I am sitting on the bed with my cat Billy looking outside to our backyard in our new home (my parent's house we are renting) and excited that it is actually dry out and the blue sky is shining through. We went through a rainy and cold beginning of winter and the last few days of January have gotten up to 60 degrees!
I am happy to report that Adam and I went on our official "Honeymoon" with just us two in November. We went to Maui and it was everything I thought it would be and more. Adam can vouch for me when I say I have been begging him to go on a tropical vacation for years now and we finally did! It was our first true vacation we've been on with just us two and we have been dating for going on 9 years now. I think both of our favorite parts aside from the all-you-can eat buffet breakfast was the snorkeling with the sea turtles out at Black Rock. There were 3 of them just hanging out with us and it was like a fantasy.
Adam has been working alot, especially through the holidays, so anytime we get together we try and do special things. Now that it has been over a year that he has worked at Monroe Fire Dept I am getting used to him being gone so much. A few things we did over the holidays that are memories we won't forget are the 2nd Annual Minaker Holiday Party and our trip to Leavenworth.
The Minaker Holiday Party included ridiculous tacky Christmas outfits, tons of hors'dourves, good friends, wine, and laughing all night long at the hilarious games we played together. This one will go down in the books with the 1st one as unforgettable.
Our 2nd wonderful holiday event was our weekend in Leavenworth at the Bavarian Lodge. It was right across the street from the city center where all of the action took place. Our hotel was perfect for the Leavenworth experience. They even had a late night menu where you could order holiday treats and hot cocoa. We walked around with the crazy crowds looking at the light displays, listening to the carolers, and shopping. It was like a Winter Wonderland version of Disneyland. Our favorite part of the weekend was going to a place called Uli's Pub across from our hotel. We sat outside and sipped hot spiced wine (our new favorite) and looked at the view of the snowy Cascade Mountains. Although it was about 5 degrees, we snuggled up together and created a lasting memory. We can't wait to go again next year, we already booked it! Apparantly, to get reservations there during the light show weekends is something you have to do a year in advance. We might just have to make this an annual tradition!
So that leaves us with starting our new year of 2010...
For 2010 I am hopeful about my Young Life Girls and building my relationships with them, continuing with the Marriage Bible Study with Adam and my close friends, absorbing the blessing that has been given to Adam and I to have Jessica be our roommate, and continuing to grow in my relationship with God and my husband. I want to support him as best I can with his pursuit of his Firefighting career.
For Adam I would say he is hopeful about his fire career, our marriage, and turning the chapter from young adulthood to mature adulthood. We are both transitioning our lives to have more stability and solid priorities.
Stay tuned...the next blog will come sooner and not so long!
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