2,011 Things we have done

One last post for the year. And the only thing that seems appropriate is to re-cap the last 12 months.

So, Start your engines....Here we go! You are about to get the full recap - The highs, the lows, the trips, the blessings,the laughter. The highlights of our year. As we like to call it : Zimmerman's Traveling Circus 2K11



New Year's Eve 2011

January - We aren't going to sugar coat it. The year got off to a bumpy start. Mom and Dad closed the restaurant in December and my grandmother passed away in January. Man that's hard to write even now. But, you know what ?  Now that God has given us the blessing of time and reflection, we have been healed.  Alice Tilton died surrounded by family on January 28th - just 10 days before her 97th birthday. We miss her so very much but we know she is having a blast fishing in heaven with my grandad. I can just see her in the boat now.

February - Casey surprised me with an impromptu trip to Chicago for Valentine's day weekend. After our January, we needed to "get away" for sure! His idea was  genius. This was our first "big city" trip and it was AWESOME. Definitely wet our appetite for more traveling, as you will see.

Chicago

 March - MORE traveling. We spent 4 days in New York and 3 Days in Boston. We were by each others side for 7 days straight and we didn't even kill each other! No really, traveling together is one of our favorite things! These two cities were on our "must do" list and we enjoyed every second. (except when we thought we would get mugged on a New York subway, but that's another story)

From on top of the Empire State Building

Fenway Park in Boston

April - A few crawfish boils, baby showers and wedding showers. All good reasons to see friends

May - Casey is on the board of March of Dimes and we had their annual Fundraising Walk the first weekend of May. Great turnout for a great cause. Visited Winnsboro. Participated in a Washer Tournemant. Casey went to Vegas for a buddy's bachelor party. Wahoo!

We sad goodbye to an old friend, my 2002 Honda Civic. She hadn't quite bit the dust yet, but it was certainly time to get a bigger vehicle. I had driven that car since highschool so we had certainly gotten our money's worth out of her. We decided on a Hyundia Sante Fe and have been rocking it out since then. We've already racked up 13,000 miles on it - told you we've been traveling alot!

June - We celebrated our 2nd year of marriage. We made the big decision to start trying for kids, so I guess we both agreed this whole marriage thing was working out and we'd like to stick with each other a little longer.  :)

By the way: This is still a work in process for us so keep us in your prayers. Looking forward to 2012 being the year we get preggers and have a little kiddo!

July - Emily Marie White was born on July 22nd. She sailed into this world with a whopping 17 minute delivery and has kept us running ever since then. She added her name to the list of family members who celebrate their birthay in July. My dad, both of us, my brother and now Emily will all be able to have the same birthday cake if we wanted!



Emily's Birth Announcement Picture



August - My great friend Kelly got married, we tried our hand at hosting a garage sale (big mistake) and started our first season participating in a fantasy football league. We also started a blog.... enjoyed it more than I thought I would and now you can't get me to shut up!

The big event of the month was our nieces came to visit for their annual weekend at Aunt Kristi and Uncle Casey's. Those girls are always such a blast!

Callie, Carley and Paige

 September - Visited our friends in Bridgeport and Grapevine,had Casey's 10 year highschool reunion, and baptized Ms. Emily.

Before the 10 year reunion

Emily's Baptism morning

October - Started the month off right with a winery trip in honor of my friend Nichole's Birthday. Then we boarded another plane and flew to Washington, D.C. History buffs that we are, we walked our little selves ragged all over our nation's capital.

White House - Duh

November - Turkey Month! We celebrated with each family and our waist lines can prove it!

December - Jesus' Birthday Month! We had a WONDERFUL month full of Christmas parties and family visits.

Emily and Liz opening Christmas gifts

Now that is one excited little boy!

Paige and Kennedy posing infront of all the loot

Just horsing around

The girls got new TV's for their rooms. I think Uncle Casey was as excited as they were!

One of the women who influenced Casey growing up passed away the week before Christmas and her Christian faith was so strong that when we heard she had passed away we were estatic for her. She missed her husband so badly after he passed away a couple of years ago and she always talked about getting to see him again in heaven. We were glad she got to spend Christmas with her husband and Jesus this year. What an inspiration! I want to go out like that!




Hazel Cross

 

Thanks for being a part of our year! We can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for everyone!