Reminiscing (very long)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I got up this morning and knew I needed to do a blog post, because, well I haven't been very good at it lately. So, I sat and thought about what I wanted to post about. I thought "it would be neat to do a decade in review" and realized that a decade is a long time and most people probably wouldn't care to read that. So...

Oh, how about a "review of the years since Jeremiah and I met?" Hey, that could be interesting. A lot has happened since 2007. So, I am going to start at the year before and work my way up.

2006 - The year that was supposed to be nothing too exciting that turned into a year of change and heartache. In May I graduated from college with my BS in Family and Consumer Sciences. I moved to Birmingham in June and got my first big girl job as a lead teacher for a Pre-K class. Nothing about the beginning of this year was that grand and then October came. I was engaged and knew what was going to be happening in the years to come. That is until October 16th, my world changed with a simple phone call from my then-fiance. He was unhappy and ready to call it quits and he did. An eight year relationship was over. What do I do now?
2007 - The year of change. Things got bigger (namely my cup size, lol), I started to party a little and become more outgoing. I was really happy and loved life. March 1oth, a cute guy walked up to me and asked if he could buy me a drink. I said "sure, how about a bud select" and he came back with a mich ultra. We both knew it was wrong and laughed it off. Skip to March 20th and we are on our first date at CCF talking and closing the place down. Jeremiah was so easy to talk to. So nice, so different. I knew he was something special. by the end of this year, I had decided that I didn't want to teach anymore and changed career fields abruptly.
2008 - Jeremiah and I had begun living together, were totally in love and really enjoying our time together. August 8th (08/08/08), he proposed and that was the beginning of a wonderful whirlwind.

2009 - A year of happiness, growth and loss. May 2nd, we got married and it was wonderful. We had our own little tiny family of us and Savannah. We got back from our honeymoon and began talking about what to do next. What big changes we wanted to take. I said "I want a baby, a house and a new - in that order." Jeremiah said "I want to buy a house and go from there." So, in August we put a contract on a house, in October we started talking babies. November 6th, we closed on our house and were so proud of what we had done. November 17th, we found out I was pregnant. Life seemed so full! Then came December. December 10th we found out I was miscarrying and on December 15th I had my first D&C and was devastated. The year started out exciting and ended terribly.

2010 - So many things happened this year. To fill my void, Jeremiah and I decided to add a different kind of baby, our sweet Molly Ann. It really did help to have something new to take care of and love. By April, I was pregnant again. I just knew this was going to be the one. This baby had to stick. Boy was I wrong. I moved on, but fell into a deep depression and didn't know how to get out. I began seeing someone in May and worked through my sadness and sense of failure. Jeremiah and I called off TTC between May and August and were just going to wait it out. However, it's funny what God has in store. August 8th (yep, two years after getting engaged), I found out I was pregnant for the third time. I cried and cried and cried. I was so scared. But look, this baby stuck! We are going to have a baby boy! A year that began in sadness has ended in such happiness and excitement. I just can't believe it.

2011 - The year of the baby! Jerry Michael is expected to arrive in less that 15 weeks from today. I really can't believe that 2011 is going to be such a HUGE year for the Watts household.

Happy New Year, again. May this year bring you joy and everything your heart desires.