This past year has been wonderful, exciting, adventurous, and a true blessing. Dan and I have been blessed to be able to serve the Lord together and to bond more and more everyday.
Here is a recap of our adventures in 2008:
-Began roughly with my Dad's passing on Jan. 6th
-celebrated in the birth of a beautiful baby -presented a conference paper in Roehampton, England
-Vacationed in London, Oxford, and Paris
-Bought our first home
-spent Christmas with our wonderful family -found out that goodfriends will welcome new babies soon
-taught two College Writing classes...and survived
-finished a substantial portion of my thesis
-learned more about the lives of our fellow Christians through good talks, warm meals, and fun get-togethers
-finished off the year with a lot of chocolate:)
I'm excited about what 2009 holds...my twin sister's wedding, graduation, and teaching Bible class in the summer.
Oh, here are some of my favorite pictures right now:)
Dan and I with Brynne and Brayden Wauson:)
Harbin Family at Pappadeaux
Victorian Christmas Tea at the Driskill Hotel
Sweet Jacob Barth
Youth Devotional-January 2009
It just makes me appreciate the sunshine and warm weather all the more! I have finished (as of about 5 minutes ago) all the work taxes! Yay! Now I am just waiting on signatures and copying before filing. Whew!
You have had a fun-filled and blessed year, with lots more to look forward to in the year ahead. Thanks so much for all of your sweet, encouraging comments on my pleo!
The Death by Chocolate was not original with me; it was from Nelda Bracksieck. What kind of phrase was "as always"? It didn't really bother me to have it in the middle of the sentence since it was partitioned by commas.
I know it's a good example of how we should all be. Children are so forgiving, understanding, and most of the time honest. THey just have the kindest hearts.
Beautiful pictures! :) I look forward to seeing you too! The devotional will be either tomorrow's or Friday's on www.finishthecourse.com . Have a great day!
No biggie...I still love ya. I am right past the first tri but for some reason my body is acknowledging the whole "you are only sick in the first tri" thing. I feel better but still in a funk. Love your pics....you look so at ease with kiddos ;)!! Looks like you had a great 2008...can't wait to see what your 2009 looks like.
Whether we do find out or not, we're so excited to see the baby on the sonogram. It's always such a good feeling to see the baby's growth and development.
My original plan:
To spend 10 hours working on thesis. Goal--get 10 pages down on paper (well, computer).
The way my day ended up:
-Doing 2 hours of thesis--only research, no writing:(
-shopped online at Sur la Table
-emailed my husband a youtube video of Chuck Norris kicking through a car windshield.
-played Word Warp for 20 minutes
-took a 20 minute power nap
-went for a run
-washed the car
-repotted a plant
Obviously, I was doing everything but work. I should not take 4 day breaks anymore:)
This slight change of plan will inevitably make my week a bit harder. Oh well... [throwing hands up]
Sounds fun. I am amazed at all of the D's... and B's. It's such a classic. We actually own it. It's one of Alyssa's favorites too. I refuse to watch the latest one because I know it can't compare with the first one (plus I hear it's just weird).
It was good seeing you too! Maybe I will be able to come around more often next semester since I won't be working! We will see how busy school gets though... :/
