Hello 2014!

2013 was a HUGE year- and I just don't feel right not writing about it. 

Its almost 10:00 and its been a long day of driving home, searching out a location for Kenton's session on Saturday, putting our apartment back together and bracing ourselves for the brick wall (i.e. our "real" life) that we are going to hit tomorrow morning.  BUT, I still have to write this post because I can't just forget about 2013.

We are kind of lucky because we got married at the end of January so when the new year hits, we hit another marriage milestone.  This January, we celebrate FIVE years!

They all have themes. Here they are. . .
Year One: New Marriage/Afton's Pregnancy
Year Two: My Dad's Transplant/Juggling 2 students, 1 job and 1 baby while sharing a house with another couple
Year Three: Graduating+Job Hunt/Moving to Boulder
Year Four: Is this the "right" place for us?/Emme's birth
Year Five: The big move to Utah

 I feel like this past year, 2013, was different than all the others.  I feel like we were in survival mode for so long that we didn't have time to think about what we wanted out of life...we were just trying to make it through alive and with smiles on our faces.  2013 was different though.  We didn't feel the need to be in "survival mode" as much.  We moved from one very strong culture to another equally strong but polar opposite culture.  We finally had to figure out WHO we were and WHAT we wanted out of life. 

We have done a lot of growing and I have cried a few too many times.  :) But in the end, I have never been more at peace. 

I love my little family.  We have a direction now.  And it feels good. 

Welcome 2014- we have some pretty big plans for you and we can't wait to live them out!