In One Year,
April 2010 – I started looking for a job
June 10 – We went on vacation to North Carolina for Allie’s wedding
July - Brian joined the Coast Guard Reserves
July 31 - We moved in with my in-laws
August 4 - We found out we were expecting our first child
August 15 - I started a new job teaching high school Algebra
August 31 – Brian left for boot camp
October 12 – I totaled my car
October 28 – Went to New Jersey because Brian graduated boot camp
November 6 – I bought a new car
November 16 – We found out we were expecting a boy
November 19 – I had emergency surgery to remove my appendix
December – We started looking for a house to buy in Austin
January – We started looking for a house to buy in New Braunfels
January – 15 We went hiking in the Guadalupe Mountains
February 5 – We closed on a house in New Braunfels
February 26 – We moved into our new house
February 28 – Brian started a new job in San Antonio
March 20 – We thought we were going to have to move to Virginia in May (called off)
March 22 – I was put on bed rest
April 12 – William was due
April 15 – William was born
August 15 – I went back to work
On the Holes-Rahe scale, we were through the roof. Many of these life changes were unwanted on my part and my sense of security was threadbare. It is only with the firm foundation of faith and family that I stayed sane at all, but Brian would tell you that I wasn’t a very happy person or probably much fun to be around. Thankfully, we are now moving past this season of rapidfire changes and it’s been more than a year since many of the topsy-turvies occurred. Sure life is still stressful, but it’s a predictable stress and I’m much more content with it.
What does life look like now? I’m the mother of a 6 month old teething, babbling, crawling bundle of love. I teach math to high school freshmen every other day and stay home the other days which gives me the time to participate in activities I enjoy. I’m married to a wonderful man who is much happier in his current job than he was at his old one and has enough projects to keep him busy for the next 10 years. I am so glad that I live in New Braunfels and not weirdo Austin, and that I have a strong support network and group of friends that live here too. God willing, William will be the only one changing at hyperspeed for quite a while and we will stay put for some time, you know, unless another baby comes our way.
2 comments:
Is't so great to look back on time-lines, it all happens to quickly!
so much fun!! happy to see you back online :) i miss you and yaaaay I made the list! but we got married july 10th ;) heh
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