I have been so preoccupied this Christmas. You may have been able to tell by my utter lack of posting the last couple of months! Anyway, I feel like the whole holiday season came by me in a flash and I can't believe it's over. I also kind of feel like I have been in some weird funk because I didn't get nearly as "into" everything as I usually do. Why? I don't know. Well, I admit we have had some stuff going on that I just haven't ever felt like posting. But here I am, and it's the start of a new year... so I wanted to recap some of what happened, good and bad this past year!
2009
JANUARY*Collin and I started out the year thousands of miles apart--I was in Tennessee for Sam's wedding festivities and Collin was in Boise due to wrestling.
* I headed to Utah with Collin and the team for a tournament-and had some fun with Tara while I was there!
* I clogged at the Special Olympics--wahoo! Who didn't love those??
FEBRUARY* We kicked bottom in the Boise Kick-Off Clogging Comp held in Nampa.
* For Valentine's Day we watched Lost and ate Empinadas!
*We made it to Bogus 3 times this month! I finally got carving down!!
* State Wrestling!!!
MARCH* We headed to Portland for a wrestling tournament, and to visit my old bud Andrea.
* Collin went to Arizona with his family to see his brother conducted to their high school's athletic hall of fame
* Collin and 2 other coaches started their own freestyle club--Patriot Wrestling Club. There was an article in the paper! (oooh!)
APRIL* I passed the National Music Teachers Certification test! Now officially Tonya Robertson, NCTM
* Fertility testing. fun stuff!!
* My Spring Studio recitals--went great!
MAY* I fired like 5 piano students--for the first and hopefully last time!
* IMTA had our crazy-insane-nutso Spring Music Fair! And it turned out beautifully! Who says hard work doesn't bring results?
* Lagoon--Grand Nationals! This year I was too tired to stick around and ride rides all night.
* We planted our first garden!
* We went to IF and met Tara's new boyfriend.... and didn't like him. good riddance, loser!!
JUNE* Collin got out of school 3 days early to head on a 7-day trip to Costa Rica with a student tour. I stayed at home and ....
* finished his huge scrapbooks!
* We bought a new TV--2 weeks after the switch to digital ....
* TAKE STEPS for Crohn's and Colitis! We had tons of amazing friends and family come support the cause, and the walk raised over $30,000! Life-changing.
* Camping trip #1 ....
JULY* What else than a great trip to Idaho Falls for the 4th? It was actually the first time all but 2 of my cousins had been together in a really long time and it was wonderful to see all of them.
* My birthday, obviously. We celebrated with the wrestling team at Roaring Springs and then went to the rodeo. (without the wrestling team)
* Collin and Jody ran their 2nd successful summer camp.
* I started training for a 5K!
* Camping Trip #2 ....
AUGUST* The Painted Turtle! Our (probably) last time as cabin counselors at the camp for kids with life-threatening illnesses was great. I made some great friends and we were silly all week.
* The rest of our Cali trip was great--Dodgers game, Hollywood, and Disneyland, all in about 48 hours! whew!
* Ran my first 5K! Race for Recovery in Provo. It was great! Collin and Tyler ran the 10K and Collin got 2nd in his age group.
* We had our last camping trip---and the debut of the dutch oven!!!
SEPTEMBER* Back to school! (for Collin anyway)
* I started up the year with 29 piano students and so far it is going great!
* I took over as TVMTA secretary--no more VP for me! (thank goodness!)
* We spent our 4th anniversary at the Grove Hotel and enjoyed a fun night out downtown.
* Tara came to visit and we ran the 5K for the Womens Fitness Celebration! And ate ourselves sick with cheesecake and shopped our little hearts out.
OCTOBER* I did my first try at a Halloween recital, and it went great!
* We dressed up as Bella and Edward and won the costume contest at a Halloween party!
* Started our first round of infertility treatment.
NOVEMBER* Wrestling season started!!
* IF treatment cycle #1 ....failed.
* We went to the only BSU football game we attended all season.... and they won.
* Collin was nice enough to miss one day of practice so we could go to IF for Thanksgiving. We had a good time with my whole family and both my grandmas as well.
DECEMBER* I frantically tried to finish Collin's quilt and got it done 2 days before Christmas...after tying it to the bed at one point!
* IF treatment cycle #2 ....failed.
* Collin headed to Reno with a crazy bus driver, thankfully the whole team survived.
* We headed to IF/Utah for a whole week due to no practice! heaven!!! Merry Christmas!
...so there you have it, our year in review. I always feel like I should be doing more to be a better person, and starting this new year is no exception. I think it's so easy to get caught up in my own problems, but I have learned (often the slow, hard way, due to my own stubbornness) that doing that solves nothing and basically just makes life miserable. I definitely thought a lot of things would be different in my life at this point, but I am so blessed and I really wouldn't trade my life with anyone else's. Collin is the best husband ever and we truly have more blessings than I could ever try to count. I have a lot of hope for possibilities of the coming year, and some resolutions as well. Here's to everyone getting a good start on the new year!
HELLO 2010!
We have the best puppy in the world. Seriously! Not only is this little face irresistible, but here are some cold hard facts, which I hear can be pretty rare in little pups such as Lucy:
I took Lucy to her first vet appointment today. We went to the Humane Society. It is a nice place! I had never been out there before. They were so nice and everyone thought Lucy was the cutest thing. (which she is of course.) Lucy was very brave and got de-wormed and her first shots. She weighs 5.8 pounds! Collin thought she weighed like 10! hello!!
We are having so much fun! Any suggestions on lessening the biting on us humans would be helpful..... but other than that Lucy's a riot and also a sweetie.
