Well, 2011 was probably the best year I've had so far. Here's a brief breakdown of the greatness!
It started in January with a trip to Vegas with great friends to celebrate our 30th birthdays!
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| The birthday kids! |
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| Patrick and I...great birthday gift. Love you Patrick!! |
In March Patrick and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary by going out for sushi. We were hoping it would be our last chance to enjoy sushi for a while and we were right : )
In April, on April 1st to be exact, we found out we were pregnant. It was the beginning of the greatest journey of our lives!! We also took a trip to Mexico courtesy of Patrick's employer. It was beautiful and relaxing, but Mexico is a very different place when you're 8 weeks pregnant : )
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| Mexico! |
In May, my sister married a wonderful man that truly compliments her. I couldn't be more happy for them and, selfishly, for me...it's nice to have a brother-in-law that you like and get along with!
The summer was full of fun activities from a family outing to a Twins game to a fun trip to Izaty's resort on Lake Mille Lacs. We also resided our garage and got to meet our friends new baby, Abigail Nolby!! Patrick completed his first half marathon in August and Emily and I are looking forward to cheering him on in 2012 for more races!
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| Go Twinkies!! |
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| Phil and Donette's wedding |
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| Welcome baby Abby!! |
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| Congratulations Patrick!! |
The fall brought wonderful memories from the State Fair, a trip to Grand View Lodge (again, thanks REACH!), my cousin's wedding, my baby showers, bed rest and Thanksgiving. It was the first year that I didn't run the Turkey Trot thanks to indecisive Emily!
And of course December was the most monumental time of my life. The arrival of Emily has completely changed my life and I'm loving it. It really is true what people say; I never knew I could love someone so much. It's an overwhelming, all encompassing love.
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| My new family! |
Our New Years celebration was fun as well. We began the celebration at Stefanie and Josh's house with dinner. We had a great time and Emily had Abby to celebrate with as well! We then continued to Jeremy and Matt's house and had a good time even though Emily was dominating most of our attention.
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| New Years Eve at Abby's house |
With the end of 2011 came Emily's one month birthday! She has changed so much in one month! She is so much more alert than she was a month ago. Her hair seems to be lightening up a little from a dark brown to more of a medium brown and her dark blue eyes are striking!!
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| BIRTH day : ) |
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| One month old |
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| One month old...still likes her tongue out : ) |
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| One month celebration at Grandma B and Grandpa T's house! |
With 2012 here, I am anticipating another life changing year. By this time next year, Emily will probably be taking her first steps and speaking her first words. The thought of that is unbelievable. I can't wait to see what the future brings for my new family!
Happy 2012 to all.
Definitely more to come!
The Harrisons
