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Happy Birthday Dad

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Today would have been your 51st birthday. I miss you more and more every day. You would think that things would get easier, but they don't. They only seem to get harder.

Here are just a few of the many great memories I will always carry with me.

Dad, Chris and I on Chris's first day of school.

The whole family at Christmas time at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

The whole family at the St. Croix County fair.
This was always one of our favorite times of the year.

Dad on his Harley. One of his favorite hobbies.

Dad and I at my high school graduation.
He was always so proud of us kids.

Chris and Dad on a family trip.

Dad and Chris

Happy Birthday!

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My little sister turned 2 yesterday! Happy Birthday Jackylyn!

Close to the finish line!

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It just hit me… I’m going to be done with school in 10 weeks! Actually done! No more 10 weeks until I get a break or 10 weeks until this semester is over… 10 weeks and I’m FINALLY DONE! I feel like I have been going to school forever. After all my years of grade school and high school I took 1 year off and then started college. I was finished with my first associates degree after 2 years and then I went back shortly after for my associates degree for paralegal. In March I will have my degree and will be done with all this school nonsense! I can actually go home and relax and not stress about getting my homework done. I can go up north on the weekends and stay for a night or two without worrying about getting my homework done early in the weeks so I can go! I can go on vacation for a week and not have to worry about trying to go during one of my two week breaks. What a relief to finally feel close to being done. I can’t tell you how good that feels.

Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday my little one! You will be two years old tomorrow. It seems like just yesterday that you were born. I love you and you are the best dog!!

The good and the bad of 2009

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I want to start off with the very end of 2008 because it was so wonderful and it feels like it was part of this year!

In the beginning of December, 2008 Phil and I went to the US Virgin Islands to be a part of my very good friends wedding. We had a wonderful time and I wish I was there in the sun right now.

After the trip we celebrated Christmas and New Years with friends and family.

2009 started off on a very good note. I got a promotion at work (yay!). I went from being a receptionist at a law firm to being a paralegal.

Other than that I just spend lots of time with family and friends.

I made many trips up to the Brainerd area to visit my mom, sister, aunts and other family. The drive is never fun but it is always worth it.

There were some nice trips over to my dad’s shop to hang out with him while I changed the oil in my car and gave it a bath.

My friends and I continued our Monday nights and we had our annual weekend at the cabin. We also had a ladies night in Minneapolis and many more nights out at the bars/clubs.

Phil and I started a Friday night date night, which we don’t get to every single weekend, but most. Phil and I also started our hunt for a house! We haven’t found anything we want to buy yet but we are in the process of it and hopefully in 2010 we will find the one.

A few really good movies came out. The best were Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen & New Moon.

My friend Jewells and I went to two Coldplay concerts!

For my birthday in October I got a new tattoo, which I love.

December 5, 2009 my dad passed away.

2009 started off pretty good and was a somewhat good year and then December came and it was ruined. This horrible event will mark 2009 as the worst year of my life. I can only hope that in 2010 things get easier and start to turn around.