2008: A Review

I suppose it is that time of year again where we sit back and reflect on everything that has happened, and everything we want to happen in the upcoming new year.

For me, the biggest thing that happened was I finally married the man I love dearly. We were married on May 9th, which was the year anniversary of the day we first met. To us, that day was so special because it changed our lives and getting married on that day was just icing on the cake. We didn't have a big ceremony, the justice of the peace was fine with us, because all that matter is we took our vows and committed our lives to each other. Being married is something I had always hoped for myself, and wasn't sure I was going to get. But I love being married, and being a wife. Sure, married life isn't perfect, trust me, there are those days when I could just kill him (haha), but I wouldn't trade a minute of it.

We also were blessed in 2008 to move into our new apartment, which was brand new, never lived in, as the apartment complex was just built. This place is so much nicer then our first apartment together, and now that we are finally done with living in a mess of boxes and chaos, the place looks and feels like home.

I was also lucky this year to be able to go back to work and help out my new family financially. I got the job working at Walmart as a greeter, and as much as I would love to say that the job is amazing and I love going to work everyday, well, it's Walmart and for anyone who has worked there, you know how it is. I do enjoy meeting new people, and the greeters I work with are all so nice and we have a good time, but just like any job there are politics and rules and regulations and let's just say the famous family company really doesn't care about its employees as much as they say they do. But, its a paycheck, and I can't complain about that.

Phil decided this year to go back to school, which is something I am very proud of him about. He started ITT Tech in Tempe, AZ, and he is going to be getting his degree in Drafting and Design and Construction Management. So far after his first semester he has a 4.0 GPA and he is really enjoying the whole program.

Now, like everyone, we have had our downs too, but I try not to dwell on that and think about the positive, because dwelling on the negative does us no good, and I want 2009 to be a better year for us, with more successes and hopefully, a little addition to our family.