Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015 in Review

Well folks, Jordan and I have officially lived in Utah for a year now, and what a year it has been! It's always fun to look back at the end and capture all of the good, the bad and the ugly. So here goes nothing. (I'm going to organize it by month since my brain works better that way):

January
  • Moved from Rexburg, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Jordan started working two part-time jobs at Harmon's and National Life insurance company
  • Had a second Christmas celebration with Chanel and Kathy
  • I took and passed the NCLEX exam
February
  • I received my official RN license
  • Lots of job hunting for me
  • Celebrated Valentine's Day with the Jameson family
  • We received our first church calling as Primary 5 teachers
March
  • I got a job at the University of Utah hospital
  • Bought a new set of couches (our first big purchase together)
  • Drove to Washington for the girls' spring break
  • Celebrated Mom's and Grandma Shaftoe's and Grandpa Warren's birthdays
  • Gave our first Sacrament meeting talks as a couple in church
  • Jordan and I donated blood
April
  • Celebrated our one year wedding anniversary
  • Celebrated Easter with the Amparans/Webbs
  • Bought our first car (2012 Hyundai Sonata)
  • Celebrated Jenna's and Lydia's birthdays
May
  • Jenna flew down for free to visit (since Dad got a new job at the airport)
  • Attended a few of Kyle's baseball games here in Salt Lake
  • Celebrated Sam's birthday
  • Attended Beaux and Lauren's wedding
  • Played the piano in Sacrament meeting for the first time in forever
  • Watched "Avengers 2"
  • Visited the cemeteries in Springville to find some Warren ancestors for Memorial Day
  • Celebrated Mother's Day
June
  • Shonna, Ronnie and Lydia flew down to visit
  • Went to the zoo for the first time
  • Played lots of games at Fat Cats
  • Went to Boondocks for the first time
  • Jenna and Sammie stayed the night on their way back to Washington from Hawaii
  • Watched "Jurassic World"
  • Celebrated Father's Day
  • Jenna and Lydia flew down to visit
July
  • Moved into a new apartment in Murray
  • Jordan re-applied to LDSBC
  • Celebrated 4th of July with Chanel and the Yenchiks
  • Eric and Kyle stayed over for baseball games
  • Alex came home from her mission, went to her final testimony meeting
  • Drove to Washington for our annual summer trip
  • Went to Silverwood with the family
  • Took family pictures
  • Attended the Columbia river temple with Shaftoe family
  • Mom, Dad, Alex and Jenna flew down to visit
  • Celebrated Mom and Dad's 23rd wedding anniversary
  • Watched Sharknado 3
  • Donated blood
  • Ostermillers and Shonna stayed over for more baseball games
  • Jordan registered for classes
  • Alex flew down to get ready for college
August
  • Ran my first 5k race
  • Helped Chanel move into a new apartment
  • Bought another car (2012 Nissan Xterra) since the 2004 Xterra was totaled in an accident
  • Attended lots of wedding receptions
  • Mom and Dad flew down to go through the Bountiful temple
  • Signed a lease contract for another apartment
  • Alex and mom flew down to set up for college
  • Celebrated Grandma Jane's birthday
September
  • Moved into a new apartment in Sugar House
  • Mom and Dad flew down to help with the move
  • Celebrated Dad's and Grandma Helen's and Shonna's and Chanel's and Jordan's birthdays
  • Celebrated Grandma and Grandpa Warren's 50th wedding anniversary
  • Bought a Sam's club membership
  • Jordan started school at LDSBC
  • Shonna flew down to celebrate her birthday
  • Used my first sick call at work
  • Jordan and I bought new glasses
October
  • Family flew down for General Conference
  • Attended General Conference at Temple Square
  • Dad and Jordan attended the Priesthood session at Temple Square
  • Ate at Red Robin to celebrate all Fall birthdays
  • Jordan quit his job at National Life
  • Attended our first BYU game as a couple
  • Celebrated my 22nd birthday
  • Attended Grandpa Lamar's funeral
  • Carved pumpkins and watched scary movies
  • Took a mini vacation to Park City-just the two of us
  • Helped the Butlers move
November
  • Celebrated Alex's and Ronnie's birthdays
  • Jordan registered for next semester's classes
  • Bought a leaf blower for the massive amount of leaves at our apartment
  • Donated blood
  • Lots of shopping at Old Navy
  • Decorated for Christmas
  • Watched "Mocking Jay Part 2"
  • Celebrated Thanksgiving with the Evans and the Andersens/Stewarts
  • Splurged and bought a 60 inch smart TV on Black Friday
  • Attended our first Jazz game as a couple
December
  • Saw the lights at Temple Square
  • Jenna flew down to visit on her way to Hawaii
  • Lots of Christmas shopping
  • Used my second sick call for work
  • Started snowing in Utah
  • We received our second calling in our new ward as Primary 5 teachers
  • Flew to Washington for Christmas
  • Celebrated Christmas with the family and Grandma Shaftoe and Grandma and Grandpa Warren (while Alex was in Brazil)
  • Ate at Shang Hai twice
  • Participated in the annual Fast Food Frenzy
  • Watched "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
  • Had a pizza night with Cameron, Dallin and Connor
  • Watched "Daddy's Home"
  • Flew back to Utah with Jenna and Gma and Gpa Warren
And that about sums up our year! We love living here in Utah (especially with the mountains surrounding us) and we love visiting family as much as we can. We feel very blessed with everything God has given us this year, including stronger family relationships and friendships. With our two incomes we've been able to do a lot of things we've always wanted to and we can't wait to do more.

Life hasn't been a piece of cake during the last year. In fact, many days it's felt like a piece of crap more than anything. But we realize that the hard times won't last forever and that this is just a phase of life that will pass. Our marriage has grown stronger over the last twelve months and we've cherished every bit of time we've been able to spend together, especially considering how busy life has been lately. It's been fun having family fly down and we're so grateful to Mom and Dad for all of their hard work that allows that to happen.

As for now, we don't have too many big plans in the near future but we're excited to see what 2016 will bring!

Happy New Year from the Stewarts!

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