I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday season. I just got back yesterday from spending 6 days in Rexburg, ID with my sister Kiki and her family. The visit was fantastic and it went by entirely too quickly. However, I can say that today I'm thoroughly enjoying sitting at home with the windows open because it is 68 degrees outside.
I was thinking about how quickly 2009 went by, and all of the momentous occasions of this past year I wanted to capture a few of the highlights for my own sake, but you're welcome to check them out.
January
- went on a business trip to Clearwater, FL; stayed in a totally spooky haunted hotel called the Belleview Biltmore
February
- my roommate from Ricks College (1992-1994) Diana Slack/McInelly came out from Nebraska and stopped for a visit.
- another business trip, this time to Myrtle Beach, FL where I had the best seafood dinner I've ever eaten (and that's saying a lot because I hate seafood and try never to eat it).
(my coworkers from Pinnacle that went to the conference with me - btw I designed the company banners for our "booth")- garage sale - didn't sell much but always enjoy putting out our junk
- some friends and I went out to Disneyland in CA and had a blast!
- the last time I went out for Pizza with Grandpa Schaub; my G'ma and G'pa Schaub had a long standing tradition of Peter Piper Pizza ever single Thursday night, anyone was welcome to join them. May was the last time I had pizza with Gpa Schaub (sorry the picture is blurry, but it is precious to me)
- Baby Karlie is born on May 25th and I and my sister-in-law Ellie drive up with our niece Kaylie to visit the Weichers Family and see the new baby.
June
- On June 13, 2009, Gordon Grant Johnson, my maternal-grandfather, died after battling cancer for months. My family went out to Spring, Texas for the funeral on June 19, 2009.
- On June 26, 2009, Arthur Lee Schaub, my paternal-grandfather, died. We had his funeral on June 30th.
me and my Grandma Johnson
(my dad and all of his siblings, and his mother at their father's funeral)
July
- July 4th competed in my first Sprint Triathlon - the JCC Scottsdale Firecracker Sprint Triathlon, and finished.
- Schaub family campout at Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim. The Weichers family drove down to join us.
- My company moved me to a new office building just down the street from our old building. Along with a new cubicle I got a new title "Marketing Programs Manager" - someday I'll get a paycheck that matches my hoity-toity title, till then I'm just grateful for a job. Here's my "mug-shot" for my new employee badge.
- Also had a big personal move as well, due to some changes in my roommate situation and a desire to get my finances in order, I decided to move back with my parents. It was a difficult decision to make, but it was the right one. My family is wonderful and supportive and I am enjoying time spent with my parents.
- apparently a quiet month, cuz I can't find any good pictures
October
- Dad and I hiked the Grand Canyon's Indian Garden trail in one day, the weekend before my birthday. Yahoo!!!!
- Auntie Megan had her annual Halloween party again
- My Grandma Johnson was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma a form of cancer, and begins chemo.
- A little dutchoven cooking with some friends.
- Thanksgiving with family was pretty low-key this year. I spent much of it chasing after Kara trying to get a picture (aka -hit a moving target).
- Baby Adam Schaub was born to my brother Justin and his wife Rachel on November 30th.
December
- My great-uncle John and great-aunt Amy came from Branson, Missouri to visit us for a week. My Uncle John is extremely musically talented and has been a Hawaiian music performer for most of his entire life. My auntie Amy is a wonderful hula dancer.
- This past Christmas I spent time in Rexburg visiting my sister Kiki and her family.
1 comments:
I love your year in review!
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