Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Looking forward to a better year...

We are back from our wonderful Christmas Break in Utah! It was so sad to leave, my heart just aches for the view of snowy mountains every time we drive down the ugly gray highways in Michigan. But we did have an awesome time in Utah and we were able to see a lot of family and friends that we hadn't seen in over a year. Plus, we spent part of our trip down in Cedar City, my self-declared home-town.

THANKS so much to our families - we loved seeing you and are so grateful for the awesome Christmas! Thanks goes out to the Blake's for letting us crash at your awesome home for a couple days, you're the BCFF we could ever have asked for! We can't wait to see you guys again in July!

To be blunt - 2008 was a crappy year for us, so we are looking forward to a much better 2009.

To recap our Bad Experiences of 2008 for you:
  • Lost a job
  • The cars were in a total of 3 accidents (that's not counting the deer)
  • Poison Ivy
  • Moved into the city - so far we've seen two lovely notices on the door.
  • And those are just the things that we are willing to share with the world...
The upside of 2008:
  • Found two new jobs instead
  • Paid out the nose, ears, and other bodily areas to fix the cars, just in time for Stake Conference. Luckily, both of the tickets were thrown out.
  • Learned how moistening oatmeal baths are for the skin
  • Had an awesome time with friends and family visiting us!

C and I have made an executive decision that we are going to have a lot better year. So there's your notice, make it awesome.

3 comments:

The Numismatist said...

You need one more "upside" to make the score even. How about the addition of a SIL and two nephews?

And for the year 2009? Let's see a new widget added for how many days until you are on your way home for good. Just think, it's not much longer than being pregnant!

I like to see that glass half-full!

Ashley said...

glad you're back! here's to a much better 2009!

Shy said...

I hear ya.....2008 sucked big time for us too! We are excited for the new year though! Wish we could have seen you. I miss you and will call you tomorrow