2011 was quite possibly one of the toughest years for us. It was a good year non the less! There were many happy memories made, a few sad days, and a whole lot of fun along the way!
January:
We rang in the New Year with some of our closest friends, although we had all taken a little cat nap before midnight we made it to celebrating both the central and the eastern time zone New Years!
Soon after the new year our friends Sara and Chad welcomed their sweet baby boy Lane Alan into the world on Jan, 5th! I think he stole all of our hearts and has most of us wrapped around his little fingers!!
Our world was rocked a little when Brad's grandfather passed away. At the age of 91 he gained his angel wings, we were so blessed to have had him in our lives for so long. Not a day goes by that we don't think of him and remember all the wonderful memories that we were able to make with him!
I had the opportunity to join my cousin Allayna's birthday party at Club Tabby in the mall. She and 3 of her friends were given makeovers where they had their hair, nails, and makeup done! It was so fun and the girls had a great time. After the makeovers we were all treated to Olive Garden!
January also brought us lots and lots of snow! We had a few days that we couldn't go anywhere and stayed home cuddled up on the couch! My favorite days!!
February:
February seemed to be a pretty uneventful month for us. We celebrated valentine's day with a night out to dinner, but nothing big.
March:
We along with the Angle's and the Speicher's had an adult day and went to Louisville/Clarksville and did some shopping at The Bass Pro Shop and a few other stores in the area.
Other then that March was pretty uneventful for us also.
April:
April was a very rainy month, but did bring us some very beautiful rainbows!
We also celebrated four amazing years of marriage in April! What a wonderful, fun, adventurous four years it has been!
May:
May was a very busy farming month for Brad. They rainy weather finally let up and they were able to get the crops out.
We also welcomed our second nephew in May. Matt and Jen and big brother Lucas welcomed Caleb Matthew on May 2.
Brad was the best man in Michael and Jennifer Lueken's wedding in May too. And that wrapped May up for us!
June:
St. Meinrad celebrated it's 150th birthday in June, so we spent a weekend celebrating! Brad and my cousins' husband Chris played in the cornhole tourney, we attended the various celebrations and the parade that wrapped it all up.
Our worlds were once again rocked unbelievably when my grandfather passed away in June. He had a short battle with cancer and we lost him at the age of 77. Not a single day goes by that we don't also think about him. So many memories were made with him and he made a huge impact in both of our lives! We miss him dearly!
We celebrated Brad's 32nd birthday in June too!!
July:
We attended our first "Dragging Main" event. We were able to drag main street Tell City like my parents did when they were teenagers! It was a very neat event and lots of fun!
We made our first trip to Santa's Candy Castle in July too. It was a very neat experience and I look forward to going back again and again.
August:
August came and went without much going on. We did take our big vacation in August. We were gone for 7 days and we visited 14 states up the east coast. It was an amazing adventure! Next time we vacation I don't plan to take on that many states in that few of days!
September:
September was busy farming month again, as the weather cooperated and the guys were able to get some harvesting done.
We also took a mini trip to Brown County over Labor Day to celebrate my Birthday! Misty and Brad went with us and we all had a great time!
The annual Jeep Poker Run was also in September. All the money raised goes to the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center. This is one event that we truly enjoy and feel the need to attend as cancer has touched our lives in so many ways!
October:
Brad and I took a trip to Loogootee to Lark Ranch to venture through the corn maze and enjoy some of the little joys of fall.
We also were able to take a trip to Buzzard Roost in the Jeep and the weather was amazing and we were able to do it topless!!
We hosted a small Halloweenie Roast this month. And attended a weenie roast at the Angle's too!
November:
November was an uneventful month for us too. We celebrated Thanksgiving with our families and I did some Black Friday shopping and we worked hard on getting our Christmas shopping started and finished this month. Along with getting our house ready for the holidays!
December:
A month full of Christmas celebrations!
We started the month off with helping the Speicher's paint the girls' rooms.
Near mid-month I was offered the Customer Services Specialist position at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand, and I accepted it! I am so excited about this new adventure that I/we will be taking!
We then ended the year, and vowed that 2012 was going to be a much better year for us, with a few friends at the Bowman's!
So 2011 is in the books and we are looking forward to the joys, laughter, love, and adventure that 2012 will bring to us!
Happy New Year to all!
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