whirly ball...

the ref looked at me and said "you're going to bring a $900 camera in here?" he was incredulous. but, the camera survived!!!

fun times!! a true action shot!

whirly ball... thanks dad, for a wonderful christmas eve game! it was SO MUCH FUN!! so many memories there... surprise 16th birthday to start!!

decorating the gingerbread man...

if you can't beat em, join em! david was sick and just wanted to watch the browns game... so the boys joined him!!!

multi-colored carrots... who knew??

family photo...

all the girls in scarfs that aunt cindy made!!

trying to take a family pic... and the camera moved... at least the boys got to be in it!

family pic... my awkward position due to trying to run and get in the pic in time, and not sure where to sit, or if it was going to work... oh well!!!

this is it for 2010... a year of huge change for me. a year of beginnings and endings... and "see ya laters". i have so much to write about for 2011... i can't wait to get started. but, let's review this year....

i started out the year running a half marathon. in less time than i thought i could. i trained for and ran 13.1 miles. i am 50 pounds lighter than i started the year at. i am back to college weight. that is HUGE for me! i have tried so hard and so many ways to accomplish that. i won't lie... it feels good.

i moved my entire life away from my home of seven years, back to the home of my birth (or at least jr high/high school) and spent three months living with my parents again. then, moved again to rhode island. and started over. nora started school. i made new friends (and am trying to keep the old!).

my baby had a second surgery. sad, but we should be good!! both of my babies are so grown up. i saw God working in so many ways and doing so many things. there were trials- my own, and ones that i prayed friends through. laughter, tears. visits, vacations, memories.

we went around the table last night and did highs and lows for the year. i couldn't decide on one thing. it was so fun to be with my fam for three months this summer. but so sad to be away from the love of my life. it has been so fun to watch nora in school, but so sad to have jamey's surgery. deep creek was SO MUCH fun. marco was SO MUCH fun. (i lied... my highest high was my 30th surprise party... for my 29th birthday...)

what a year. something i read recently and love is that "God doesn't give explanations, He gives promises". and, He promises that He will "prosper you and not harm you". how awesome is that? like someone so dear always said, we see in such a finite window, but God sees all of eternity. who am i to say that something is "so bad", when God knows the outcome, and works all things together for His glory....? may He be glorified in me, and my i continue to find His glory in all of my circumstances...