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By Sarah
This time of year always seems special. It's not just that spring is finally in full swing, even though that's wonderful indeed. Here's just a glimpse of some of the things I've been thinking about concerning this time of year:

10 years ago I was finishing my freshman year of college. I was so jealous that my guy friends were all filling out mission papers or getting their mission calls already.

9 years ago I was turning in my own papers & ah hum, meeting my future husband.

8 years ago I was on my mission in Taiwan. It certainly was the right place for me to be.

7 years ago Dan proposed at the tennis courts we had played on when we first hung out.

6 years ago we moved to Colorado so Dan could begin is dream job. It's such a strange thought to me because the longest I've ever lived in the same town was in Iowa City for 6 years as well. I found myself mentally preparing to move & thought about what we should pack & what we should leave behind. Looks like we'll be here at least another year, though!

5 years ago my friends & I were saying good-bye to our amazing friend, Erin, as she died of cancer.

4 years ago I became completely disgusted with my first teaching job & found the Waldorf philosophy of education.

3 years ago we began e-mailing with Kaelah's birth mother. It took all the faith I had to turn down a full-time teaching job offer. I had to call the principal 3 times before I could say no.

2 years ago my biggest concern was that Kaelah wasn't crawling yet. The day I broke down & prayed about it she began to crawl.

1 year ago we were up on the adoption website, thinking our little boy would be born around Christmas. (The picture is from the trip my mother, Kaelah, & I took to VA last April.)

Now we're mini van shopping & going through almost 100 diapers, over 200 wipes, & doing over a dozen loads of laundry every week. Life is good.

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Mandi said…
Thanks for the great trip down memory lane! :) I think I'll be eternally jealous of those boys and you filling out mission papers and getting mission calls. I've made Arnold promise to take me on at least one mission and I keep asking if it will be 25 to try and make up for the mission I missed so I could meet him. Do you think it will work? :)

Congrats again on your cute new little one! I hope all is well!

I sent an email to get your mailing address. I'd love to get it so I can send a card! :)
April 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Leslie@leserleeslovesandhobbies said…
How about some "I Spy"? In the background of your first picture (from freshman year) I spy Steve Minert and Chris Schmidt. I think I should do a post just like this one. It would be rather interesting.
April 29, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Kelly said…
What a road you have traveled! I love your wedding picture!
April 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Emily said…
What a great post...just like a walk down memory lane. You've been through so much in the last 10 years!
May 1, 2010 at 12:05 PM
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