2. Bryan has been at his job for a year! He really enjoys working for the City of Bryan and got a very nice bonus recently. He works very hard to provide for our family and he deserves it. He did so well on his evaluation, that he got more of a raise than any of his other co-workers! He is a pretty good catch ;)
3. I have been at my job for 2 years! While this is not what I would like to do forever, I can honestly say that this is the best job I have ever had. I have the best co-workers and supervisor, we are like one big NSFP family! I have had some very difficult jobs (and by difficult I mean hard people to work with/for) and I can get up everyday and it not suck to go to work. I had a job for about and year and everyday I woke up and said I hate my job, that was a hard year!! I work with some great student leaders and an awesome student worker. I am happy to be a part of this wonderful team :)
4. Logan turned ONE! I cannot believe my baby is growing up so fast. This year he started crawling, then walking, gave up the paci, talking more and more, dances, gives hugs and kisses on command, sleeps AWESOME (thanks buddy we really appreciate that!), eats more food, loves animals, and well I could go on and on, but he learned and started doing so much stuff this year! I can't wait to see what he will be doing next year.
5. Happy 3 years babe! Bryan and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. It might seem strange but I love that man more everyday! He is my rock, best friend, soulmate and everything in between. We had some hard times this year (adjusting to being parents is one thing, but adjusting to having a toddler is a whole other ball game!) but the good outweigh the bad.
6. My best friend got married! I was so happy to be a part of her special day. She looked so beautiful and it was so much fun helping her on her big day! It was perfect.
7. My dad lost his job.....then found the perfect job! My dad has worked in the oilfield all my life. Well he worked his way up and those are the people they let go first. He has been let go about 4 times in the past 30 years and he just keeps right on going and finds another job. Well he had been with this company 13 years. 13 years! So when he called and told me, I was heartbroken and my first thought was...my dad is 58....what is he going to find? It is hard to find a job at my age, let alone 58! So he looked.....and applied.....and nothing. This went on for 10 months. My Dad did not want to get back in the oilfield because he is so close to retirement. But that is all he knew. My Dad is an outdoorsman, he loves to hunt and fish. His dream job would be working at some sort of Cabella's or Bass Pro Shops, but there is nothing like that in Brenham. But there is a firearms warehouse in Independence (about 10 miles from Brenham) and I am talking BIG. They have every kind of gun and ammo you can imagine. People travel from Houston, College Station and other places just to come get their guns from that store. So naturally, my Dad called and asked if they needed any help. He has been working there almost a month and he loves it! It is perfect for him. And I am so happy he is doing something he loves.
8. Babies, babies and more babies! This year was the year of babies!! Family, friends, they all decided this year would be the baby boom, I guess I missed the memo.
1. Hayden Gregory Dodge-my nephew, March 2012
2. Wyatt Gene Brieden-Bryan's cousin's baby, April 2012
3. Rylee Nicole Bearden-Bryan's cousin's baby, April 2012
4. Kelsey Grace Penuel-Bryan's cousin's baby, May 2012
5. Jackson Thomas Gochenour-my best friend's baby, June 2012
6. Tristan Allan Penuel-Bryan's cousin's baby, July 2012
7. Andrew Grant Malnar-my supervisor's baby, October 2012
8. Savannah Rae Kleinpeter-my friend's baby, December 2012
Wow that is a lot of babies....and I do not know of anyone that is pregnant right now...maybe 2014 will be the next boom.....not for us though, ha!
9. We left Logan overnight for the first time! Yes that might be lame, but it was a big deal to us! In May, my best friend graduated from college and he had a party in Austin. Logan was 13 months old and this was the first time we BOTH left him overnight with my parents. He did GREAT and we had a great time
10. I got a new car! Well I got it because I was in an awful wreck at the end of the year last year, but I love my Rav! It is so much bigger and we have more room when we go out of town. It is also SO much easier to put Logan in his carseat. I will never go back to a car again...I am an SUV mama from here on out!
11. I voted for the first time! And no, I did not vote for Obama. I am a republican and believe in the values and morals that go along with that. I do not think he did anything great for us the last 4 years. BUT America voted, and he won. I can only HOPE that our nation can come together and we can somehow keep our head above water and get out of the mess we are in. I can only pray that in 2016 we will be a strong country and make a better decision.
12. We are healthy! This year has been hard on Bryan with his allergies, but he finally got some good medicine and is feeling better. Logan had LOTS of ear infections this year (7 I think) but he has not had one in 8 months! We think we are over them, which is great. All in all, we are healthy and THAT is plenty.
2012, so much has happened this year, and we have lots to be thankful for!
But I cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for our family! We are truly blessed,
Happy New Year everyone!
