One Year of Memories...

It is hard to believe that it has been one year since I started blogging on blogger. It is crazy to think about all the things that happen in the span of a year...

May 2006
Alicia graduated
Laura & Greg got married
GFAP was on HGTV

June 2006
Finished a summer class with an A
Went to a Bible Trek
Concept 7 release party
Went to Corn Fest
Worked at Camp Crestview
Gene was in an accident with a little boy

July 2006
Went to Chicago for work
Went on a mission trip to Nuevo Laredo
Alyssa & Josh got engaged
We celebrated three years of marriage
Took Alyssa & Josh's engagement photos

August 2006
Got a new Jeep Liberty
Became the Coordinator for Teen CBS
Celebrated my 23rd birthday
Started our second to last semester of college
Threw/went to a bunch of wedding showers for Alyssa
Started working out at the gym regularly
Made the design team at my local scrapbook store
Took a photography class

September 2006
Sold our Chevy Silverado
Went to more wedding showers for Alyssa
Went to school with a millionaire
Got a Bachelors Degree in Scrapbooking Arts from CKU :)
Went to a baby shower for Breann

October 2006
Threw a bachelorette party for Alyssa
Wedding madness
Celebrated with Alyssa and Josh on their wedding day
Met Karen Burniston at the Scrapbook Expo

November 2006
Went to Colorado for 4 days for CBS Training
Anika was born

December 2006
Ate my last free Chick-Fil-A for a while
Got cheated out of a B in Advertising & Promotion and an A in Human Resources
Had a blast celebrating Christmas

January 2007
Celebrated the New Year
Started our last semester of college ever
Had an ice storm
Celebrated the 7th anniversary of our first date
Mom and dad celebrated 36 years of marriage

February 2007
Adopted a kitty
Started running 5 miles at the gym twice a week
Made a wedding album for the newlyweds
Henry passed away
Was a leader at Disciple Now
Brad was really sick

March 2007
Got new dining room chairs
Enjoyed my last Spring Break ever
Completely cleaned the master bedroom
Visited my sister-in-law, Val, and her husband, Jacob
Went to two weddings

April 2007
Photographed cute babies in bluebonnets
Started feeling healthy
Celebrated Brad's 25th birthday
Played in the SNOW Easter weekend!!!
Dayna and Ryan got engaged

May 2007
Finished school
Got all As
Graduated from college with my hubby and my best friend!

I am so glad that I documented all of these events...I have the worst memory ever so it is good to know I have a record of my life. :)

(Gerald, if you are reading this...we have missed you in blogland...hope all is well...and I think it is time for you to get a blog!! :)

BVOTD: "But God will redeem my life from the grave, he will surely take me to himself." Psalms 49:15 NIV

2006 Christmas Card...

2006 has been quite a year for us. The Lord has blessed us so much this year, and we are so thankful for each and every blessing! “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 NIV

Together we watched …
*Lacey’s dear cousin, Alyssa, marry Josh (and spent a lot of time planning this blessed event!).
*Lacey’s sister Amanda and her husband, Dave, move into a new house.
*Friend Melanie move to Peru for two years as a missionary with the International Missionary Board.
*Friend Dayna move to Indonesia for five months as an Intern with Samaritan’s Purse.
*Friends David & Breann prepare for their first baby, Anika Rose (born November 27th).
*Teen Community Bible Study (TCBS) move from a little town to a church where we meet on the third floor of a brand new building!
*As hundreds of people celebrated the life of Bonnie Hobratsch, a woman always filled with the joy of the Lord, who went to be with Him after a long battle with cancer.

Together …
*We finished two more semesters of college and are looking forward to graduating together in May.
*Worked another year together the fireplace shop.
*In June, we took a trip to Chicago to the Outdoor Furniture Pre-Market for work.
*The same month we went on a mission trip to Nuevo Laredo with Grace Baptist Church and fell in love with a lot of beautiful children.
*We ate a lot of free Chick-Fil-A. :)
*We studied the book of Revelation at TCBS.
*We said goodbye to Barry, our Sunday school teacher of many years, who moved into a different area of ministry. We miss him but still get to see him every now and then.
*We are looking forward to God’s future plans for us!

Lacey …
*Took a trip to Colorado for four days in November to be trained for her new role as Coordinator of TCBS (and missed Brad a ton!). While she loves her new role, she misses not having her own group of girls!
*Was so blessed to be able to go to Creating Keepsakes University—when it was in Houston in mid-September—to take scrapbooking classes from a lot of famous scrapbookers and get a degree in Scrapbooking Arts J
*Served the Lord for a week of Vacation Bible School at church.
*Started working in the nursery at church with her sister Vicki…working with the toddler class is never boring!
*Made the Design Team at her local scrapbook store for a second time and enjoys getting new products once a month to make pages with!
*Took a black & white photography class at school where she learned to develop film and print her own photos.
*Took a lot of photos throughout the year – including some engagement photos & wedding photos. :)

Brad …
*Works really hard!!
*Has installed many, many sets of gas logs in the evenings.
*Leads a group of seven boys at TCBS and is working on getting a campout together at the first of the year.
*Took three summer school classes (Team Management, Finance and Christian Principles).
*Bought a brand new red 4x4 Jeep Liberty CRD (Diesel) in August that he loves. It has now become his work Jeep!
*Sold his blue Chevrolet 1500 truck leaving us with four vehicles - Brad’s Jeep, Lacey’s white Malibu, and the two Thunderbirds that we house in our garage.

We pray that you all have a safe and happy new year!!