2010: A Year In Pictures

January

We had more snow than I've ever seen in 2010!!!!! It was CRAZY! We had it up through March...and not just a few flurries, I mean crazy, blizzardy snow! It made for some great "stuck indoors" time! Ken still had to work on most of the days, but I enjoyed the time I got with him! February

Kim's birthday was the most fun I had!!!! My brother recruited my help to throw her a big surprise 40th birthday party! It was great!!!! I had so much fun party-planning and getting to be there for the fun!
March

I couldn't just pick one moment for a lot of the months...and March is the first of more than one memorable moment! One of my best friends, Emily, got married! I was so blessed to be a part of her big day!
The second, was getting to watch Ken do what he LOVES....fly!
April

Celebrating our first Easter was great! It was weird to not be with family, but Ken's work schedule just didn't allow that. The blessing??? I was able to be at my home church on Easter for the first time!
May

Celebrating weddings and anniversaries! :) It was so nice to have Ken at Nicole and Chris's wedding. I was so thankful he could be there...and excited to be a part of the wedding. Nicole sang at our wedding and I was able to return the favor. I posted this picture of Ken and I instead of a picture of the happy couple, b/c its one of the last pictures we have of Ken in uniform.
My parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary!!!!!! What an extraordinary example for Ken and me!!!!
June

More weddings!!!! :) Tia's wedding was a blast and started the month off with fun! Yet again, I'm thankful I was able to be a part of her wedding...and stand up there and support her!
PRAISE THE LORD we finally were able to move upstairs!!!!! The renovations took longer than we thought, but it truly was a blessing to finally move in! We still have a few touch up things left, but I have really enjoyed having a master suite upstairs!
July

A new business with Arbonne has truly brought new friendships and new adventures. And, character building! :) I have loved the people that God has brought into my life because of this! Our BIG fun in July was being able to keep Finley for a few days while her mommy and daddy were in NYC! It was so fun to have her and get to spend so much time with her! We just love love love that little girl!!!!
August

VACATION!!!!!! Ken and I looked forward to August ALL year!!!! We couldn't WAIT to get back to our favorite State.....TEXAS! The trip was so wonderful and we were able to see so many parts of Texas! The roadtrip was fun and it was definitely the highlight of the year!
September

Ken passed his financial investments/insurance test!!!!!! This was an entire year in the making!!! And, when he passed a lot of decisions were made and its been life-changing ever since.
We finished more of the house. Not more renovations, but just getting organized and put together. Pictures on the walls and making things more "homey".
FOOTBALL SEASON!!!!!! Our favorite part of September! :)
October

Happy FIRST Anniversary!!!!! We celebrated one year in October! It was a beautiful year of marriage and I love Ken more and more everyday!
We also took our first business trip! Ken turned in his two week notice and made a huge career change. Its been amazing and we love it! There have been some hard days, I'm not gonna lie, but we see blessings in this change everyday!
TL's 40th Surprise Birthday!!!!!! Ken and I said it was more fun than our wedding!!!! hahaha! It was so fun and just nice that we got to enjoy the dancing! :)
We were able to make an impromtu trip to Minnesota. Sadly, it was for a funeral....but it was fun to see family and friends!
November

Ken's mom came for a visit!!!! She was our first REAL houseguest!!!! It was fun having her and introducing her to COWBOY athletics! :)
Thanksgiving in Tulsa! My favorite tradition (which we were able to do this year b/c of Ken's career change!!!!)....Lights On at Utica Square!

Our 2nd year of picking out and cutting down our Christmas tree!
December

My First Annual Ladies Brunch!!!!! I loved this day! I was sick and just prayed God would get me through the day, but I absolutely LOVED celebrating my favorite holiday with some of my favorite women!!!! I can't wait to do it again next year!!!!
Celebrating my Saviour! This year, its been very real to me that we get to celebrate the Saviour of the WORLD!!!! I love that we have the freedom to celebrate Christ! Christmas was wonderful this year!!!!