So, my sister in law, Allison, did a post on her blog about what has happened to her over the past ten years. I was sitting here, trying to think if I could remember back that far. I 'spose I could give it a try. Please forgive me if I've left out any details--I'm getting old. Here goes:
2000:
-I started my 4th semester at Ricks College.
-Kade started his second semester of Dental School.
-I graduated Ricks, and went through a pretty nasty rough patch the following summer. I got a job as a dental assistant , and decided for my sanity's sake I should start attending the local single's ward in Louisville.
-Kade met the woman of his dreams.
2001:
-Kade and I went on our second date after he got back to KY from Christmas break. That night was our first kiss.
100% dork
-I made my first (and only, so far) trip to Arizona to visit my brother. From there, I made a trip to Mexico, and brought home a set of maracas for Kade.
-Kade and I got engaged in the Spring.
-I met Kade's parents and younger brother (Shad) and his wife (Allison) for the first time, when they all came to KY to get Shad and Al moved in. (note: this was AFTER I said yes to marrying him.) I still remember how nervous I was.
-Kade and I got married in August.
-Kade started his 3rd year of Dental School, and I started Dental Hygiene school.
2002:
-School, school, school
-Went to Texas to finally meet the rest of Kade's family.
2003:
-I barely passed pathology, but still ended up being 3rd in my class.
-GRADUATION!!
-Kade did OBC in San Antonio for the summer, and I got my first job as a Dental Hygienist, but at a terrible office. Thankfully, it was only for 8 weeks.
-We bought our first car, Vinny the Volkswagen.
-The US Army relocated us to Fort Campbell, at the border of KY and TN. Made some great friends there.
2004-2007:
-We sold TC (the Turbo Colt). I hope he has been treated well. We miss you, buddy!
-Again, the US Army relocated us to a small post in Budingen, Germany, where Kade was large and in charge. Well, in charge. ish.
-Found out one/both of us carried a red-hair-gene when Maryn joined our lives in June, 2005.
-My little sister, Marybeth got married 6 weeks after Maryn was born. It was only by a miracle that I was able to go and help welcome Mike into the family.
-My parents packed up and moved from our home in Kentucky to Idaho. And also, they killed our cat.
-Throughout these years, we traveled around Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Vatican (it is it's own country), Holland, Austria, Belgium, England, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Croatia, Poland, and France. (We drove through Luxemburg and Lichtenstein)
-The only people brave enough to come over and visit us were Kade's parents, and my sisters, Jill and Marybeth.
-We met lots of great people, and made lots of good friends. I'm glad we have the internet to keep in touch with them.
-In June of 2007 we packed up, and moved back to Kentucky, where Kade started his specialty training for Endodontics at the University of Louisville.
-There was an HIV pandemic. Fortunately, we were spared.
-Got my sewing machine for my birthday. I entered the crafting world.
-Spent Christmas in North Carolina with family.
2008:
-Made a last minute pre-baby trip to North Carolina and the beach, so I could show off my hugely swollen canckles.
-Ailee came along in July.
-Hurricane force winds came through town. Our power was out for 9 days. I found out how useful a propane grill is, how angry people get when there isn't enough gas to buy, and the worst time to get the stomach flu is when you don't have any electricity. I will always be grateful to those who let us use their washing machine, and take warm showers.
-Spent most of our days at the park or the zoo with friends.
-Maryn took her first set of swim lessons and discovered a love for water.
-Spent Christmas in Texas with family.
2009:
-Bad ice storm hit Louisville. Luckily our stars aligned and we didn't loose power.
-Kade ran the Derby Mini Marathon. He claims he saw a bright light at the end of a tunnel, and heard Jesus telling him to run towards the light.
-Kade completed and defended his thesis, "An Analysis of the Role of Coronal Restoration on the Survival of Teeth Following Nonsurgical Root Ca...zz..zzzzz...zzzzzz...zzz...zzzz.."
-Kade finished his program in June.
-We said our sad goodbyes to Kentucky, and moved to Colorado.
-Emily went to a family reunion in Idaho.
-Kade started his first "real job."
-Maryn started Pre-school and loves it!
-Spent Christmas and New Years relaxing, eating too much food and playing games with friends.
6 comments:
Last night after Shad read your comment, he laughed at the thought that you didn't do that much the last decade. We started to name all the cool things you guys experienced. Good sum up.
I will be jumping on the bandwagon and doing one of these blogs too. I am just too lazy to get out my hard drive and get my pictures back on my lap top. Cross your fingers I can manage. Mine won't be nearly as entertaining though...
Wow, sounds like you got a lot done in ten years. I must say that I love the picture of you two when you first started dating....you look awesome.
1. mike and i both really liked that picture when you guys were dating. we all have to have pictures like that at some point right? I think i still get some like that every so often.
2. i like these decade posts, i think i'll try it out myself
3. and i like that your page is flurrying.
hahahaha...i'm still chuckling about the picture from when you were dating. it's awesome...i sure hope you have it framed somewhere in your house!!! anyways, what a great idea. i don't think i can remember all that's happened in the last 10 years. loved reading about yours though!
It didn't really look like either of you were old enough to be dating when you started. You've done so much and and come so far and you still look awesome/beautiful. What a great decade!
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