Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2009 in Review - Part A

So, I've seen lots of people blogging about 2009 reflections...thought I'd share my own little memories from the past year...

JANUARY
Self Portrait

I don't really remember too much from this month...I'm thinking not anything to exciting happened..oh, we (my sister, BIL, brother, & SIL) decided to redo my parents living room for them while they were on their 30th wedding anniversary getaway to St. Croix! For 5 days straight, we all went over to there house and moved everything out of the living room and repainted/redecorated. We also bought three new pieces of furniture: sofa and two recliners....we all suprised them the night they got back and they were more than a little suprised :-) It was a good night. I also got REALLY sick twice this month - ended up in the ER one night...that was not so pleasant.

what do you see?

FEBRUARY
This month, the Mann and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary! And his 39th birthday! And Valentine's Day. Yeah - February 14th is kind of a big day around here ;-) I can't believe it has been almost 6 years now that we have been married! This is a shot of some roses he brought home for me....

be mine

MARCH

March brought alot of photo taking opportunities...just being able to get out and practice. One of my favorite pastimes :-)

Self Portrait:
self portrait

Slips (Troy would take me to lunch there & I also had lunch with my sister here a few times):
slipspicture

Palafox Pier:
Pier - Pensacola, FL

APRIL
I couldn't find too many pictures for this month. This was the month I got notice that I was going to be laid off at the end of May. I was very upset by this news, because I had health insurance through my job, and the Mann and I had just started getting things rolling for some fertility treatment. Needless to say, that was put on hold. I did however find an AWESOME gynecologist!

oh my.

MAY
The Mann and I got new phones: Blackberry Storm!! I STILL adore that phone!

Weekend Creative

We went down to Pensacola Beach and I took some really nice photos! It was a beautiful day out ( I can still distinctly remember how pretty the sky was that day!)...

Weekend Creative

I had my last day of work with CCH on May 29th.

JUNE
We went on a very long awaited vacation this month!! I thought for a quite a while that we were not going to be able to go (we had both requested vacation leave back in March) since I had lost my job...but, by some miracle we were still able to get away for a few days!! We went to Murphy, NC - my parents own a cabin up in the mountains up there...it was SO beautiful and much needed. We also drove up to Pigeon Forge for a day and drove through the mountains...so beautiful! I always forget how flat Florida is until I go out of state!

North Carolina
Troy posing

JULY

We celebrated Fourth of July, of course ;-) I also celebrated my 28th birthday! The Mann took me to have a dinner at our favorite place, Carrabba's...a yummy Italian place!

July 4, 2009

July 4, 2009

I also took a quick three day trip to South Carolina with my grandfather. His 85 year old sister had been involved in a car accident, and he couldn't make the trip by himself...so, I went along with him. It was a VERY long drive! We drove from Pensacola, FL to Myrtle Beach, SC, all in one day...I was very, very glad to get to a hotel that evening! This picture is of a couple of horses on his sister's property...

Horse Pasture

I'll be sure to post the second half of my 2009 Review tomorrow!

Happy Wednesday!

2 comments:

Jocelyn said...

Loved the journey through the past year with you!!!! What awesome pics!!!!!

Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!!!! A year filled with happiness...good health...much love and tons of smiles!!!

Michelle said...

I really like your year in review via photos. Sorry about the ER thing. I hope you are able to start up your fertility treatments again. And Happy almost anniversary! Its not too far off now.