This year was very crazy for me. It's always fun to look back on memories of the year, so I thought I would do that before we start a new year with a new baby boy. I know a lot of people say "New year, new me" or "New Year, clean slate", but that will definitely ring true for me and my family in 2016. Here's what 2015 looked like:
Corry and I rang in the New Year 2015 with my brother and sister. We watched "The Fault in Our Stars", ate a ton of junk food, and watched the ball drop on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with sparkling cider. Corry and I danced to "Little things" by One Direction as our first dance of the year, and of course rang in the new year with a kiss.
For Valentine's Day, we wanted to go to a little dance held at a grange up in the hills around where we live. We got there and not only was the venue creepy, the people were too. One woman was stalking us trying to get us to buy raffle tickets and standing in front of the door so no one could leave. We stayed for a minute and took some popcorn to be polite, but we left as soon as we could. We decided to go see a movie instead. We saw Penguins of Madagascar at the $3 theatre near where we lived. We were cracking up laughing the whole time. I made Corry some chocolate covered strawberries and he brought me home TWO bouquets of flowers. It was a fun Valentine's day.
In March, I think we went on another really fun date to a band concert for the local community college. Then we went to Winco and got some snacks to go to another movie at the $3 theatre. That time we saw "Into the Woods". It was such a fun date, and one I won't forget. We don't go out much on dates where we spend money. It was just a really special date.
Then Corry's grandpa passed away around the beginning of April. We went down to Utah for the funeral and spent a lot of time with his family. Although it was a sad occasion, I got to meet a lot of his Aunts and Uncles and extended family. I also got to meet his brother and sister in law and their sweet son Landon. We went to the Provo temple, went for lots of walks, played with our nephew, and really just had a nice time with his family. It was a huge blessing to meet all of the family members I did. But when we got home after the nice week, I walked into our little apartment to discover the door unlocked, and our stuff everywhere. Someone broke in while we were gone, went through a ton of our stuff (leaving a giant mess), stole a couple things, watched porn on our laptop, and ate a bunch of our food. Some friends put us up in a hotel for the night, and cleaned it all up for us. We had a lovely night in the hotel. We bought a pizza, watched Dancing with the Stars, and swam in the pool/ jacuzzi. It was nice, even though it was a very upsetting situation.
We decided it was time to move from that apartment because the circumstances of the break in were such that I was obviously targeted. So on April 30th we moved out of our first apartment. Also that day, I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive! We had been trying for a baby for a month, and our little miracle came to be! I'm sure I have that story up on this blog :)
Then we moved. We came into a lovely ward. I was only able to get through a few more weeks before I had violent morning sickness that got progressively worse. That whole process is on the blog. While that happened, my husband and I grew closer together.
We spent our first wedding anniversary as well as my husband's birthday in the hospital while I got IV therapy and was monitored for my hyperemesis. But my sweet husband bought be flowers and chocolates for our anniversary. It was so sweet. Hoping year 2 will be away from any hospital.
Corry started his last year of his master's degree in Chinese Medicine at OCOM, where he also started treating patients as an intern in the school's clinic (earlier in the year, he passed his board exams which I was so proud of.) And has done very well in his classes, and loves clinic.
I matriculated from the Pathway program onto the regular online degree program in the fall. My first classes were Math, English and Nutrition. I did well.
Corry and I went on our first real date in months after I got out of the hospital the last time in August. We went to Jamba juice and drank them in the car and talked. Another fun date a few months later was going to Red Robin.
In October, my dad and stepmom got married. It was a wonderful day with family. Corry and I danced pretty much the whole time. It was an extremely special day for me and my family.
We spent the weekend at the Oregon Coast for their wedding. They were originally going to get married on the beach, but as luck would have it the leftovers of a hurricane in the pacific hit that weekend. Last minute arrangements were made, and it was a lovely ceremony and reception inside of a gorgeous venue. It was a great day to bring family together, and make it even bigger and happier!
I turned 22 in October, and my sweet husband took me out to dinner at my favorite restaurant: Mongolian Grill. That was also a fun night.
My sister turned 18, and my brother turned 14. Where does the time go???
We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving in Rexburg with most of my Meyers family. Another really special and fun family time. It snowed when we got there and Corry and I went for a few nice walks in the snow, which was fun. Oh! A little earlier in the year, we found out we are having a niece! So exciting, as she will be the first Meyers niece/ granddaughter.
For Christmas, we spent a ton of time with both the Bonazelli's/Westermans and the Meyers. It was so much fun, and just being with family was the best gift for me. I honestly could not think of a single gift for a wishlist this year. I was just looking forward to spending lots of quality time with my families.
And finally, on Tuesday of this past week, we found out that I was dilated between a 1 and 2. We are that much closer to meeting our son. This is it! This year we are having our first child. I am due (officially now!) January 3rd. Which means 2 days. How crazy is that? Corry and I have had a wonderful year together, and now we are getting ready for the first big change of the year, and one of the happiest of our lives. I can't wait to meet my son. I can't wait for Corry to be a father. He will be the most wonderful father, and he is beyond thrilled to be one. And I cannot wait to become a mom.
Here's to a wonderful 2016.
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