2011 went fast and had a few fun things happen.
In January... after returning home from a week long trip over New Year's to Vermont, we settled back into working on trucks:
In February we probably did some arm wrestling and hanging out with brothers, although I'm not sure when these exact pictures were taken! :)
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| Does that look like it's really hard or really funny?! |
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| I think this picture is adorable! |
In March... this picture was taken. I can't remember anything else that happened that month! It was the only picture I could find commemorating March.
I think I did a bunch of sewing and scrapbooking too while Blake did a bunch of working on trucks. :) And that reminds me: I made this quilt.
In April... The girls (the ones who became my sisters when I got married) and I put together a baby shower for my mother in law. We had lots of fun, and learned a few things for the next shower we put on.
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| Yes, this is definitely a diesel loving family! :) |
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| Considering that another boy was on the way, chocolate mud tracks across the cake were completely fitting! |
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| And no, this is not a real baby! It was a creatively wrapped gift from a friend. Towel and washcloths for the body with various clothes to put it together. |
In May... Dad and Mom traveled out from Vermont because... Lanna graduated from New Tribes Bible Institute. She worked really hard and graduated with a 3.9 GPA. She is my amazing sister!
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| Dad, Mom, Lanna, and my grandparents, who were also able to make it to her graduation. |
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| My siblings, all of us except for Josh. Sorry you had to work and missed out, Josh! :( |
Also in May...I met my ninth and newest brother in law, Clay.
And ALSO in May... a long time friend, Daniel, married a really cool girl, Amber. So I took a really long ride to the great state of New Hampshire to get to go to their really cool wedding! Congrats you two!
In June... Holly came for a visit. It was high time for her to come to Ohio!
And in June... Blake got a long over due hair cut. :)
Yes, he was not impressed!
In July... My friend Katrina married Mose. I helped her make a bunch of coffee filter flowers- which are really cool by the way! The reception was decorated beautifully. The happy couple was married. So excited for you guys! :)
In August... Blake's family all lived through a photo shoot. We even have pictures to prove it!
And also we got a good picture of the two of us. Neither of us are typically photogenic so this was success!
And also in August... I finally got some decals made for our business. I'd put it off for a long time because I couldn't figure out how to make them look creative. So finally I just got them made- even with the boring look. :)
In September... My sister decided that maybe dating wasn't all bad. :)
In October... Maria and I went to a wedding in Michigan and got to experience a police escort- but that's embarrassing. (How about you just read about that here?!)
Then we went to visit Lanna.
Also in October... Josh came to visit for three weeks... which lasted into ...
November... And of course I didn't get any pictures of him because I'm very bad about taking pictures! He slept at our house but I mostly only saw him at my in-laws house, where he spent most of his time.
The last week he was here, he ended up doing a small remodeling project over there. He was running out of time before he had to leave and started cutting corners. I said that it was going to look shabby, so I spent a bit of time helping him caulk, paint, and lay linoleum.
We had fun working together and were reminded of the old days when we would both work with Dad. He would caulk, I would paint. He would complain about having to caulk and explain how Christine could do it so much better. I would quietly hope that Dad never listened because I detested caulking!!! (Fortunately Dad didn't usually ever act like he heard, at least. :) )
Holly also came out for a week with her boyfriend, Dwayne. A bunch of our friends went bowling one night and then stood around in the parking lot of the bowling alley swapping McDonald stories for a while. Then we headed to Applebees when we realized that they stayed open till midnight. Yep, good times!
The month of November spend by quickly and suddenly it was Thanksgiving. Dad and Mom and the kids came out to spend a week with us. We had a splendid visit- my husband even was able to leave work really early a couple of days, making me quite happy!
Once again though, I took no pictures so I have nothing to document that time. :(
And then in December... we worked. And we worked some more. We work a lot! And that's what we're still doing even though it's January. Sometimes we come home early. Sometimes we come home at midnight. Sometimes we do things exciting and sometimes we do the same stuff over and over that comprise life.
Most importantly though, I'm learning to remember to live by this:
"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:17
So. Whether you're sick of just working or whether you're busily making memories to last a life time, remember that verse this year and give thanks!
Happy New Year!
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