Oh, what a Year it was!

Um, 2010?  How did this happen so fast?  I do believe times are flying by faster and faster by the year.  Here is a recap of the last years happenings:

We started the year in Indiana, ringing in the New Year with some friends then made our long drive back home to Texas.

Next came the harsh reality of the stinking economy, and the realization that we had no other choice but to shut our company down.  This was a very sad time for us all.

Then I shipped my dear hubby off to California for his new job in February and took on the task of selling our beautiful home without his help.  That was a handful, I never want to do that again!

He spent a lot of time trying to find a suitable home that we could afford while he was away working.  Thankfully it didn't take him long to realize that we could not afford to buy where he had hoped to live and he moved on from that thought before he wasted anymore of his time.  By mid March we had put money down on a new home the same size that we were moving from.  He did a fantastic job, as usual!

All the while I was dealing with nightmarish buyers for our home in Texas...did I mention I never want to do that again.  Holy cow, were they a pain in the butt do deal with!  We managed to get the house closed by our target date in mid May and were able to move when we hoped too.  Hubby did manage to show up right as everything was done and then made the drive with us across the good ole HOT southwest.

Next we would spend the upcoming 7 weeks living in a hotel with 3 kids and a dog, while waiting on the house to close.  California is painfully slow to get their stuff in order.  We waited from March 3rd until June 30th to get the final closing paperwork on a home that was vacant...how dumb is that!

July 1st was move in day, finally!  Got as settled as possible over the next 2 weeks before heading out on a vacation to Idaho for some family fun in McCall out on the lake.  I will forever cherish this trip as it was the last time I was able to visit with my Grandmother before she passed away just 5 short weeks later.

August was a big month for us after 10 years of trying to have a baby we were finally successful, with a little help that is, okay maybe a lot.  The news was pretty exciting, but we waited to tell most of our family for a bit.  I have a history of rough 1st trimesters, so the first 12 weeks for me was a bit nerve wracking.

That brings us to the last 4 months of the year.  By mid September we told our kids we were having a baby, and by the first week of November we knew it was a boy!  In the mean time my husband is traveling back and forth between Houston and LA for work.  Then came the news that he may be in Houston more than California....what gives, we just moved from there!

Had a great time with some family in the month of November and into the first of December.  Went to Disneyland twice, and Knotts Berry farm twice.  Spent some time in San Diego eating at Con Pane for their amazing cinnamon rolls with my sister-in-law.  Made a trip to Big Bear to check out the sites and some enjoyed some cooler weather, after a very hot September and early October.

Finally we ended the year starting to set up the much anticipated baby's room, and spending time together as a family...just us with no other distractions.   This was a year of some major changes for all of us...broken dreams, leaving friends and the place we called home, but far larger things that were awaiting us for our new start in California.  Dreams have now been realized and are starting to feel very real, new friends and the reality that it's family that this is all about, and home is wherever we are. Everything we do, everywhere we go, the way we love, and give... what a great family we have!