It’s been one heck of a time folks. I almost can’t believe it’s over. It seemed like just yesterday I told ya’ll everything there was to know about 2008 and then welcomed 2009 in with excitement. And then woooooosh.
It just flew by. Like when Maverick did that tower fly-by in Top Gun. Soo hawt.
And what a year it was too!
Not only did we renovate our basement and completely overhaul our front yard but we also visited another country, said goodbye to loved ones, welcomed new friends (big and small), and started our journey on the path to parenthood. 2009 was definitely a banner year!
And we were thrilled everytime we got to share a milestone through this blog. It really did mean the world to us when you laughed with us or cried with us. It was you that kept us going when the projects got tough. Your comments were the boost we needed in the midst of loss. Your words of encouragement – well, they brought us to our knees. We thank God for you. You were truly the best kind of friends. And even though I don’t know all 24 of your names or faces – you were a big part of the reason that 2009 was so special.
(hold on – gotta go clean the snot off my face now from crying like a baby)
So with that – let’s look back at all the memories that 2009 holds. (And for those of you that can’t read one more oh-niner recap without gagging, just know that you are very loved by us Bower-folk and I can’t wait to see where 2010 takes us!)
JANUARY
- Moved our washer & dryer to the basement and installed lighting in the basement
- Picked out a daybed for my dressing room
- Bought a new TV and new glasses
- Redid a cabinet for our bathroom
- Hosting dinner with my boss
FEBRUARY
- Installed new light in our bathroom
- Made some cheap art
- Celebrated my 28th birthday
- Visited the Biltmore Estate
- Watched my boyfriend bite the dust
- Got a dolce chair for free
MARCH
- Installed a kitchen storage rack
- Helped some friends renovate their kitchen
- Grieved for Grandma
- Stained a dresser for our den and got new bookshelves
- Made some more cheap art and some more
- Bought a house plant and a lamp and bedside tables and new stools for the kitchen
- Pulled the goalie…if you know what I mean.
APRIL
- Tiled our bathroom and Switched out bathroom faucets
- Made even more cheap art and then did it again
- Changed out decor for summer
- Revealed my dressing room and sewed a daybed cover
- Made over a side table and a coffee table
- Created faux windows and a cheap spice rack
- Planted a garden bed – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
MAY
- Hosted the Petersiks and set the table with Sherry
- Created a hallway gallery and a ladder plant stand
- Obsessed about birds and our first flowers
- Almost caught our house on fire
- Went to a wedding
JUNE
- Prepped the front yard and planned for renovation and chopped down a tree
- Ordered gifts from Crate & Barrel
- Created some gifts and coin art
- Went to the flea market
- Celebrated ABP’s blogiversary
JULY
- Replanned yard renovation and graded and sodded and chopped down a tree and built a wall then another
- Celebrated Independence Day
- Made over a chair
- Celebrated a new baby (and got totally knocked up)
AUGUST
- Renovated our basement
- Planted shrubs
- Fixed a drainage ditch
- Partied fantasy football style
- Visited Nashville
SEPTEMBER
- Added faux paneling to the dining room
- Flooded a basement and learned a lesson in preparation
- Learned a little more photoshop
- Mended a fence
- Took a lot of photos of babies and teens
OCTOBER
- Revealed our Pregnancy
- Decorated for Halloween and for fall
- Joined the DIY Blogsquad and put together a to-do list
- Visited the Dominican Republic
- Upgraded a trash can and explained how to do faux paneling
- Celebrated Wedding Week – part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
NOVEMBER
- Decorated for fall again and for Thanksgiving
- Protected our home against fire
- Renovated the other side of our yard – here, here, and here
- Planned Baby Boy Bower’s nursery
- Got a new washer & dryer
- Drylocked our basement
DECEMBER
- Revealed Baby Bower at Thanksgiving and redid a wardrober for his room
- Blogged the 12 Days of Christmas – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Took photos of neices and nephews and gave some photog tips
- Tiled our basement
- Weatherized our home
- Changed our hardware and painted our railings
- Removed paint from our exterior brick and had fun with a new tool
Whew. On second thought, the end of 2009 couldn’t have come any sooner! I’m kinda exhausted just thinking about it! (and secretly putting together a list of stuff we can’t wait to finish for twenty-ten! Don’t tell Jeremy. But just so that you know – here are a couple teaser projects that we have been working on & can’t wait to share!)
