**2011 highlights**

Happy 2012!

It seems the popular thing to do in the blog world right now is to post your past year in review.  Apparently it's the cool thing to do.  I was working on a month by month review for you all, even spent over an hour in a coffee shop typing away on it, but I was having trouble recalling exactly what went down each of the past 12 months.

SO...

Here are the highlights and memorable moments from 2011.

Kristin and I attempted to move to Colorado and the beautiful  Rocky Mountains.  Those hopes and plans were dashed when neither of us were able to secure jobs in our neighboring state.  Bummer.

And, for all you who are thinking or have asked me: Yes, in hindsight I'm glad it didn't work out. ;)

On a similar note, we found a new place to live here in good ol Nebraska.  We found another roomie to move in with us, Andrea.  We actually got a house with a yard and a garage and a deck.  We all got our own bedroom AND our own bathroom!  This was a major selling point with three girls. ~after having my own bathroom for nearly two years I don't know how I'll go back to sharing one someday...


There was an impromptu road trip to the badlands and Wahl Drug with Chris, Natalie and Fred.  The things we can talk each other into doing after 10pm...

Kristin, Andrea and myself made a trip to sunny Florida in May.  My first time ever down there and in the ocean.  I decided I love the ocean, salt, sand, jellyfish and all.  While we were down there we also detoured to Key West one day.  It was so pretty, someday I'll go back and for longer than just one day.

NOTE-> If you ever visit Key West do NOT run around on the sidewalk barefoot. Even just down the block to your car to get the nice snorkeling instructors a tip.  The cement is extremely hot and you will get heat blisters on your feet making walking around the rest of the day completely miserable.  Just sayin...

I did a lot of wakeboarding this summer.  It was glorious!  I cannot wait for summer to roll back around so I can get back out on the water. =)

I bought a helmet late in the summer after a minor concussion, I spose I should wear it this next summer to avoid a similar event again...

Then there was the lovely mice-ca-pades we had the joy of enduring in our home.  We have captured and disposed of four to date I believe.  There hasn't been any evidence of them lately but once the Really cold weather hits we'll see what happens. =/

And then...

of course...

There's this boy that has made his entrance into my life. =)
(he says I "used" my bro-in-law to get him to ask me out...I say, Hey it worked... he just smiles)

He's pretty cute.

I think I'll keep him around.

a little this, a little that...

So it's been awhile... what is new?
Well we are officially in and settled into our new house.  It's pretty fantastic.  Still working on hanging pictures and finding spaces for a few random item but all in all I'd say we are settled and love it.  I'm looking forward to taking full advantage of our big backyard this summer, AND the wonderful deck!  We do have some nice dirt patches that we are trying to coax some grass into taking root, it's not working.  I threw the seed and out and have been pretty consistent in watering it... however, it looks like the seed is just drying out and not doing anything.  Well, I'll keep watering it and hope and pray that something happens.

I'm soooo looking forward to wakeboarding this summer.  Counting down the days in fact.  It's gonna be great!

Last weekend my friends and I took and impromptu roadtrip to SD.  Why SD you ask?  That BadLands of course! silly.  We left at midnight on friday and arrived about 7:30 am.  We then crawled around (well Chris and Fred climbed and crawled, Natalie and I stayed at the bottom and took pictures.)  for about 2 hrs or so.  Then we headed off to Wahl drug where we had breakfast and wondered around the shops for and hour or better.  Then we piled back in the car and started the 7 hr drive home.  Some people have said we are crazy for doing it but I say, we made a memory.  I mean I was stuck in a car with 3 of my closest friends for 14 hours, it was fun.  Other than the leg cramping and the severe lack of quality sleep. ;)

What else you ask?  Not much, work, church sleep... that's pretty much my life.  It's fun and keeps me busy.  Though I would welcome a change, here is where God has me and things seem to be working out ok. =)