Perhaps I say this at the end of every year, but where did the year go? We did a lot and and packed as much in as we could, but still the time just whizzes by. In no particular order, here's a list of things that happened this year:
▪Luckily, this year included no major kidney stone issues, visits to the emergency room (that I can remember) or car wrecks (knock on wood!).
▪We had a lovely vacation on the coast of North Carolina, as well as a fun trip to Kentucky for the wedding of a friend.
▪After five years of working with the Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi at Washburn, I stepped down as Chapter Adviser at the end of May, which should have allowed me much more free time, but it immediately got sucked up by other things.
▪We joined the YMCA down the street and have been pretty faithful about going (though my weight would not be proof).
▪We welcomed lots of new kids (in chronological order - Connor Mitchell Thompson, Samuel Michael Bowling, Samantha Carter Mitchell, Christopher James Huntwork, Joshua Reid Holder, Greyson Alden Perry, Adam Patrick Kennedy) into the world.
▪I went to my first state fair (that I remember, anyway) and promptly lost my wedding ring there.
▪Scott took a new position at DST.
▪We celebrated our 7th anniversary, as well as 11 years since we met (which will be 12 in January!)
▪We won 3rd place in a Halloween costume contest(Thanks Amanda!)
▪I got to attend the wedding of a wonderful Alpha Phi who I watched go from being a newbie Freshman new member to being the President of the chapter her Senior year, and became my friend in the process.
▪I re-connected with lots of friends from a lifetime ago
▪I lived through having our dentist drill a cavity and had my first experience with Valium
▪We took steps to change our everyday lives in order to reduce our carbon footprint (even if only by a little bit) and enjoyed taking part in the CSA program and dinners with the Thompsons full of fresh, healthy, local foods
▪We helped Ken & Kyle throw the last Kickball Griller for the foreseeable future, as they are moving to North Carolina in the coming months, and raised over $1,100 for breast cancer research
▪I read all of the Twilight books in the span of a couple of weeks (I usually have to renew books from the library at least once, and those are NORMAL sized books!)
I know there's more I'm forgetting, but these are the things that stick out in my mind right now. I'm guessing 2009 will be good, but we'll just have to wait and see, I suppose.