Our fourth year was started out pretty status quo, my work situation was becoming increasingly ridiculous and a change was on the horizon there "any day" every day. I eventually quit less than a week after we closed on our house. After finding out we were pregnant, I chose to start my SAHM duties early and kept myself busy at home.
For several weeks prior to quiting, our lives were consumed with house hunting, paperwork, inspections and all the good festive headaches that come with buying a home. Then they were quickly transitioned into the appliance, carpet, paint buying and decision making mode. Then we moved in. :) The first thing we did when we moved in was put up the Christmas tree. It was past Thanksgiving and I was dying. I always ALWAYS put up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving - and to have to wait an extra 5+ days was torture for me. We had no furniture in the house, but we had a tree :) We moved in officially a week later. And a few days after that we confirmed that I was pregnant.
We spent Christmas proper in So-Cal with my family and it was a delightful time. Especially announcing to everyone that we were going to have a baby in August 2008! It was an exciting, yet nauseous time for
We wrapped up our fourth year by celebrating early in case Ace came at one of our favorite places to celebrate our anniversary - the lodge by the falls. It was an enjoyable and relaxing time for us. It was our final anniversary as just the two of us. We were weeks away from embarking on a challenging and most rewarding endeavor: raising our son!
6 comments:
so sweet, this is a great idea - doing a tribute. :)
Loved reading this insight into your life, Jo. It is fun to understand who you and your husband were before the arrival of your darling boy.
It is easy to forget that before we all became parents, we were foot loose and fancy free couples. :)
-Francesca
loved this! stopping by from SITS to say HAPPY 5th Anniversary...i commented right below you...you have a beautiful family!
I would say you have packed a whole bunch into four years!
Happy Anniversary! Stopping in from SITS!!
Enjoyed your post about your recent life. Being a stay at home mom is so fun. Work, but fun and rewarding.
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