So I'm finally getting back to writing! What a crazy past month it has been! I guess since it's now 2014 I can say what a crazy year it was!
Thomas and I welcomed 2013 rather quietly. We had a night together, just the two of us in our n
ew apartment. I had no expectations for the upcoming year; I was still grieving the loss of our first baby and not even thinking about another baby. I had just started a new job a couple of months prior to ringing in the new year and figured I'd be there for years to come. We had just moved into our first apartment and were living on our own for the first time. I had no expectations for 2013. It seemed like it was going to be a rather quiet year.
I was so wrong.
The year was filled with all sorts of ups and downs!!
Within the first month of the year, Benjamin was growing in my belly.
Four days after we found out I was pregnant, Thomas lost his job.
A few weeks later, he had an internship.
But then a few months after that, he was let go.
Weeks before Benjamin was born.
Then Benjamin came into our life.
Our sweet wonderful Benjamin.
I accepted a new job at Mackin Educational Resources.
Shortly after that, Thomas was offered a job with Apple as tech support.
At the very end of the year, we moved to Burnsville.
A year full of changes that I never saw coming!
What a wonderful year it was!
As we welcome in 2014, once again, I'm not exactly sure what to expect.
A lot of firsts, with Benjamin, obviously.
But aside from that, I'm not sure.
Once again I have no expectations.
And I think I like it that way.
I've learned to not make plans!
So I'm just going to go with flow and see where 2014 takes the Macmillan family!
On a side note, let me rant about our new place!!
We are *loving* Burnsville.
We live in the heart of the city, with [everything] about a five minute drive away, including my work.
Literally. Everything.
There's a library.
And the Burnsville shopping mall.
And a Costco.
And Target.
About a hundred stores and restaurants.
We just love it!
Even our church is just a little over 5 minutes away from where we cal home. We are going to use less gas in a week than I used in a day when I was commuting from Plymouth!
In addition to the location, we love our actual home. We went from a one bedroom apartment with rent at $1000/mo, to a two-story, three bedroom, two bathroom townhouse for the same price that it would have cost us to upgrade to a two-bedroom apartment at our old complex!! We have SOO much more room! Benjamin has his own room, finally, which is a dream! I no longer wake up from just the sound of his stretching!! My nights are so much better!
Thomas and I welcomed 2013 rather quietly. We had a night together, just the two of us in our n
ew apartment. I had no expectations for the upcoming year; I was still grieving the loss of our first baby and not even thinking about another baby. I had just started a new job a couple of months prior to ringing in the new year and figured I'd be there for years to come. We had just moved into our first apartment and were living on our own for the first time. I had no expectations for 2013. It seemed like it was going to be a rather quiet year.
I was so wrong.
The year was filled with all sorts of ups and downs!!
Within the first month of the year, Benjamin was growing in my belly.
Four days after we found out I was pregnant, Thomas lost his job.
A few weeks later, he had an internship.
But then a few months after that, he was let go.
Weeks before Benjamin was born.
Then Benjamin came into our life.
Our sweet wonderful Benjamin.
I accepted a new job at Mackin Educational Resources.
Shortly after that, Thomas was offered a job with Apple as tech support.
At the very end of the year, we moved to Burnsville.
A year full of changes that I never saw coming!
What a wonderful year it was!
As we welcome in 2014, once again, I'm not exactly sure what to expect.
A lot of firsts, with Benjamin, obviously.
But aside from that, I'm not sure.
Once again I have no expectations.
And I think I like it that way.
I've learned to not make plans!
So I'm just going to go with flow and see where 2014 takes the Macmillan family!
On a side note, let me rant about our new place!!
We are *loving* Burnsville.
We live in the heart of the city, with [everything] about a five minute drive away, including my work.
Literally. Everything.
There's a library.
And the Burnsville shopping mall.
And a Costco.
And Target.
About a hundred stores and restaurants.
We just love it!
Even our church is just a little over 5 minutes away from where we cal home. We are going to use less gas in a week than I used in a day when I was commuting from Plymouth!
In addition to the location, we love our actual home. We went from a one bedroom apartment with rent at $1000/mo, to a two-story, three bedroom, two bathroom townhouse for the same price that it would have cost us to upgrade to a two-bedroom apartment at our old complex!! We have SOO much more room! Benjamin has his own room, finally, which is a dream! I no longer wake up from just the sound of his stretching!! My nights are so much better!
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