Well, I had high hopes for this whole blogging thing…and
then ended up with one post in 8 months.
Fail. I can hardly believe our first year of marriage is done already!
My goal is really to track
Newton and I’s lives to be able to share with our someday children—a way to
leave a small legacy of our lives, love for each other and lessons learned
along the way. The past year has been
amazing—don’t get me wrong, we’ve had fights and challenges, been totally
selfish and haven’t loved each other perfectly—but it’s also been a year of
immense growth. We’ve grown together
spiritually, emotionally, financially and more.
I can’t say enough wonderful things about marriage and my husband in
particular. I feel continually blessed to have him in my life and can’t imagine
anyone more perfect for me…we just work, and it’s FUN. A lot of fun.
We’ve had many memories over the last year, but I want to
document some of the highlights so Year I is captured somewhere.
Our Wedding. This was by far the happiest and most amzing
day of my life to date. I have never
felt so loved by family and friends selflessly travelling to Dallas to help
Newton and I celebrate the beginning of our life together. It was the most special ceremony followed by
the best party I’ve ever been to J
Our Honeymoon. Who doesn’t enjoy their honeymoon? It was 6 days for Newton and I to decompress
in the beautiful island of St. Maarten.
Although it rained most of the time, we ate amazing food, got some beach
time in and enjoyed parasailing!
Arizona. Our friends, Jordan and Katelyn Steadman,
were so nice to ask us to share a timeshare with them in Scottsdale, AZ in
September. We made tons of memories,
from sushi and sake, to hiking in the mountains, to fun games of cards and our
first experience with Trader Joe’s. We
are so thankful for this friendship!
Genna’s new job. In September I left Lockton to pursue
opportunities at Viverae. It was such a
wonderful move for me; I am challenged
professionally every day, and can say I have grown so much professionally over
the last 9 months. I love waking up
every morning looking forward to going to work and being surrounded by a
culture of health and wellness that does impact thousands of lives.
Mexico. In March, we were able to take a “second
honeymoon” to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico , thanks to Newton’s grandparents. We spent 5 days in the beautiful resort and
got to really relax and enjoy each other.
We loved the pool and beach, the friends we met in Cabo and of course
the food and drinks!
Welcoming Ella Clare. May 9th brought a new addition to
the Thomas family, our niece, Ella Clare.
We have loved being in Dallas with Haley and Jackson and getting to
watch Ella grow up and for the chance to have such a special relationship with
her. She is definitely one beautiful and
very loved little girl!
Weddings Galore: Faith and Blake, Amy
and Scott, Sarah and Jordan’s, Jessica and Joseph. We had several weddings this year that took us
all over. October was Faith and Blake's wedding in McAllen, Texas. It was so fun to see my best friend from college marry such a great guy and get to be a part of her special day! April was Amy and Scott’s
wedding celebration in KC. June took us
to Clearwater Beach, Florida for Sarah and Jordan’s wedding. Next came the wedding of our dear friends,
Jessica and Joseph. All three weddings
were perfect!
Lake of the Ozarks. We went to the lake with my dad’s family for
the Fourth of July. It’s such a fun
house, and a time to really relax and spend your days floating on the water and
nights on sunset boat rides. We loved
this time with my dad and were able to make a surprise stop in KC to see my mom
and Rick.
As you can see, we’ve been incredibly busy and incredibly
blessed over the last year! These are
just the highlights and I know there is tons I missed—from Christmas in Kansas
City, to my girls trip to Napa, to Kandace’s engagement to Newton’s bachelor
party in New Orleans. We are so thankful
for the family, friends and relationships that enrich our lives so much!
I am looking forward to doing a much better job documenting
our second year of marriage—the good times and the hard, and hopefully bless
some people along the way!
Mrs. Nu10
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