*****2010*****

January

• celebrated the new year with my family & the annual bingo party

• lived with my parents & thought our lives were going no where

February

• Had a fun valentines night in Portland

• Drove to Seattle many times for Daves interviews
• still lived with my parents and thought our lives were going no where

March

• Sold our car & got a new car

• I got a job!
  
  
• Went apartment shopping to get our own place again
  
  

April

• Went to the Michael Buble Concert
  
  
• Moved into our new apartment

May

• Spent a weekend in Sunny San Diego

I didnt take any pictures :( We are only left with a memory of me being an even crazier wife than normal and poor poor Dave having to deal with it. It's a secret story that I'm still too ashamed to tell but here is a hint:

ughhh okay the hint was too hard to make. I couldnt figure out how.

June

• got scarred for life in Portland
  
  
• Headed up to Victoria BC for a few days to celebrate Canada Day (July 1)
  
  

July

• Celebrated 4th of July
  
  
• Both of our birthdays! Dave the big 28 & me, 22!
  
  
  

August

• Flew down to Arizona for a few days for more testing for dave/ celebrate our 3 year anniversary!
  
  
• Fell IN LOVE with Arizona
• Quit my job when I realized I am weaker than I thought and cant handle mean 7 year olds.
• Got a new job with the sweetest most perfect little girl ever
  
  September
  

• Dave flew down to Arizona again to test with another department, first time I didn't go with him :(We had only spent 1 night apart in our 3 years of marriage & that trip brought the number up to 5 NIGHTS! Lots of tears & Chick Flicks.
  
  
  October
• Dave flew to Arizona for more testing with Scottsdale
  
• Moved into a new apartment
  
  
• Celebrated Halloween!
  
  November
  
• Dave flew down to Arizona for the final stages of the hiring process
• Had an early Thanksgiving dinner with my family
  
  
• We made the 26 hour drive from Washington to Arizona
  
  
• Had Thanksgiving in Vegas with Mindy & Tony's family!
  
  
• Dave Started the Academy
  
  December
• Spent a day at the pool with 80 degree weather - fell in love with AZ even more
  
  
• First Christmas spent away from both families :( SAD but had 2 great families invite us over for Christmas Eve & Christmas Dinner!
  
  
  
• First New Years spent not at the Bingo Party :( Once again SAD but we had a fun low key new years!
  
  So In a nutshell 2010 brought us: 4 moves. 2 different jobs for me & being unemployed twice. 2 different jobs for Dave. Lots of little trips. Lots of change. And most importantly:
  Out of the rain and to the sunshine!

We are excited for our sunny & warm 2011 :)

oh. ps.thought I would add these pictures of Dave getting really excited to open his christmas PJs. :)