Usually I am very good about making sure we get our picture taken for our Christmas cards each year, but this year has been a little crazy. Between school, work, trips and illness, we just didn't get around to getting our pictures taken. I planned to have someone take pictures of us in the fall when the leaves were all different colors, but the few times I thought we could do it, it was too windy. We just had our first snow fall that has stayed and I am sick with a cold, so the last thing I want to do is go outside in the 16 degree weather and have someone take pictures of us for a Christmas card. Anyway, my family had pictures taken this summer and I didn't like any of the pictures of just Jon and I, so I decided to post a picture of my whole family. I hope you will all forgive me for not sending out Christmas cards this year, but know that we are thinking of each of you this holiday season.
We have had a pretty good year. Jon finished one full year of teaching here at Minnesota State University and is almost done with the fall semester of his second year. He is really enjoying teaching, though it can be frustrating at times. I decided I didn't have enough excitement in my life, so I thought it would be fun to take some classes. I loved school during the first few weeks of class, and then the assignments started. It has been a decent semester, not quite what I was hoping for, but it never is when you still have to take Gen. Ed. classes. I would like to try and get my bachelors degree in Psychology. No, I'm not planning on a career change, I've always enjoyed Psych classes and thought this would be a great time to take advantage of taking classes with free tuition. Jon and I have really enjoyed our first year in Mankato. It is a beautiful place to live, but way too cold for me in the winter. I told Jon, after last winter, when we move again, because we aren't planning to stay here forever, we are moving somewhere warmer. He told me the only place colder than here would be Alaska. I told him if he ever gets a job in Alaska I'm moving to Utah, to be close to family, without him. I hate the cold and here in Mankato it gets really windy, and it blows right through you. I just hate it! Even though I don't like the winters here, there are many positive aspects to living in Mankato. We have made many wonderful friends and we have a great ward. I am primary worker and Jon is the 1st or 2nd counselor in the Elder's Quorum presidency. We really enjoyed our first spring and summer here. The weather was beautiful and almost made up for the cold winter. We are happy and enjoying our time together. We are anxious to start our family, but we are taking advantage of the time we have together. We are hopeful that 2009 will be a promising year for us. We haven't made any decisions about what we are going to do next, but we know we will be guided by the Lord. We appreciate all of your prayers on our behalf, they mean so much to us. We know most of you are as hopeful for us as we are for ourselves. We love and appreciate all of you and all that you do for us. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love, Jon and Tara
1 comment:
Hurray for making life easier!! I am going to send out cards but they will be late. But, If we weren't having a baby any day I wouldn't be doing them at all. But hey knock out a birth announcement and Holiday card all at once. Not a bad deal!! When do you head to Utah?
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