2010....ready for 2011

I would like to take the time to reflect on the past year Steve and I have had in 2010.  Steve and I made one of the biggest decisions of our lives to pack up everything in Tucson, leave friends, leave family, and great relationships we had built.  Moving to Seattle was one of the best things we could have done for ourselves.  We both have jobs now and have starting re-kindling old friendships, and have begun new ones.  I have really loved getting to know my new school and co-workers, and the students.  Each one of them are a blessing to me everyday with how positive and uplifting they are.  I could never ask for a better place to work everyday.  Steve has been elbows deep with Tri-med and is constantly helping patients everyday.  Steve has been offered a volunteer fire job with Skyway fire department and will be starting his training next weekend.  They will put him through the fire academy and help him begin his career as a firefighter.  We are now just praying that volunteering pays off in the end, and helps him get a career firefighter position somwhere soon in the Seattle area.  Steve will be working a 24 hour shift today...yes through NYE tonight so I pray that he stays safe and is able to help as many as he can with all of the crazy drivers on this night. 

I just hope 2011 brings us so many blessings that we had received this year.  We hope something big and great happens again to us !! My plans for today contain cleaning out our kitchen of all sugary desserts and leftover Christmas dinner....and picking up some other things around the house.  Yesterday, we took Maggie up to Snoqualamie to teach her to snowboard as well (which she did absolutely amazing), and I am still quite sore so I will definitely take it easy today.  Steve and I really don't like setting new year's resolutions for ourselves, but we do want to cut out excessive sugar and really pay close attention to what we eat.  We are pretty good about exercising and being financially responsible so I think we'll have another great year ahead of us.  Later this afternoon, I will be going to the Brousseau's to spend some quality time with them...and to celebrate the coming new year...and grade some papers I have left :(.

I will leave you with some of our pictures we have taken over the past couple of weeks I have been out for break. 

Downtown Seattle at Christmastime

Maggie's Birthday..Tubing at Snoqualmie

                                                                               Me

                                                                   Koriann and Alex

                                                                      Jim and Abby

                                                             All of us ready to TUBE

                                                             Alicia, Maggie, Maddie

                                                                   Steve and I

                                                                  The family at Christmas
                             Crystal, Nick, Abby, Jim, Maggie, Emily, Sadie, Me, Buddy, Steve and Riley

I hope you all have a great and fabulous New Year's Eve!! I hope 2011 brings you everything you hoped for!!