This is our 4th Christmas together, and we have never sent out Christmas Cards. I think it's just not our style, but I figured a nice post to tie up the loose ends of 2016 might be nice. And actually, I typed up a really nice post detailing our entire year, but my computer lost it all. :( So now, you get the Spark Notes version.
Here are a few of our 2016 highlights...
- I left my job at Independence University to work for Entheos Academy, a charter school in Magna
- We went to Moab with some of Colten's family and had a blast at Arches National Park
- We went to Disney on Ice with my family
- We had so much fun camping in Moab that we bought our first trailer together
- We went on many temple trips to various temples
- We went to a Jazz game with my sister and brother in law
- We babysat my nephew overnight in March, he's a cutie
- We bought a truck and sold our Kia Rio
- We took my family to a blogger tubing event at Gorgoza
- We attended our first presidential caucus meeting
- We went camping at Antelope Island with my brother and sister in law
- We went to a blogger event to see "The Abolitionists" and I joined the Rescue Run 5k blogger outreach team which raised over 5K for Operation Underground Railroad
- We went camping again at Ledgefork Campground
- We took a friend trip to my grandparents cabin in Island Park, Idaho
- I went with my Mom and little brothers to Disneyland in July
- I applied for and received a promotion at work and became the Reading Intervention Coordinator, a job I loved
- We celebrated our 3rd anniversary and Colten surprised me with an overnight stay at 5th East Hall in American Fork. We stayed in the Maui room and it was gorgeous
- We visited my father in laws cabin and slept in our trailer
- Together we made the tough decision to sell our Magna home and we moved to Ogden
- In October, Colten graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- At the end of October I started a shampoo side gig and started selling the most amazing hair care line I've ever used
- In November, out of the blue my Dad offered Colten a job at his payroll and accounting company which he said yes to and has been loving
- We took a last minute trip to Disneyland at the beginning of December and had a blast
- I secured a spot at a salon and will start working there in January
- We finished our 36 hours of Foster Care classes and we just have a few more steps to licensure
We had a busy year, but lots of good things happened. And we are so excited to see what 2017 holds!