These letters and cards reach you, hopefully just in time for a greeting of the New Year. Somehow life intervened and we got behind, we figured cards sent in the spirit of the New Year are better than a pile of Christmas cards that never got sent. So, we find ourselves finishing these up the day after Christmas. It gives us the chance to say that we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you an even better 2009. For us, 2008 has been full of activity, fun, and changes.
Last year for Christmas I got Jared tickets to a live show put on by Dave Ramsey, an entertaining financial guru that he liked. That show put a spin on our year and started us off in a whole new direction. We have changed our perspective on finances and the role they play in our priorities, marriage, and our future. We are very happy with our new outlook and are working feverishly to eliminate our singular remaining student loan debt.
The great joy in our life this year has been watching Lillian grow and develop from a baby into a toddler. We started the year with a one year old that we were still calling our baby; she could say a few words and walk around a bit. We have watched her progress to a running, climbing, jumping, and non-stop talking toddler. She is a very active, independent, sweet, and funny little girl. We have been trying to do more with our family blog lately and hope to add more videos and photos soon. If you are interested, you can visit: "you're already here"
There were many highlights to our year. Having our family from Florida come up twice and attending Grandma Horvath’s 95th birthday party were definitely made the list. We were pleased to host a summer get together, a small family thanksgiving, and a Christmas Eve gathering at our house. We were overjoyed when, on Jared’s birthday, we got the chance to welcome Emma Bell, a new baby niece, into the family. After some rough spots earlier in the year for Nicole everyone is finishing out the year in great health.
In the beginning of the year we were anticipating a job loss when Jared’s company lost their contract with Pfizer. However it worked out well for us when he got a retention bonus for finishing his original position and was promoted to team leader of a new group---few of us understand what this job entails either J. Mid way through the year we feared another job loss when Nicole had to re-interview for her position. Again, we were fortunate and everything worked out, re-confirming and expanding her role in her group.
We hope to see or hear from all of you soon.
Lots of love from Us: Jared, Nicole, and Lillian
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