Wednesday, December 16, 2009

To You From Us


Every year I write out Christmas cards. I address every single one of them, spend some time writing a little note to everyone and then NEVER send them out. I don't know why I don't just send them out....that's just silly. Needless to say this year I didn't prepare for a holiday card....so here it is! Mark my words....from here on out I WILL be sending a card every year no matter what!!! So you better hold me to it!


Happy Holidays To You From Us!
What a year 2009 has been! Here are nine things that made 2009 memorable for us!
1. We got engaged January 10th!
2. We spent a week in Ixtapa, Mexico. We both parasailed for the first time, rode jet skis, went on a banana boat ride, relaxed by the pool, went boogie boarding, and saw a whale.
3. We attended some dear friends weddings and I was the maid of honor in my cousin Laura's wedding. Congrats to all of you from us!
4. We saw Blink 182 at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. They happen to be one of Dane's favorite bands and they were going to be in Minneapolis while he is gone. We had a great little trip to Las Vegas.
5. I hurt my right foot twice. One time requiring stitches. This memory wasn't the most fun!
6. We went camping at the Cannon River twice with a few groups of friends and had a great time!
7. We each got new laptops equiped with web cams so we can Skype
8. We had 5 awesome days in Indianapolis.
9. Dane made his way from Fargo to Indiana to Germany to Kosovo. He is now settled into the routine and each day passed is one more closer to him coming home!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To You Love, Us!

Here is to 2010 and all it has in store for us!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

K is for Kosovo

Dane has been doing some patroling in Kosvo and had the opprotunity to meet a family of farmers in a rural area. He said they were very welcoming and there was a language barrier but they smiled and laughed and even had a chance to snap a photo!
Dane has been keeping busy working out, watching movies, doing military stuff, (hopefully) working on some wedding stuff, and most recently we have been begining to look at houses!
We have been checking out some websites and emailing houses we like back and forth. We both love doing this and really can't wait to find the perfect one!
Lisa and I made a little Christmas themed package for the guys and they just got it at the begining of the week! They have a tree, bulbs, lights and some photos! Dane was able to show me the tree and decorations all set up!
I am keeping busy with work and for the month of December I am working weekends at Helzberg Diamonds. I really enjoy it and it will help this month go faster for me.

Well...looks like winter is here offically which means another season to tackle until Dane gets home!