When we were driving back home on Monday, Matt and I reflected some on 2009. Here are some of the highlights last year.
January
Matt went on first business trip with Flight Safety to Savannah, GA.
Angela started her new job with Youth Services as a school-based counselor.
Angela started helping with the AWANA ministry at our church.
February
Angela turned 24, and we celebrated by staying in a bed and breakfast and visiting the Philbrook museum
March
Angela’s friend Laura came to visit from Colorado
OSU made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament
April
Our families came to visit and to celebrate Easter with us
May
We celebrated three wonderful years of marriage by visiting our local zoo, going out to dinner and baking a cake
Matt traveled to McConnell Air Force base in Wichita for work
Matt turned 26 the day we left for New York
We flew to Ithaca to visit Angela’s friend Katie for our yearly vacation
We visited waterfalls in Ithaca and saw the Cornell campus
We visited the Statue of Liberty in NYC and watched the Lion King on Broadway
We visited Matt’s aunt and uncle in New Jersey
June
We toured the Museum of Natural History in NYC and took a carriage ride through Central Park
We camped on Long Island at Hither Hills and walked along the beach
We visited the Montauk Lighthouse
We enjoyed a famous lobster roll at Lunch on Long Island
Matt celebrated his one year anniversary at Flight Safety
We bought new bedroom furniture
July
We painted our guest bathroom and guest bedroom
Matt built a storage shed in our backyard
We watched Wicked at the Tulsa PAC
Our church welcomed a new senior pastor
August
We visited Branson with friends
Angela got promoted at work to a Social Services coordinator
We celebrated Angela’s mom’s 50th birthday
September
OSU beat Georgia and was ranked #5 in the polls for one week before our loss to Houston
Rhapsody celebrated her first birthday
We visited Jeremy and Anna in Iowa with Angela's parents.
October
Angela passed her national licensing exam for marital and family therapy
We spent the weekend in Stillwater enjoying homecoming festivities, visiting with friends and cheering OSU on to a victory over Missouri
November
We hosted Thanksgiving at our house for our families
We refinanced the mortgage on our house
Angela passed her state oral exam for her LMFT license
December
We paid off all of our student loans
Matt went to Florida and Alabama on two separate business trips
We bought a new Ford Focus to replace our Toyota Corolla that was totaled from a wreck
Angela got a chance to spend time with good friends from college over the Christmas break
We braved the blizzard and traveled to Weatherford to visit our families for Christmas
As we were reflecting on our lives this past year, I found myself so thankful for having the opportunity to share my life with such an incredible husband. Building a life together with Matt has brought joy and purpose to my life. The day to day living is just as precious to me as major events, and I can't imagine living life without Matt by my side. I'm so excited for 2010!
Since it's a long drive back from Weatherford, we also spent time making a list of goals we want to accomplish this year. We thought about financial goals and house projects, to experiences we want to share together, to spiritual and couple goals. I plan on sharing those goals on the blog as we accomplish them. I think 2010 is going to be a great year!
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