This year has been a surprisingly tough one. Thinking over the last year leaves me wondering what 2010 could possibly bring me. The following is a bit of a run down of what the year was like. Hopefully I can do justice to the good things that have happened along with the not-so-good things.
1. January was a pretty good month I think, nothing major good or bad.
2. February was the month of my car accident. It happened on Feb 19th and then I got a kidney stone on Feb 23rd. Kind of a double whammy there! We were able to get new vehicles and for the first time in my life, I bought my own vehicle and got exactly what I wanted. There is always a silver lining.
3. March was pretty much a month of pain from the car accident. It hurt to do everything from washing my hair, picking up my nephew, gardening, and everything else.
4. April continued the healing process from the car accident. It was probably about this time that I realized that I would have to hire a lawyer to make sure that the car insurance covered what they were required to cover and I didn't get tricked out of them covering my medical bills.
5. May was a month of medical tests. I hired the lawyer at the beginning of the month. I also had a chest x-ray and a chest CT scan to try to determine why I was still experiencing pain in my chest. Neither showed an answer and my chiropractor hypothesized that it was due to ribs being out of place. Based on the pain in my chest and in my back I agreed that this was a likely cause for the pain. This was also the month that I talked to Geoff and Marissa about joining the First Christian Church and found that they were kindred souls. This month I made the decision that I would join FCC after I completed my obligations at the church in Loraine.
6. June was a fairly low-key month. At the end of the month, my vacation started and my mom and I painted our living room and I painted the upstairs guest bedroom and decorated it.
7. July was the month of my 27th birthday. I went forward at church on my birthday and joined the church and reconfirmed my faith in Jesus Christ. My best friend Jenn came for the weekend and we had a great time going around and taking pictures, getting her hair cut, and drinking margaritas at the mexican restaurant. This was the first year I took a whole week of vacation to just kick back and enjoy. Two weeks after my birthday I was baptized.
8. August was a month of reconnecting. My friend Aaron got married to a wonderful woman and I was blessed to have been able to be there. My aunt Debbie came back for a visit from Texas. I hadn't seen her since Steve and I got married so it was nice to visit with her again. My nephew turned three this month and we got to have a party to celebrate him. I also believe this was the month that my husband came forward at church and made his confession of faith and was baptized. Such an answered prayer! I think I also joined the praise band at church this month. I am so glad I did!
9. September marked my and Steve's two year wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that such a wonderful man could be mine! We had a relatively low-key celebration as is our usual custom.
10. October was also a good month. I believe I had my fourth or fifth bout of tonsilitis this month and finally got an appointment scheduled in November to have them removed.
11. November was a very busy month. I had my tonsils removed on the 18th and then had to deal with recovery and Thanksgiving. Steve and I had to split our Thanksgivings this year since they were both on the same day. We also celebrated Christmas with his dad this month. This month also holds my husband's birthday on the 10th. I was also finally released by my chiropractor this month and my neck and chest and back are feeling pretty good. I still have some pain in my chest.
12. December was also a very busy month. We had about eight Christmas get-togethers to make it to. We made it to about five of them due to problems with the weather or scheduling problems. It was wonderful to spend time with family. I managed to crack my toenail and have to have that taken care of (yesterday) so it hurts. And I have an ultrasound today to determine if something is going on that shouldn't be. Praying that it will go well. We also got a kitty this month and he passed away three weeks later due to complications with his declaw. So this was kind of a sad month.
All in all it was a fairly stressful year but it also had plenty of blessings in it. I am very thankful to have a wonderful marriage with a great man and so many loving friends and family. I am grateful for a new church family that welcomed me and Steve with open arms. Hopefully all the medical issues will be resolving themselves soon and I will be able to get the car accident taken care of soon as well. There's my year in review!
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