Sept 2009 Anna began medic school
Nov 2009 we moved into the Boston street house
Nov 2009 Anna breaks foot in Seattle Half Marathon placed on crutches for eternity
Nov 2009 we have our first real "challenge" as a couple
Dec 2009 we start seeing therapist (best idea EVER! Issues or no issues all soon to be weds should do this I swear to god!)
Dec 2009 MOM CAME TO OREGON FOR CHRISTMAS!!!
Jan 2010 GW & KJ get engaged! Holiday party at LC's house kicks off a new and wonderful friendship
Jan 2010 finally off of crutches
Jan 2010 First intubation in OR success*
Jan 2010 Beerlopement a huge success...**
Feb 2010 therapist gently informs us that we have "graduated"
Feb 2010 School.....Work....School....
March 2010 School.....work....school.... School 5 days a week and work 7p-7a 3 days a week you do the math.***
April 2010 I don't even remember what (if anything) we did for my birthday last year... sad?
May 2010 SPRING arrives in time for a "delayed twin" birthday celebration that leaves me with a house full of drunken paramedics, a cut garden hose, broken light bulbs and foot prints on the roof....great party!
May 2010 I decide to get with the program and try to shed a few lbs for the wedding
June 2010 family drama has us both wishing we had stopped at the beerlopement.
June 2010 Anna scoots home to Maine to help say goodbye to beloved Cede.
June 2010 really kick ass camping trip with the dogs and a hodgepodge of buddies to Timothy Lake...ends with news that we have 90 days to find a new place to live as our lease will not be renewed (has nothing to do with afore mentioned party I swear!)
June 2010 we realize we are "ready" (as we will ever be) to buy a house in NoPo
June 2010 Anna begins internship in the city M327!! Stops working other than occasional shifts here and there.
July 2010 we find beautiful house and start the really much more involved than I ever realized process of home buying. New friendship with KJ forged and solidified in the fires of packing up my kitchen!
July 2010 run worst half marathon in personal history. Last three miles included looking up at the Man with tears running down face saying "I just really need to be done". Thus marking the last half marathon we run together in 2010.
July 2010 house closing falls through several times because banks suck the big one on this sort of thing....Anna gets drugged and sent to sleep in the guest room in an effort to keep her from destroying the house or saying things that might get her arrested. Utter exhaustion is to blame.
August 2010 HOUSE CLOSES!!! WE MOVE IN!! HOTTEST DAY OF THE WHOLE DAMN YEAR!!!
August 2010 The Man works crazy shifts in the city and on the mt to keep us afloat.
August 2010 family drama continues to make us think we should call the whole show off and send the offenders to their rooms without supper.
August 2010 Anna works an insane amount of 24hr shifts in a desperate attempt to complete internship before wedding. FIELD INTUBATION HUUUUGE SUCCESS!!
Sept 2010 Anna completes internship mere days before leaving to test in CO.
Sept 2010 Anna skips graduation. Doesn't feel very bad about it either...
Sept 2010 The Man goes on a wildfire for 10 days and makes major bank while having fun
Sept 2010 Anna tests in CO and returns home a PARAMEDIC!!!
Sept 2010 LUKEN ARRIVES!!! MOM ARRIVES!! 2 weeks until wedding!
Sept 2010 Despite stern warning to the contrary, bachelor party rages out of control leaving Man incapacitated and at the mercy of his (beside herself) wife and (very unimpressed) mother in law. Next day not so much better....lots of vomiting.
Sept 2010 WEDDING DAY!!! It rained so hard I thought about calling off wedding and arranging an ark building party instead but I already had a dress so the show went on...****
Sept 2010 we both realize our community of friends is so much more wonderful and supportive than we ever could have imagined and we spend some serious time feeling profoundly overwhelmed with gratitude.
Sept 2010 the dust settled and people flew home....sad.
Oct 2010 the accidental housewife loses her shit...Souper Simple is born from my mamma's brilliant idea.
Oct 2010 Amy runs PDX FULL MARATHON and kicks ass. Anna runs the last 13mi and realizes its time to get going again....stand by for shinsplints so bad they require 2 months of PT.
Oct 2010 Anna begins to make $$ for Christmas prezzy for the Man by making soup
Oct 2010 job interview with Woodburn. Goes great except they don't have a full time spot and the commute would likely KILL me.
Nov 2010 The Man has a sit down with me about the pouty, pissy, depressed cloud over my head. Says the very wise words "It is time to get up and get on with it now. You have rested long enough." I took those words to heart and have not stopped since.
Nov 2010 Anna joins WW and starts to drop some pounds. Also begins thinking about a family in the not so far off future.
Nov 2010 word comes in that the 'Big Company' is hiring...dilemma much?
Dec 2010 interview with 'BC' goes well...now just waiting.
Dec 2010 Half Marathon. Lots of fun. PR. No crying this time ; )
Dec 2010 we go to FL to see my family and to relax on the beach for a few days together. Trip includes barefoot running on the sand, job offer coming through, wonderful reconnection with my uncle, tears on the trip home over my expectations vs reality.
Dec 2010 Christmas in Eugene with the "other parents". Wonderful, lovely, loving, over the top as always.
Dec 2010 Congratulate good friend on new pregnancy/congratulate other friend on new baby boy.
Dec 2o1o what was slated to be a short trip to the woods for a night of fun became a three day adventure including relearning how to cross country ski and making new friends. This was the best trip I have taken in years. I had more fun in these three days than I have had in a VERY long time.
Dec 2010 NYE spent with a wild bunch of buddies dancing to the tunes of the 1990's.
Jan 2011 Run a really fun "race" (if you can even call it a race) with two really amazing women. Have time of my life in 28degree weather and spend the next two days sick in bed....
It has been a huge year. I am writing a letter to myself about this past year because I think it was full of a lot of important stuff and I should take some time to really reflect upon it mindfully. I will let you know what I come up with....for now, I leave you with my short list of wishes/goals for 2011
-Run 1000miles this year
-Complete Eugene full Marathon uninjured
-Continue to slim down in a smart and healthy way
-Paint my bedroom
-Host 3 potlucks that are NOT my/the Man's birthday or other "us" holidays
-Learn some ASL from new friend GVS
-Pay off my credit card and make a dent in my school loans
-Save 3,000$ in a rainy day fund
-Put money away to go to Africa before we start trying to get pregnant
-Talk about our getting pregnant timeline (Nov/Dec)
-Continue to cultivate the beautiful friendships all around me.
-Continue to work on my relationship with my Mom. It is getting so good!
-Continue to work on being a supportive wife and partner to the Man in ways that HE feels are supportive and helpful not only in ways that I think he should find supportive and helpful (BIG DIFFERENCE)
-Work on becoming a "good" paramedic...Eeep!
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