this year at Christmas...the world looks different. i know that reflection is for new years eve...but I'll get to why i'm reflecting over the year earlier...later??? our lives have changed dramatically this year... here are a few things...
. Steve and I spend New Years Eve just the 2 of us... not that this was a problem we just didn't have any friends to hang out with...we did call aaron and mel at midnight to wish them a happy new year from the future...which we will do AGAIN this year:).
. I left my job at Harrison. It was SO cool teaching the kids...however... i wasn't a huge fan of all the politics...and I really didn't have time to teach at the studio AND to teach at harrison...so when Steve told me we could afford me leaving...i jumped at the chance.
. STEVE AND I GOT MARRIED!! Obviously, this was huge. But really really really really really awesome. When i dreamed about the man I would marry...I never thought of marriage like this. Steve is my best friend, who i can tell anything to, and who knows exactly what i need without me saying this. I will say that many times I feel like i pale in comparison to his amazing sense of my needs. What a super cool fellow.
. Steve and I take our honeymoon. Fall in love with Santa Cruz and both start making plans in our heads to move their. I decide that my dream is to work at IKEA.
. About a week after I find my calling to be IKEA...God drops the opportunity in our lap to buy the studio...so we then realize...THAT'S what God wants...not the santa cruz thing...so we put the west on hold for now.
.We attend mission point community church and realize ANOTHER reason God didn't want us in California for now. We start to build friendships and are greatly encouraged.
. We buy the studio, and head to Kentucky for my family reunion...on the way down... we get into a car accident. God protected everyone involved...and the van was totally driveable... praise God it could have been MUCH worse.
We lose 2 friends to cancer and one of our best friends loses her father within weeks of one another... we rejoice that they are in heaven...but are saddened that we cannot enjoy them face to face.
. Steve and I celebrate our engagement year anniversary...and get a PUPPY!! Cash becomes one of the greatest additions to the family to date and we love him to pieces.
.Steve and I look for a new house and FIND ONE... we.love.it. 305 Audi baby!!
. We find a new location for the studio. We rename and rebrand...crazy.
. We are invited to 4 new years eve celebrations this year...4. We love our friends that we've made this year and look forward to growing closer to them in this next year and sharing our lives with these incredibly cool people.
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