Reflections of 2011

What a year it has been! I think we can all agree on the incredulous year 2011 was for all of us. At the end of each year and the beginning of the next I always love to think back on the highlights and look ahead to hopeful predictions. Greg and I talked this over last night so I will share with you what we came up with...

2011 Highlights:
-I come back from the UK (January)
-We get ENGAGED (February 19th)
-I live with the Georges, nannying Claire-bear (Feb-May)
-Greg turned 21, YAY! (May 6th)
-We both pass Anatomy, Stats, and Nutrition with "A"s at Cuesta College (May)
-We spend a week in Ripon with O'Leary Grandparents (June)
-I see Yosemite for the first time with adult eyes (my last visit was when I was a 3-year-old) with the (almost) whole Jeffrey clan (June)
-We work hard on Grandpa Nelson's ranch in Izee, Oregon (June)
-We get MARRIED - the best dang wedding we've ever been to! (August 14th)
-We move to Long Beach (August)
-We cut down our very first Christmas tree at Lake Almanor over Thanksgiving (November)
-I turn 22! (December 1st)
-Nana Jeffrey celebrates her 40th anniversary of her 40th birthday with a fabulous party and week of family visits! (December)
-And finally a San Luis Christmas with the Jeffreys and O'Learys :)

No wonder we are tired right?! It was an exciting year, filled with learning, growing, changing, and blessing. We are so incredibly thankful for each one of you - our friends and family - who have encouraged us and stood by us along the way as Greg and I have started our life together this year.

In looking ahead to 2012 we are predicting it will be a much more steady pace of life for us. We will both be jumping back into school to finish our B.S. degrees as soon as we can. This will most likely mean we will be living in one city for the next few years and will be able to settle in here a little more. We are looking to rent a different apartment in the coming months that will be closer to CSULB campus. Also we have kept our eyes open for a second form of transportation for us as well as it is getting trickier to share one car.

We have no doubt we will again see the Lord's hand in provision and protection over us and our marriage this next year. We pray a blessing over you all for a prosperous year 2012!

"But you shall cling to the Lord you God just as you have done to this day... since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as He promised you. Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God."     Joshua 23:8-11