2009

It's been a very busy year full of new experiences and surprises. In February I fell victim like many did to the poor economy and lost my job, however it really was a blessing in disguise as a month later I got a job as a Dental Assistant, with a really amazing dentist in Bellevue, which is what I wanted to do in the first place. Jeff actually got a promotion to become a Financial Advisor which is what he's been working so hard for, for the past 3 years. He'll be going to New York in March for a week of training which is really exciting.
Jeff and I also got our motorcycle licenses this year and motorcycles. Although Jeff has ridden motorcycles before, this was my first time and it was really exciting to learn to ride a motorcycle. I also learned how to play the piano and played in my first recital during Christmas, I played a duet of Silent Night with my teacher.
We also went to Disneyland this year which was a first for me, and Jeff hadn't been since he was a little boy so I count it as a first for him because he didn't remember everything. We got a park hopper pass for both Disney and California Adventure and we rode every ride. We were there for 3 days and by the third I was pretty much lame and popping tylenol to make it through, but by golly we were going to have a good time. And we did, we had a blast.
Jeff and I continue to work with the youth in the church which keeps us both busy, he does a lot of hiking and camping with the guys. I do more cooking, sewing and socializing with the girls but we have a good time. I actually went as a chaperon to the camp they have every year for both boys and girls called Youth Conference. It was a little cold cause we went to the Washington Coast in June but we had a blast.
Jeff and I have also done some hiking, camping, and mountain biking on our own.
We hope that all of you have had a wonderful year this year, hope that this next year will bring many more surprises and adventures.