Out With the Old, In With the New

Goodbye 2009! You were a very difficult year, topped only by 2006. I didn't blog about how difficult you were, because it was just that bad, but I am grateful for the lessons you taught me and the good things you brought, too. All in all, I am ready for a new year and a new decade. Welcome 2010!

But, let's reminisce about the good things that happened in 2009.

• The Moore Family came to visit in March
• I ran my first 10k
• Kayla spent the summer with us
• We visited NYC twice
• We visited Gettysburg several times, including a midnight ghost tour on Halloween
• We visited Mt. Vernon a few times
• We visited Philly twice
• We got to spend a lot of time with a lot of really great friends
• My nephew, Nate, returned from his mission for our church
• My photography business really took off
• We moved out of the ghetto and into a nice area
• I got a job working for a great company in Baltimore
• We had a fabulous Christmas
• Neither Brandon nor myself wound up in the ER for anything, or got very ill at all this year
• I fell in love with my husband all over again

I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but you get the idea.

Here are some things we're looking forward to in 2010.

• I plan to run a few races (hopefully even the Baltimore Half-Marathon)
• I already have a few photography gigs on the calendar
• A trip to Texas to see Kayla get married
• A trip to Utah to go to Yellowstone with Brandon's family
• I'm going back to school. It's true! I'm going back to get my degree in graphic design.
• More sightseeing. We plan to really take advantage of our location.
• and lots more...

More than anything, we're ringing in the new year with optimism!