2012 much like other years seemed over in a flash. I can't sit
here and tell you that everything about it was amazing but I also won't sit
here in self pity about the bad parts either. Instead I think my reflection on
the past year will encompass the good, the bad and everything in
between.
January
This was our first
month as a married couple. We had just moved into a new place after a whirlwind
of events which included a wedding, a honeymoon and Christmas. I was still
healing from my car accident back in November and we spent as much time with
friends and family as possible. On the very last day of the month our wedding
"thank you" cards finally showed up. All in all it was a month of new
things (kind of fitting I think).
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| New Year's Day Meal |
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| Mt. Hood Trip |
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| Thank You Cards |
February
This was a month full of ups and downs not to
mention true tests on a new marriage. There were
good experiences like being successful at quitting smoking
(for a while anyway), treating my hubby to a court side experience at a Blazer
game, throwing an amazing and supportive woman a surprise birthday
party and taking our niece and cousin to a Timbers game. The downs including
both of us coming down with really bad colds and at different times. We did
like I mentioned have our first tests on our marriage. We had a lot of learning
thrown at us around what we want our lives to look like and what is acceptable
behavior both in our relationship and our relationships with others. Looking
back at it I would say this was a month of learning and design.
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| Nina's Surprise Party |
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| Jays First Mani/Pedi |
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| Blazer Game |
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| Seth & Jewel with Timber Joey |
March
This month was at best (or worse) a continuance of the month
before. Hubby surprised me with a trip to the Carson Hot Springs to help give
me a boost of healing energy before I had to have a biopsy to see if I had
cancer starting in my uterus (happy to report that I didn’t and have gotten
good reports since). We had a lot of good things happy like my sister Ashley’s
birthday, my two nephews came over to sleep in their brand new room at our house,
our friends Vince and Katlin had their baby girl, we enjoyed a wonderful
birthday dinner with our Aunt Veronica and it even snowed! Of course there were
more sports this time a hockey game and a trip to Pullman to watch my
brother-in-law play baseball. There was sad stuff too like my brother Henry
moving to Hawaii. There also continued to be rough times in our relationships
with other people category.
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| Carson Hot Springs Dinner |
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| The Boys New Room |
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| Winterhawks Game |
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| Pullman Baseball |
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| Henry's Going Away Party |
April
What can I really saw about April. The best thing to say is
that it was a month full of eye opening experiences. I think this is where my
life took a turn for the better and gave me a good foundation to build upon.
May
There wasn't much to May except healing and building upon
the foundation the April brought.
June
This month was spent preparing for what life had in store
for us next. A bit of a theme building from the two months before.
July
This is always my favorite month. See this is when my
favorite person in the world has his birthday. If you haven’t guessed yet it’s
Jay! At the same time this was probably the worst moth of the year. On July 1st
I had to have emergency surgery to fix a ruptured tubal pregnancy. We were
about three months along and had no idea. There were a lot of emotions with
this and it caused both of us so much grief. A few days after the surgery was
Jay’s birthday. It was bitter sweet. To help a bit with the emotional recovery
Jay went to visit his dad and play out on the lake. It made my heart feel just
a bit better to see a smile return to the face I love so much.
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| Jay at Newman Lake |
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| Veronica's Birthday |
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| Our Loss |
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| Recovery |
August
This was a month of healing. Hubby and I had our two year
dating anniversary. I got to spend girl time alone with my sister (a very rare
thing indeed), sadly that was the night we lost her father. I got to throw my
cousin a super awesome 12th birthday party. We also got to go visit
Jay’s dad for some R&R. I also really liked that trip because I was able to
move from acquaintance to friend with a girl I really have grown to admire.
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| Two Year Anniversary Dinner |
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| Sister Movie Night |
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| Seth's Birthday Party |
September
Oh my gosh September was just crazy! There was so very much
going on. Jay started college for the first time (I am super proud) and I went
back to finally get it done with. Broke down and we got a new truck for Jay
(boys and their toys I tell you). My super wonderful niece Jewel had her 12th
birthday. We took our cousin Seth to experience the drive-in in a truck. We had
an interesting experience with my nephew Shaun hitting on his hairdresser when
we took him to go get a haircut (he was only 4). More sports happened (can you
see a theme here). Oh and we got to go to a corn maze with Ashley and Justin.
Wow I am tired just writing this.
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| Shaun After His Haircut |
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| At the Pumpkin Patch |
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| Drive-In |
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| New Truck |
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| Family Dinner |
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| Jewel's Birthday |
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| Winterhawks Game |
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| New Couch |
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| Hubby Mowing the Lawn |
October
I love Halloween! Okay that is not the only thing that
happened that month but still it’s Halloween! Decorated for Halloween and even
dressed up the dog. Oh yeah more sports. My pumpkin won the office pumpkin
carving contest (thank you pintrest). I went to the Timber annual awards
banquet which was so much fun and really enjoyed spending time with my team
from work outside the office. Got to go and see Maya Angelou in person (crossed
off the bucket list) with my now mother-in-law Jody (I will tell you about that
in the December section). I got to
arrange a fall festival for the elementary school our company volunteers at and
had so much fun. Finally I spent my fourth Halloween in a row with my two
nephews. One more thing that I didn’t have to write about happened this month.
Our friends Shane and Lauren lost their 3 month old daughter. We will never
forget the time we got to hold baby Sophie when she was born and will always
hold a special place in our hearts for Shane and Lauren.
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| Puppie Dressing Up |
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| Halloween Decorating |
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| Blazer Game |
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| My Pumpkin |
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| Timbers Award Banquet |
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| Fruit Valley Fall Festival |
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| Maya Angelou |
November
Scorpios this is our month! Let’s just say this about
November. On the 1st was my nephew Seth’s birthday, on the 9th
is my brother-in-law Kyle’s birthday, on the 12th is mine and my
father-in-law Tony’s birthday, on the 17th is my nephew Shaun’s
birthday and on the 19th is my sister Amie’s birthday. If that isn’t
enough let’s just throw in Thanksgiving too. Sadly we lost my brother-in-law
Brian at this month. He was a kind person who played a really supportive role
with Jay and I. He will be missed but remembered fondly.
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| Shaun & Seth Birthday |
December
As always crazier than the month before. We did have to
endure another tubal pregnancy this month right before our one year wedding
anniversary. The good thing was that I didn't have to have surgery to fix this
one, instead we were able to do the shot. It hurt both our hearts again but we
were able to talk and move through the grief. We have decided to give it one
more shot before moving to other options. After that we filled the time with
many wonderful things. We took a wedding anniversary trip to Sunriver, trip to
Couer D’Alene to visit family, many Christmas celebrations and New Year’s Eve. One
more very special thing to add to this month is the marriage of Jay’s dad Tony
to Jody. It was an amazing thing to be witness to and we were also lucky enough
to take part in it. The wedding ceremony was at sunset on a frozen beach in the
middle of a winter wonderland. I saw the love in their eyes as they were saying
their vows and couldn't help but lock eyes with my husband to share an unspoken
I love you.
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| CDA Resort Christmas Lights |
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| Drive to Sunriver |
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| Christmas Presents |
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| The Wedding |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Johnson |
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