2010 was a good year for The Kitts!
We decided to take a Crown Financial class where we discovered the joy of becoming debt free. We really enjoyed the group we were with and the guy that lead it! We are excited to see how Crown continues to affect our lives over the years. We had been praying hard for a new job for myself so that we could really start to dive into debt relief.
In March, I accepted a part-time position as an administrative assistant at Christian Life Ministries. A week later the girl I was working for quit and I took over full-time as the Orphan Coordinator. What a blessing for us! It's hard to believe I've been working there for 9 months now. I love my job and am so grateful for it. I have been blessed with a great co-worker who has become a really close friend of mine. (It was just the two of us for a good portion of the last 9 months) Grateful that we recently hired some new people!
On April 21st, Nicole gave birth to Ashland Kate, who we absolutely love and adore. It was hard for me not to be there since I was there when both Ellie & Tristan were born, but I just couldn't ask for the time off so quickly after being hired. We were able to see her shortly when we came in town for Ellie's 1st dance recital. What a joy it was to see her dance and to welcome sweet little Ashland into the world! I love my role as an Aunt! It has also been neat to see Cody take on his role as an Uncle since we got married. I just wish Tristan loved me nearly as much as he loves his Cody! Cody loves his Tristan too!
Not to mention, just a few short weeks after Ashland's birth we celebrated Adam's graduation from Seminary in Fort Worth!In May, we went to San Antonio to celebrate our 6 month Anniversary! It was a really nice weekend away and time for us to spend together. I could have dealt without the extended car ride but it was worth it for the time away!
The funny thing about summer when you are an adult is it isn't much different than any other time of the year because you don't have the entire summer off. These are the months that I am always jealous of my teacher friends. I was especially jealous this summer when we fired our bookkeeper at work the week before my co-worker lefter for Uganda for a near 2 1/2 weeks. I had to learn how to do bookkeeping in a crash 2 hour course before she left. Other than that our summer was great and just spent hanging out with friends as much as possible.And as you may know, Cody is a BIG fan of the Rangers so we went to several games as we always do. The hotter it got the less I had any desire to go. Might I add, our summer was scorching hot this go round.
In August I decided to start a business endeavor of sorts, something I hope to make us money someday when I am a stay-at-home mom. I started making tutu's and hairbands. It quickly started into crafting blog adventure. I now blog 3-5x's a week and make tutus as often as I can. I am trying to learn to sew and recently got a sewing machine from my mother-n-law! It has been a fun journey and really looking forward to what 2011 holds from my craftiness!
This new desire to craft came at the perfect time as Cody went back to get his Master's degree in late August. I needed something to do since Cody is in class two nights a week and spends a lot of his free time studying. This is the perfect way to entertain my time!The fall brings some of my favorite things with the circus and the state fair. These have become annual traditions for the two of us. I love going and spending that time with Cody. I hope that we get to continue these for many more years to come!
In November, we celebrated being married for one year! We spent the weekend of our Anniversary in a bed & breakfast in Willspoint, TX. We enjoyed our time there and woke up to drive in to see Ashland dedicated at church. We took off the week and just enjoyed spending time together. We ended the week staying at a hotel in Dallas and eating at restaurants where we normally wouldn't spend that much money on a meal. It was so great so spend that special time together in the midst of our crazy schedules!
Holidays are always good for us as we spend them between our two families! It had been a great year and I hope you have been very blessed by 2010. I am excited to see what 2011 holds for us! We love you all very much!