2012

As I sit here trying to reflect on 2012, my mind keeps jumping to 2013.

I'm excited for what the next year will hold. I hope for health,

happiness, travel, and hobbies.

2012 kept us very busy.

The year started with Rhys' parents having a car accident.

It has been a long year of recovery for Edie. She has 

continued to be such a trooper, with the 

threat of infection still there she works on her

physio and continues to gain strength and 

mobility. With the car accident also came the reality of our

wedding which was cancelled. Although I still am happy

with the way things turned out, I often wonder what

our Fernie wedding would have been like. 

Cancelling the wedding was a very expensive decision but

ultimately it was the right thing to do and things

always work out the way they are meant to.

We could not have been more happy with the way

the wedding came together. We had 7 days to throw it

together and while there are details I would go back 

and change, the overall feel for the day was spot on.

 

2012 was also the year of weekend getaways.

We realized how nice it was to throw the dogs 

{we added Eddie to the mix in May}

 in the kennel

and off we would go for some good quality time. 

 

As the summer came about we failed to make it to the lake 

as much as we would have wanted but it was

time to tackle the backyard.

The backyard burned a big hole in our pockets but 

with a deck and trees and some landscaping

our box on a mud pit turned into our little home.

It was rewarding to see something take shape with

our sweat and tears {learning to work together was 

a lesson learned in 2012}.

 

The fall came and I started a new job at the South Hospital

and while working close to home is nice, it

really isn't everything. I realized that I really like

my job at Foothills, the people, the pace...

Another lesson learned was to not always

be eager to move forward, to stop and realize what

you have in front of you.

As the year started to round out we were excited to 

get away for Christmas, buy some gifts for eachother, 

and enjoy some sunshine. 

We had an amazing time getting away and I think

it made us realize that now is the time to do

a bit of travelling with eachother

before our family grows.

With the ones we love most we began our life as

husband and wife and for that

2012 was a great year.