Today is a special day around here! I was born exactly 27 years ago up in Lima, and my husband was born exactly 27 years ago in Cincinnati. How cool right? Although we haven't always been able to celebrate together, we've had some pretty unique birthdays.
Because 27 is no magical milestone birthday, I won't be waxing nostalgic or getting sloshed this evening. But in thinking back on the past year, it's been jam-packed full of craziness!
One year ago in April, I was completing my grad school internship, and was preparing to graduate in May. Of course, the most exciting part came in June with Matt's safe return from his 16-month deployment to "Crapghanistan." We were fortunate enough to score tickets to the Army Birthday Ball, so we drove down to D.C. for that (and lots of site-seeing) after he got home. July brought even more traveling! We had a huge party in Ohio where Matt got to see all the family and friends he'd missed over the last 16 months. A few days later we followed that up with a 2-week trip to Germany! We got back to the States just in time to see my brother graduate from Basic Training in South Carolina. August passed pretty uneventfully, except for saying goodbye to good friends, lots of packing, and tons of "leaving the Army" classes for Matt. September was the big move. The two of us managed to pack up our entire house and haul it into a ginormous Penske trailer. We moved into temporary quarters with family and started the job hunt. October brought some interviews, but little else. November I got a job in retail, just in time for the holiday season discounts! We had lots of fun spending holidays with family last fall. We moved into another temporary living arrangement in December, which required a lot of work, but was completely worth it. Luckily, we were moved in by Christmas, so we could host family and friends for a couple of parties in January! In February, I got my current position! I couldn't be happier with the job, and the people I work with are great. We started house hunting shortly after the job news came, and by March we had decided on a house and gotten the ball rolling on all the requisite paperwork. We closed on the house in early April, and just moved in this week!
Phew! What craziness! Hopefully this year will be just as exciting, but lots less hectic!
