Its been a long time...

So I just realized that we haven't put up a post since November of 2009. It is now January 2010....

Here is our year 2009 in a re-cap for you that we sent out for our Christmas letter!


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! I hope this season finds you and your family happy and healthy. Just a quick update on our lives again as we come to the end of another great year.

We have had a lot of “firsts” in our lives again this year. To start the year off, we went through our first car accident together. Luckily, it was just a tree that had fallen on one of our cars when no one was in or around it. This first brought us to our next first…buying a new car. We picked out a 2008 Chevy Equinox. Rich has very graciously given me this car and he drives my white car.

In May we had our 1st wedding anniversary to celebrate. We tasted our cake topper and decided that we didn’t like that tradition much. We spent our anniversary weekend with family and friends.

In the month of July we became Aunt and Uncle to a baby girl! Rich’s Brother and his wife welcomed a new bundle of joy into their homes on July 17. Her name is Caitalyn Summer Meekhof, and although we don’t get to see her as often as we would like she is a very precious part of our family.

July also brought another new baby into our lives as I became a God Mother to Riley Micheal Krohnberg, the son of one of my best friends from High School. Maria (Stock) and Brady Krohnberg. We have had the opportunity to watch him grow! He is a precious gift from God. Both Rich and I really enjoy spending time with him.

On our way to see our new niece this summer we made a stop in Chicago to see my sister Andrea and her husband Eric. Rich and I had our first experience on the train; we visited the Willis Tower and got to stand in the new window boxes. We took our first trip downtown Chicago during Venetian Night and were able to visit many other parks and places to visit during that trip.

In August I started school again in a new school. I am still teaching Preschool-Children ages 3, 4, and 5. In a blended program where I have students that have special needs and students who are head start funded. I am finding my way around the new school nicely and have found many great new co-workers.

In September Rich and I got our first pet. We purchased a dog that is a mixed breed between a Yorkshire Terrier and a Miniature Poodle, a Yorkie-Poo. We bought her weighing in at a whopping 3.0 pounds. Since then she has put on 3 full pounds and is up to 6 pounds. She is the love of our lives, except when she needs to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. :) We named her Macey, and she is one of the most energetic dogs I have ever seen.

In October Rich and I closed on our first house. We bought a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home that had been built and finished to our liking. We were able to pick out all of the floorings, the cupboards, paint on the wall, the wood color, and the counter tops. We ha d a lot of fun picking all of those things out.

Along with this process Rich and I did our first furniture shopping. We have purchased a new living room set, complete with a couch, love seat, chair, and ottoman. We got a new bedroom set which consists of a bed frame, 2 night stands, and 2 new dressers. We also purchased a new dining room table and chairs.

Rich has started a new coaching position as assistant coach at Harrisburg High School! We have now become part of TIGER NATION!! Rich is really enjoying getting back into the wrestling room. Although he does miss his old job and the boys he has grown close to, he enjoys not having to drive an hour and fifteen minutes both ways each day.

I hope and pray that God has blessed you and your family in as many ways as he has blessed ours. We are thankful for everything he has provided us with. We pray that God is being gracious in your life.