Looking Back and Looking Forward

Now that 2009 has come to an end... I've been reminiscing a bit on the last decade... we have done a lot in the last 10 years... We...

• Bought our house
• Had a baby (Yay for Olivia!)
  
• Left the work force (Lisa)
• Started working at BYU (Ryan)
• Helped start Learning Bridge and worked there for 9 years (Ryan)
  
• Graduated from BYU (Ryan)
  
• Had another baby (Yay for Coleman!)
  
• Traveled to Hawaii, Chile (Ryan only), Florida, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Connecticut, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Egypt (Ryan only), California, Paris...
• Said goodbye to four dear grandparents and one sweet nephew
  
• Sent Olivia and Coleman to school
• Watched Olivia choose to get baptized
  
• Served in every YM position possible and had a brief stint as EQ President and Sunday School President (Ryan)
  
• Served in two RS presidencies, was called to teach RS three times, spent a few months as an Activity Days leader, a few months as a nursery coordinator, 3 years in the Primary presidency, a quick year doing Personal Progress in YW, and currently serve as the ward Activities co-chair and ward newsletter editor (Lisa)
  
• Re-entered the work force (Lisa)
• Learned to play the piano (Olivia)
• Moved on to Heritage Makers, with some sadness at leaving Learning Bridge and some excitement at doing some thing new (Ryan)
  
• Survived stitches (twice) and staples in the head (Coleman)
  
• Survived multiple rounds of kidney stones, lithotripsy, and one pulmonary embolism (Lisa)
  
• Made new friends and kept the old
• Have been blessed in so many ways!
  

Looking ahead to the next decade... we expect (hope) to:

• Add another baby to the family... only 11 weeks to go!
  
• Again leave the workforce (Lisa only... Ryan is stuck!)
  
• Watch Olivia and Coleman start driving and dating (unless I get my way and they wait until they are 25)
• Pursue more education
  
• Buy a new house (please, let it have a mud room!)
• Travel to new and exciting places along with familiar and well-loved places
  
• Make new friends, and keep the old
• Continue to feel grateful for all of our blessings, and hopefully be able to bless some others in return...

**What did you do this last decade?
**Any grand plans for the decade to come?