I sit here on New Years Eve 2009 awaiting 2010. Gwen has just been diagnosed with RSV so our plans have come to a halt. Like last year, I am guessing I will be in bed before the clock strikes midnight. This is a huge change from the beginning of the decade where Carter, Sueanne, Lindsay, and I were partying it up, at a rave, in Montreal. It was an amazing time, but I wouldn't trade my current life for anything. I am too much in love with my daughter and husband!
I thought I would take a moment to look back on this decade and how "The Jurbala Family" came to be.......
2000: I graduated from Hartwick College and moved to Endicott, NY, where I worked for IBM, my first job out of college. I would soon be transferred to the Boulder plant.
2001: I packed up my entire life and moved out to Colorado on June 8th. I had never been west of the Mississippi. The first time I came to Colorado was to find a place to live. I am not one for taking risks, but this one paid off. It led me to Michael, who had moved to Colorado in February. Michael and I started dating in October of this year.
2002: The first time I told Michael that I loved him was in January. We had gone to see an Aves hockey game. We barely watched the game. Instead we talked. It was like we were the only 2 people in the arena. I realized at that moment that he would be the one I would spend my life with.
2003: Michael and I moved into our first apartment together.
2004: On February 15th Michael proposed. We went snow shoeing, for the first time, at El Dora. The day was absolutely beautiful. He got down on 1 knee and asked if I would marry him. My first inclination was to throw up, but of course I said yes!! We also purchased our first house in October. It was small, but perfect for us.
2005: June 4, 2005 was the day I married the love of my life. We followed up an AMAZING wedding with a wonderful honeymoon in St. Lucia.
2006: Not much happened this year as I was in the process of getting my MBA. We did take an amazing Caribbean cruise.
2007: I graduated with my MBA. Mike and I took a hot air balloon ride in Breckenridge and toured the wineries in Sonoma.
2008: On February 6th I found out I was pregnant with my first child. It came as a HUGE surprise as we were planning a trip to Italy for fall 2008. I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised since we were playing Russian roulette :-) This positive pregnancy test came 4 days prior to a trip to Mexico for my 30th birthday with another couple. The trip didn't turn out as planned, but neither did 2008. On October 13th I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.........Gwendolyn Maren.
2009: The year started with me being unemployed (I was laid off a week after Gwen was born) and enjoying it with Gwen. I was nervous about finding a new job since the economy was so bad that I started looking earlier than I had wanted. Turns out I found an amazing opportunity with my current company, CaridianBCT. I started part time in February and full time in March. I love my job and am able to work a flex schedule of 4 days, so that I have Fridays with Gwen. Little did we know how much stuff a baby comes with, so we quickly outgrew our old house. In July we moved into a new home, which is significantly larger and very much in suburbia. Suburbia has many opportunities for Gwen and she took swimming lessons and tumbling classes. In October our baby celebrated her first birthday and we took our first family vacation to Mexico. It was a great and very busy year, for us!
2010: Looking forward, I have high hopes for the New Year. Michael and I will be traveling somewhere amazing for our 5 Year Anniversary. The location is pending my bonus and our tax situation. Right now we are praying for Athens and Italy. Grandma J will be babysitting Gwen. There may also be a beach vacation with the extended Jurbala family. We will also be spending the holidays at home. It will be the first year, since I came to Colorado that I will not have to travel for Christmas.
I am off to finish drinking a bottle of Prosecco and Michael made a pizza with prosciutto. Gwen has been asleep for the past 2 hours. Not a bad final night to 2009......................
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