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I'm back! Not that I went anywhere, just life has been chaos this past year. I finally have internet at my place though, and have about 8 months worth of updating to do. So what has changed this year? In a nutshell....

-Took and passed my national massage licensure test and have been working at Massage Envy (again). I love it and didn't realize how much I missed it.

-My divorce was finalized.

-Bought a car for a heck of a deal. 

-Started dating. Still dating.  Long story short, I reconnected with a dear friend, Amanda and her brother Adam. He was my very first boyfriend, (Adam) when I was only 15. Here we are again, 10 years later.. Stay tuned for that one. 

-Moved out of my parent's house to a 2 story townhome near Monaca, PA. Also a heck of deal. Its been a very lucky year for me.

-Lucy is so grown up. She is learning to speak, and I am learning to understand her a little better day by day. She loves to color, and will often sprawl out on the floor with a sketchpad and colored pencils. She also loves baby dolls, and the word "baby" (her favorite to say). She is still a ridiculously good sleeper *knock on wood*,  loves to feed me "tea" and make sure I'm warm enough by covering me with blankets when I'm tired or sick, and loves music and dancing. She is generally a happy carefree kid.

Not sure what else I may have left out, but below are some pictures and highlights from the year. Adam and I, along with Amanda and Ken, are flying out the Utah in December for about a week. Lucy's dad lives out there, so she will get to spend time with him and her family out there, and we are planning on doing some sightseeing and possible snowboarding. Although somewhere warm and tropical sounds like a much more ideal vacation, this will be fun as well. Now, onto the pictures...

my car

 Amanda and I at an 80s prom

The Palmyra NY Temple which we saw when we drove up for the Hill Cumorah Pagaent. 

My new place!! (Okay, it doesn't look like much. But it is. Oh, it is...)

 For those of you who don't know, the name Lucy means "bringer of light". Let me tell you, she brings it. She lights up a whole room. :) 

Columbus, OH Temple

 

I tried to put these in as much order as I could, but got slightly overwhelmed. Maybe next time I won't wait 8 months to post pictures? Anyways... Lots of little trips and adventures this past year. As always, stay tuned for more...