I really do want to get back into this whole blogging thing!
Today is the first day of 2012 and I am feeling reflective. We have done this blog entry twice, for 2009 and for 2010, so it only seems fitting to carry on the tradition. So, here goes. Our third annual year-in-review of all the blessings of 2011 and what we look forward to in 2012!
In 2011, we…
- Celebrated our precious little girl’s first birthday! Last January 1st she was two months old and was the perfect, obedient child. ;) Now we have a walking, talking, thinking, independent 14 month old! She is just too fun (and definitely a lot of work!) and we can’t wait to see the little lady she continues to grow up to be.
- Celebrated two years of marriage. Woohoo! We were blessed to get away for a night and had a great time celebrating. Date time becomes so much more appreciated after having a baby, that’s for sure!
- Moved! Again! Three houses in three years of marriage. Phew. Now we’re living in a duplex our church owns (still in Escondido…we just like to move within a one mile radius) and it has been a blessing for this season of our lives, allowing us to save money, live in community, learn through some challenging times as well, and we have lots of land around us which is awesome! Chloe loves the oranges from the orange trees.
- Traveled to Arizona, San Francisco, and Idaho. Chloe’s first out-of-state travels!
- Meg began to realize her dream of being a birth doula (supporting women through labor and childbirth) and attended her first three births at UCSD Medical Center!
- Phil hit the two year mark at his law firm and received yet another promotion (so proud of him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)!
- Continued to learn more about each other and how to be a family of three, realized areas of our marriage we need to work on, dealt with challenges as well as many joys, talked and talked some more, fought and laughed, cried and hugged, praised Him and pleaded with Him.
2011 has been a great year. I am so happy every day to be married to such an amazing man and to be blessed with our wonderful daughter. We have experienced many changes together, gone through some seasons of life that have been tougher than others, and have also had the silliest of moments goofing around with Chloe. I know that God has had a purpose in all of it.
What is ahead for us this next year?
- Three wonderful years of marriage in July!
- Chloe’s 2nd birthday!
- A fun family vacation to Hawaii in just a few days (with Meg’s family). SO excited for this, as it is the most immediate! Maui here we come!
- Quite possibly another move. Why stop now? Maybe, just maybe, we will be moving into our first home in the next year or so, Lord willing!
- New cities? New jobs? New babies? New friends? We’re open to many things this year! No plans as of yet, but we’ll see where God leads us.
- Maybe some more regular blog posts?!
Happy New Year from our family to yours!
i was sooo excited to see a new blog post from you! i had just about given up on it. love the reflection. what an awesome year for you guys. i can’t believe chloe is talking already! you should post more blogs of the funny things she says & does. i miss you guys. sounds like 2012 should be pretty exciting as well- have fun in hawaii!!!
Loved the snow picture of Chloe looking at her daddy! I am sure that you had a blast in Maui! Good to hear from you guys. We are well. Going back to work after two weeks of vacation!
Love, Gary and Judy
Loved the snow picture of Chloe looking at her daddy! I am sure that you had a blast in Maui! We are well. Enjoyed two weeks off and going back to school tomorrow. Love you guys!
Judy and Gary
“New cities? New jobs? New babies? New friends?”
^ANY off these make me excited for you guys.