Happy New Year!

Jeremy and I are looking forward to 2010! One reason in particular is WE WILL BE PARENTS!!! Oh how we can't wait for June to get here!!! Only 6 more months:) It will be here before we know it!
2009 was a great year for us. To recap a number of things that took place in 2009...

In January we traveled with friends to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! We can't wait to go back again! It is beautiful there! We had so much fun.

Jeremy had surgery the end of January on his wrist/arm. He got a bone shortened and was out of work for 2 weeks, could not golf, fish, etc for a few months after. He recovered very well.

We found out we were pregnant in January, only to miscarry a few weeks later. It was a very traumatizing experience but we got through it and now we are expecting our bundle of joy in June! Can't wait!f

Jeremy applied for his first ever Principal job. He interviewed at 2 schools only to find out that both schools wanted him. He went with his gut on the better choice and here we are, in Gibson City, Illinois. He is Principal of GCMS Middle School and didn't think twice about his choice. So far the community has been awesome and he loves the school he is at.

With that being said, we had to find a house in district. (Requirement of being a Principal in this school district, you have to live in district) We looked around at houses in town and found nothing we liked so we ended up building a house that we love so much! It is bigger than what we need for right now but we will sure grow into it!

We listed our house for sale in Urbana and with no luck, it still has not sold. The good thing is, for the time being, as of January 1st, we have some good renters to live in it for about 5-6 months. We have taken it off the market for the time being and will relist it in 2 months. We blame it on the economy that it has not sold as it is a very nice house and Jeremy was the original owner.

I received a promotion at work as well. I became a Proposal Coordinator in the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My job consists of reviewing research proposals faculty submit to various agencies to make sure they comply with rules and regulations, follow guidelines, that the budgets are accurate, and I submit the proposals on behalf of the faculty.

We traveled to Kalamazoo Michigan and visited our friends Sean & Tiffany. They have since welcomed their new little guy Luke, whom we are dying to meet! We had a great time visiting wineries and just hanging out at their house. They have since moved back to Iowa, which we hope to visit them in Iowa soon!

I tured 32 and Jeremy turned 35 in 2009!

We visited our niece and nephew Maggie and Hank in Chicago a few times. Along with their parents Darci & Kyle. Today, they are flying out to London for a 3 year move. We can't wait to go visit them in London and introduce them to their new baby cousin!

We attended Illinois Football games as we got our season tickets again this year. I don't have much to say about this since the season was SAD!

We have moved into our new home and have settled in pretty well.

We celebrated the holidays with our families and had a wonderful holiday season. We were extremely spoiled.

Looking back, 2009 was a great year for us. Again, we are incredibly excited for 2010 as we already know we have several things to look forward to!