2008

2008 has been a very up and down kind of year. Here's a little review...

• Brian graduated from Pharmacy School after 6 years in St. Louis and moved back into the same zip code as me!
• The day after Brian's graduation ceremony his Grandmother on his mom's side passed away...did I mention she passed away just a little over a month away from our wedding?
• June came in a hurry...
• Just days before the wedding...Brian decided it would be a good idea for him to take his Pharmacy Boards. As we were packing for the wedding and honeymoon he was trying to study for his boards. He got through his boards and was relieved, although now he had to wait for his results.
• June 21st was the best day of my life, so far anyway. Brian and I finally became husband and wife. It was a perfect day and we could not be any happier with the way our day went. After the wedding ceremony and reception we made our way to the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. We spent seven wonderful days in a tropical paradise. We went dolphin and whale watching, sailing (which we discovered was not for Brian), sight seeing, shopping, and just enjoying each other's company.
• During our honeymoon Brian found out that he passed his boards by looking online. As we returned to the states and to reality, Brian awaited his Pharmacist license. Once he received his letter and license, he immediately started doing training at Wal-Mart to be a pharmacist who travelled from store to store. He was based in the Branson store, thank goodness, because they needed someone and he was there.
• In August we bought and moved into our very first home! Our house is just minutes away from our best friends...not to mention a short drive from both sets of parents.
• In October, Brian started his new job through with the Public Health Service. He loves his job. He works Monday thru Friday and the lastest he works is 5:30 in the afternoon.
• In November, Brian's other grandmother passed away...just days before Thanksgiving.
• We celebrated our first Thanksgiving as a married couple! Both sets of parents came to our house and we had a "pot luck" Thanksgiving. My parents brought some things, his parents brought a few things, and I made macaroni and cheese.
• In December, we celebrated my 24th birthday and our first Christmas as a married couple. Brian spent his first week oncall the week of Christmas, so we hosted Christmas for our families. Both sets of parents and my Opa came up on Christmas day for lunch and presents. We had another "pot luck" meal with our families, which was pretty darn good.
• Now here we are just hours from 2009. 2008 has been a year of ups and downs...good and bad things, but everything that happened has brought me much closer to my husband and the rest of my family.