Looking back on 2008 and all I can think is, wow. I am amazed by how much I continue to grow and change every year.
I started 2008 with Bobby and James at my parent's house. At the time I was thinking I was lame but now when I look back I think that I had my values in place and that I would rather ring in the new year with my brother and his best friend then being drunk at some bar with strangers. 18 days later David came home from Iraq. That was like having a huge boulder lifted off my chest. I could finally breathe.
Jacob was baptized in February and about that same time I had a strong feeling I was pregnant. I took a test and it came back positive, of course.
Jacob got sick with pneumonia twice and RSV in May and had to spend a couple days in the hospital. That led to David deciding he didn't want to reenlist.
The months January to June were spent in Fort Hood, TX. I left a place I had met many good friends and to this day I do not know if I will ever see any of them again.
June 2nd we found out through ultrasound that Ryder was a boy. Ryder was born October 18th. He was absolutely beautiful. The best part was David was able to be with me through the delivery.
Last week David spent his first Christmas at his grand parents house, it was also his first Christmas with Jacob, it was Ryder's first Christmas, and our first Christmas as a family all together.
David and I ended the year 2008 watching a movie in our living room in Grand Forks.
The year 2007 was good to me and it is a year I will cherish forever.
" I may not have gone where I intended to go but I think I ended up where I intended to be..."
Please stop the hatred and discrimination against pit bulls. Big Guy is our 3 year old pit and Jacob's best friend. Many people who do not know us think we are bad people because we have a pit bull. People who do know us have never met a more lovable dog. He isn't just a pit, he is a loyal best friend. Big Guy is Jacob's best friend, protector, and even his favorite jungle gym. Before you assume that pit bulls are a bad breed please educate yourself. Mean dogs are not born mean they are raised to be that way. The most frustrating thing for me is to have people who do not own pit bulls tell me they are viscous dogs. Please, PLEASE educate yourselves on pit bulls so you don't sound so stupid.
