2008 By Month

Continuing with my apparent addiction to blogging, here's a monthly recap of what occurred in 2008. Note that there were three weddings this past year, so the events surrounding them were huge for me : )

January

Happy New Year as well as Matt's 28th birthday.

February:

Valentine's Day of course! We also had our first boat outing to Lake Berryessa.....

March:

My 23rd birthday, which also happened to fall on Easter Sunday. It was a great birthday with good food, wonderful family and fun times! However, I didn't take a single picture of the events...

April:

Let the wedding festivities begin!!! I had my bridal shower and my bachelorette party this month. Matt also went on his bachelor party to San Diego.

 

May:

Our wedding of course!!!! One of the best days ever : )

June:

Went left for our honeymoon the day after the wedding on June 1st. We went to a resort in Puerto Vallarta and had the best week of sight seeing, swimming, going to the beach, eating, drinking and being together. I still don't have our pictures developed, but here's a picture of the resort we stayed at...

July:

In the middle of the summer, we added a new member to the family.....Macy the black lab! She's a great dog and we couldn't be happier to have adopted her! Carrie's bachelorette party was also in July, and that was F-U-N! And of course, we did some boating during the hot summer days.

August:

Carrie and Zach got married!!! One of the best weddings ever, that is, besides mine!

September:

School started, the summer came to a close, and we had another wedding!! My wonderful cousin and her fiance Nick were married on the 20th. 

October:

A fairly uneventful month. We celebrated Halloween with one of our favorite families - the Allen's!

November:

Thanksgiving of course. A wonderful holiday was spent with family eating, chatting relaxing, and of course, Matt's favorite, squirrel hunting! Carrie and Zach also bought a house!! AND, we found out that Jordan and Nick were going to have a baby in June 2009.

December:

Christmas time!!!! This December seemed to be a whirlwind more than anything. We spent time with family and friends. One of the most memorable events was getting out tree at Apple Hill with Jeff, Helen, Carrie, Zach, Alex, Catherine and Marc. (Note: this is NOT our tree!)

Here's hoping that 2009 will bring as many wonderful things and fun times as 2008!!!

Part II

.....So Matt and I did talk. He couldn't understand why I was nervous about being on the road late

1. On New Years Eve

2. When it's foggy

He said that he'd lived in Yolo County his entire life and that he'd always driven and been driven in the fog. Of course, he has nothing on me as far as that goes (except for being five years older) because I too have lived here my whole life. He simply could not understand why I was fretting about something that he didn't worry about. In the end, I talked with our good friend Sara who was driving herself along with her husband and daughter to the same place that night. She stressed to me that she wanted to get home early and that it was no problem for us to catch a ride. In the end, we went to the party and had a good time and were home by 10:30. The funniest part is that by the time we were driving home, the fog had cleared! One of my worries was no longer an issue, but that didn't change the fact that it's still not the safest thing to be driving around on that night with all the crazys!!

In other news, I don't know if I've mentioned that 2009 will be the year of babies!!!! Not my babies, but our close friends and family. The first due date is Bonnie's. She is due on February 17th (but I think she'll deliver early - maybe on Matt's birthday?). Bonnie and her husband Jerod do not know if they're having a boy or a girl, but my guess is a boy. Their names are Jackson and Maria. The next baby is that of Sara and Justin. Sara is due on February 20th and is having another girl (Ruby Clair will be 3 in March) and her name is going to be Ella Lee. I predict that she will have a birthday of February 21st or 22nd. Next in line, Mica and Andy Ingram. Mica is Matt's cousin on his Mom's side and she and her husband live in Texas. Mica is due on April 14th and they are having a little boy. It's their first baby together, Andy has a son, AJ, from a previous marriage - he's an awesome kid and is excited to have a brother. No word on a name yet for baby boy Ingram. And last (but that could change as the year is still young!) is my dear cousin Jordan. Her and I are the same age and were married within less than four months of one another. She and her husband Nick are due to have their first baby on June 20th. Exactly nine months from the date of their wedding!!! Funny huh? They don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but Jordan wants to find out and Nick doesn't. The big ultrasound is scheduled for February 4th. I had a dream the other night that they had a little girl and named her Kendall. So, my prediction is a girl : ) 

Okay, there's my first post of 2009! Cheers to lots of little babies!!!!!