion in Albion and go through the
haunted mansions....SO MUCH FUN being together for the night! Peed my pants a
little.
*Dress up as a vampire with Casey for Halloween. Go to a spook alley in A.F. that is
seriously AWESOME and so well done...the best I have ever been too...loved it!
*missed my boys and missed trick or treating with Carter...seriously bummed!
November: *Work
*Read lots and enjoy my freedom and down time, hang out lots with Casey
and Atrion.
*The boys come back for a couple days but then drive to Vegas to be with
Josh's family for Thanksgiving.
*I need to stay close to property so I join my family in Twin for Thanksgiving...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
the yummiest dinner was served!
*Had extended family get together...good to see everyone!
* Josh and Carter come back...we spend a couple weeks in A.F. getting loose ends
tied up and getting Cody ready to take over the property.
December: *Packed up again and headed to Twin to spend a few days and say a bunch of
goodbyes.
*Headed out across the country again.
*Pit Stop in Moab and visit the Arches National Park...NEAT!
*Another stop in Amarillo, TX to visit the Children's museum there. Fun!
*Make it back to Memphis/Mississippi...actually happy to be back!
*Guess what...still living in the office! Can you believe that!
*Get a hotel in downtown Memphis for Christmas Eve and Christmas.
*Enjoy our time together, swim, watch movies, veg, open gifts
*Now here it is 11:39 pm on New Year's Eve and both of my boys are snoring...
who says we don't have an exciting life;)!
2009 was a great year despite my medical troubles. Carter grew and changed a lot and I am just loving the little boy he is! Josh and I grew closer together and realized we actually did not do too shabby on some of our goals...while other goals are going back on the list in hopes of getting them accomplished. We got to see a lot of new places and revisit others. We are seriously so blessed...for real! I am so excited for a new year...a fresh start! I can't wait to see what lies ahead and accomplish a bunch of things on my list! I pray 201o will be an amazing year for you all.
Happy New Year!
Showing posts with label memorable moment 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memorable moment 2009. Show all posts
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Memorable Moments 2009 #3 and #4
I need to get cracking on these..only a few more days before the new year!
#3...Appendix.
Ugh.
Rocked my world. I was butchered. Should have sued and made millions. Didn't. Oh well.
#4...Riding from Salt Lake City to Chicago then on to Memphis on the Train!!! So...I meant to blog about this when it happened, just like a million other things. But I had so much fun! I can't wait to do it again and take Josh and Carter with me. It is definitely longer...a lot longer than flying. But for me, much more comfy. It was fun to see the country's landscape going by. The best part was pulling into Chicago. Union Station is right at the center of the city and I walked out of the building and right into a big, busy city. I was not expecting it. I must say...I like Chicago a whole lot better in the summer. Last time I was there was in blistering, cold March and I did not get such a good impression of it. Josh and I have decided it will be a really fun get away to hop on the train and have it take us right to the center of Chicago...hang out for a few days and then head back. So...I am thinking late Spring for that.
I had my own private room from SLC to Chicago...that is the way to go! I could lay down to sleep and shut my door and have privacy. You also get top service when you ride first class. They will deliver your meals to you, clean up after, turn down and make your bed, give you free newspapers and water. The part that made it worth it for me was getting to wait in the 1st class lounge in Chicago. I was there for 3-4 hours before catching my train to Memphis. The difference between the lounge and waiting out in the public area...VAST! I was almost crying with all the people stuffed together...no place to sit at all...no place to walk...it was a ZOO! Then I realized I got to wait in the lounge! The lounge was peaceful, quiet and relaxing. Free drinks and snacks. Fluffy couches. TV, computers, private restrooms, etc.
From Chicago to Memphis I rode coach. That isn't bad either...you just have to deal with lots of other people around you...same as flying...But the seats are bigger and recline further back and also have foot rests. You can also walk between all the cars, go to the dining cart, or observation cart, or visit one of the many bathrooms...so there is a lot of space to walk around when you get restless. I think it would be so much fun to have friends or family with you. You could play games, watch movies, and look at all the States you are zooming through. Pretty neat indeed.
I did not have my camera with me on this trip...sniff.
#3...Appendix.
Ugh.
Rocked my world. I was butchered. Should have sued and made millions. Didn't. Oh well.
#4...Riding from Salt Lake City to Chicago then on to Memphis on the Train!!! So...I meant to blog about this when it happened, just like a million other things. But I had so much fun! I can't wait to do it again and take Josh and Carter with me. It is definitely longer...a lot longer than flying. But for me, much more comfy. It was fun to see the country's landscape going by. The best part was pulling into Chicago. Union Station is right at the center of the city and I walked out of the building and right into a big, busy city. I was not expecting it. I must say...I like Chicago a whole lot better in the summer. Last time I was there was in blistering, cold March and I did not get such a good impression of it. Josh and I have decided it will be a really fun get away to hop on the train and have it take us right to the center of Chicago...hang out for a few days and then head back. So...I am thinking late Spring for that.
I had my own private room from SLC to Chicago...that is the way to go! I could lay down to sleep and shut my door and have privacy. You also get top service when you ride first class. They will deliver your meals to you, clean up after, turn down and make your bed, give you free newspapers and water. The part that made it worth it for me was getting to wait in the 1st class lounge in Chicago. I was there for 3-4 hours before catching my train to Memphis. The difference between the lounge and waiting out in the public area...VAST! I was almost crying with all the people stuffed together...no place to sit at all...no place to walk...it was a ZOO! Then I realized I got to wait in the lounge! The lounge was peaceful, quiet and relaxing. Free drinks and snacks. Fluffy couches. TV, computers, private restrooms, etc.
From Chicago to Memphis I rode coach. That isn't bad either...you just have to deal with lots of other people around you...same as flying...But the seats are bigger and recline further back and also have foot rests. You can also walk between all the cars, go to the dining cart, or observation cart, or visit one of the many bathrooms...so there is a lot of space to walk around when you get restless. I think it would be so much fun to have friends or family with you. You could play games, watch movies, and look at all the States you are zooming through. Pretty neat indeed.
I did not have my camera with me on this trip...sniff.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Memorable Moments 2009...#1
Coming home to Mississippi (after being in Idaho for 3 weeks helping my sister) and finding out that Josh had completely potty trained Carter! Talk about the best present ever!!!! I was soooo happy that Carter finally decided it was time and that Josh did such a wonderful job facilitating the process. It took a long, loooong time for Carter to get on board and I was not looking forward to trying again. I am so happy with the choice not push Carter and "force" him to do it. Once he was ready he went straight to undies (no pull-ups, night time diapers, etc.) and he only has an occasional "wet the bed" accident here or there. So yay! Josh...here is the husband of the year award. If you never do another thing in your life it would be okay because you did this (I can say this because I know he won't read this).
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