{"id":4276,"date":"2009-01-01T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2009-01-01T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T20:45:00","slug":"happy-new-year-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4276","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

This New Year I\u2019m doing a Year End Review.<\/span> <\/span>I\u2019ve seen so many friends do this on their blogs that I thought it would be a swell idea. And we’re off… <\/span><\/p>\n

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January \u2013 We moved from our little two bedroom suite at the hotel to a two bedroom apartment. Here we are getting settled in.<\/p>\n

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February \u2013 On Valentines I took a nice drive and captured so many beautiful pictures of the snow.<\/p>\n

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March \u2013 I finished drawing this set of pears that I now use as my blog header.<\/p>\n

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April \u2013 In memory of Ma. <\/span>Bobby\u2019s sweet and loving mother passed away \u2013 We miss her but we\u2019re thankful she\u2019s with Jesus. The photo below was taken on her 80th birthday.<\/p>\n

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May \u2013 Our home in Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> sold and we flew back for that \u201cBIG\u201d move. <\/span>Bobby and I also celebrated our birthdays in May. <\/span>Bobby turned 46 and I turned the big 40 this past year.<\/p>\n

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June \u2013 I continued drawing.<\/p>\n

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July \u2013 The beautiful weeds of summer and a deer. <\/span>Bobby and I also celebrated our 9th<\/sup> wedding anniversary, I\u2019m so blessed my soul mate found me.<\/p>\n

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August \u2013 A trip to Niagara Falls<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><\/p>\n

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August \u2013 My first visit to Bobby\u2019s Alma Mater \u2013 ILLINI<\/p>\n

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August \u2013 A stop for some Chicago Style Stuffed Pizza. <\/span>This was my first experience to try this amazing pizza and I\u2019m craving it!<\/p>\n

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August \u2013 Tickets to see the St Louis Cardinals. <\/span>The Cardinals have been hubby\u2019s team since he was a very young lad.<\/p>\n

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September \u2013 I finally captured butterfly pictures.<\/p>\n

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September \u2013 Bobby took me to Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> with him on his business trip. <\/span>Pictures were from China<\/st1:placename> Town<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> and a sunset.<\/p>\n

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October \u2013 A visit to the pumpkin patch.<\/p>\n

I also spent a week with my parents down south… I’m sick I didn’t get any pictures from my trip but had a wonderful time no less!<\/p>\n

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October \u2013 On the 29th<\/sup> we had our first beautiful little snow.<\/p>\n

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November \u2013 Thanksgiving with my dearest was such a treat.<\/p>\n

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December \u2013 Bobby took me with him on another business trip to Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. <\/span>I had a fantastic time keeping warm and shopping in an amazing mall.<\/p>\n

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December \u2013 A little snippet of Christmas with my family.<\/p>\n

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December – A little pottery shopping with my mom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We officially broke ground December 30, 2008! The top two pictures are the progress of clearing the lot…<\/span><\/p>\n

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We’re looking forward to the New Year and I send Happy New Year Wishes to you my friends!<\/span><\/p>\n

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