So its now a little over two weeks into 2010; and in months following there is so much wedding planning, house work, and other things coming. It’s weird to think back that it has only been a year since last January. Since then I’ve moved out of my own apartment, then moved into my (then girlfriend) fiancée’s apartment, went back to school, became close to my soon-to-be mother and father in-law, went camping, went to Las Vegas, celebrated my first ever year anniversary, actually spent Valentines day with someone, proposed to have the love of my life marry me, turned twenty-one, spent Christmas day without my parents, with my fiancée’s help bought and moved into a house, moved out of our first place together, and grew so much. Hell, I am pretty sure I spent about two and a half months just on vacation.
2009 started with flying back from California after having the pleasure of meeting Amanda’s mom and her step-dad, Bob. It was also the close to an era of living alone and some ridiculous times in that apartment. It was also the start of a new life with the girl I loved so much. By spring we were back in California again, and soon it was April. I started school because I knew I was going to be with Amanda for a good long while, and I needed to make good of myself. By this time next year I will have my Associates Degree…and hopefully starting my career.
On May 1st I decided I wanted to propose, and my mom gave me her great-grandmothers engagement ring to propose with. On May 5th I proposed, and had one of the happiest days of my life. I also made a pretty big mistake by not calling her own mom. I spent a good two hours of the next day apologizing for not asking for her blessing…and thankfully she has forgiven me.
We spent July 4th in Las Vegas, on a ten-day trip to the West to visit her mom and step-dad. And then on top of that we were off on a camping trip once we got back. It was perhaps the best camping trip out of the three we’ve organized.
The rest of the year was filled with wedding planning and hopes for the future. By middle of October we found a house we wanted, and put in an offer. By the end of October we had officially purchased our first house. In between going to California again for Thanksgiving, continuing wedding plans, we managed to move in our home by mid-December before we left again to go to California for Christmas. It’s weird, too, it was probably the first time I have ever felt home sick. Whether it was because it was my first Christmas without my parents, or perhaps because I was so happy with where my home finally was.
So much has happened, so many things changed. I can only imagine what this new year holds.
