- 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!
- 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...
**Any grand plans for the decade to come?
lisa, you always make me smile. I hope I buy a new house in this decade too. AND I hope it has a 2 car garage and a big bathtub!
ReplyDeleteone decade ago, I was on my mission! It's been a great ten years, to have met and married the best guy, and to have made all the memories we have. Thanks for the reflection!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to start stealing your blog ideas for my own. I might have to dig out my journals to remind me since I can't remember anything anymore.
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