Happy New Year from Steve and I (Chewie & Yuri too!)
2011 was a pretty big year for us, who knows what 2012 will have in store. We do know a few things: we are going on a 18 day trip to Ecuador in April, we will be getting back into shape, we will be experiencing more of what this wonderful city has to offer. We hope: to have more visitors so we can show off this place we love so much, to get to spend some short trips to see friends and family members and to not have to go to any funerals this year. While 2011 had a few sad moments, we lost too many loved ones this year, it had a ton of awesome moments. Steve and I were so busy this summer that I stopped documenting everything we were doing on this blog. So here is a short recap of a few things we did this year...
We made a huge life decision and Steve took a job that moved us to Seattle, WA.
We rented our house in Olathe, KS sold over half our possessions and made a huge move accross the country.
The move allowed us both to take amazing road trips(separately) with our best friends.
I quit my job and then found one quicker than I was expecting.
We visited West Virginia for Rebecca and Randy's wedding. We had a great time getting to spend time with family members we don't see very often. It also was Steve's first time in WV so we did some hiking and saw the bridge and gorge.
I got to go and visit with some of my girlfriends in Omaha, NE for Molly & Ben's wedding reception. It was a good time, as it always is with my friends.
Yuri went swimming and loved it. Chewie hated it so there are no pics of him.
We did a good number of hikes. This one is from a 4 mile hike to a mountain lake. Steve got in and said it was so cold he felt his heart stop! It was so beautiful. Too bad I broke one of my toes hiking the 4 miles back to our car. 
We had visitors this summer too. Steve's parents and Jessica came out to visit, as did Ellen and my mom and dad.
We got to experience the Cardinals World Series Game 6 win from downtown St. Louis, with two of our best friends. 
I got to go and visit with some of my girlfriends in Omaha, NE for Molly & Ben's wedding reception. It was a good time, as it always is with my friends.
We did a good number of hikes. This one is from a 4 mile hike to a mountain lake. Steve got in and said it was so cold he felt his heart stop! It was so beautiful. Too bad I broke one of my toes hiking the 4 miles back to our car. We took up some water sports. There is so much water here it is hard not to do something on the water each weekend. We did stand up paddle boarding in the sound and once in a lake.
We kayaked a lot also. This is us kayaking through the arboretum, which is really cool with all the lilly pads and secret passages. You even go under highways to get to it.
We had visitors this summer too. Steve's parents and Jessica came out to visit, as did Ellen and my mom and dad.
We celebrated our 2nd anniversary with dinner at one of the nicest restaurants in town.
We got to experience the Cardinals World Series Game 6 win from downtown St. Louis, with two of our best friends. Goodbye 2011 we had a great time!
