reflections...

how is it that time seems to escape us so quickly? today is the last day of 2009, and of the decade, and i have been thinking about what has happened this year and the incredible blessings that we have experienced.  i thought that maybe writing a list would help us to "keep tabs" for the future!  you can click on the link for the post on that topic.

-little miss mae turned eight!

-i gave my testimony in front of my MOPS group... 35 minutes, 80 women, and i wasn't nervous.  God met me right on that stage and carried me through!

-i went on my first girl's trip to vegas and enjoyed 6 hours in the spa and a day by the pool... so fun!

-nick and i celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary!

-nick turned 31!

-nick graduated with his MBA from ASU, there are three posts about that!
           maroon and gold
           congratulations class of 2009!
           saturday's graduation

-emily finished 2nd grade!

-emily got her first stacked haircut!

-ethan had his first buzz cut, or as he called it, his buzz lightyear cut!

-i turned 30 and my amazing family took me to disneyland, my favorite vacation spot (along with nyc)

-little miss mae loved her summer swim team and she did a great job!

-we went camping with friends and family on the fourth and later that month!

-emily started 3rd grade (her first male teacher)!

-i made the switch from discussion group leader to creative activities leader in our mom's group at church!

-we rented a cabin up north with great friends for labor day!

-ethan turned four!

-nick got a promotion at work!

-nick was discharged from the army!

-we went to the sand dunes for Thanksgiving with great friends and my dad!

-nick continues to enjoy his "new" job and the opportunities that it brings!
-i advanced my photography skills and fell more in love with the art!
-i saved our family a ton of money with coupon sense!
-we enjoyed a surprise visit from a great friend!  stop by anytime, acs, our door is always open to you!
-we have enjoyed countless visits with family and loved every one of them!

our year has been filled with wonderful moments and we have many great memories of 2009 to carry with us.
i have some new goals, which i will post later... we have a tradition of a family lunch to review our previous goals and to set our new ones together.  i can't give them away before that!

may your 2010 be filled with blessings and the ones that you love!

happy new year!
the kahler clan