2007 and it's Highs and Lows

Well I thought that since today is the first day of the year (and i have nothing better to do) I would recap the adventure my life has been this past year. Well I started the year off by celebrating my son's 1st birthday and boy there sure is a big difference between 1 and 2. They're totally different. He's like a little person now (who pretends he can't talk). Anyways shortly after Joe-man turned one I started looking to go back into the job field. I soon found a job at Star-Net Online Systems as a secretery/receptionist. I really liked it there. I enjoyed my job and the ppl I worked w/ were awesome. Anyways some time passed and it was March 5th of last year when Rene and I sent our first emails to each other. It may sound corny (so you can laugh if u want) but I really felt there was something there right away. Our relationship went as if it were in fast forward. Soon we were chatting on AIM and then I was brave enough to give him my phone . We talked on the phone nonstop. Poor joseph probly thought it was a growth from his mommy's head. I think the longest time we were on the phone was like a stretch of 4 hrs....lol. Soon we decided we just had to meet so Rene made plans to come here for Memorial Day weekend (i think.... i'd have to look at a calendar to make sure the day). Oh i just thought he was adorable and for me, him coming and visiting me just sealed the deal for me. I was totally sprung. So then Rene wanted me to fly to Arizona and visit him and meet all his ppl. I had never flown before at this point and i was just a little apprehensive but regardless, Joseph and I flew to Arizona and visited Rene. It was a rough trip and me and joseph had to spend the night in the airport @ Denver CO. That sucked royally. Did you know it's VERY cold in the airport at night... Well i can tell you first hand that it is. Soon after I left Arizona Rene asked me if I would go on a mission trip to Mexico w/ him as a cook. Well I told him I'm not the most talented cook in the world, but I would but I had to bring my son. Well my Nanny talked me into her keeping Joseph while I went. I was gone for 8 days and that trip changed my life in more ways than I could totally explain in one blog. But the main part thta changed me was that my sweet Rene proposed to me on the Sea of Cortez and we just got to spend a week together being in love and hanging out. Also we visited an orphanage and just seeing the ppl there did something inside of me and it humbled me quite a bit. I can still remember it all like it was yesterday. Shortly after that Rene moved to Texas and we moved our wedding plans up to Sept. 15th. We are both ppl who are incredibly impatient and we just KNEW what we wanted. We moved into a 2 bedroom house on the other side of town of my old apartment and soon we were "settling in". Rene felt God calling him to apply for some positions in youth ministry. So he sent out several resumes and knocked on some doors and sat back to see if God would open one of him. Well God swung one wide open and we felt so sure that this was God's will for our lives. In the midst of all this we found out that we would be having a baby! That was alot to take in with all the changes happening around us. The church was in Copperas Cove, TX and it is First Assembly of God. Rene and I were both raised in Assembly of God churches. Well Rene and I went down for an interview and it just felt so right. Soon they invited us down for a service and for the Youth service. I enjoyed it so much there. I just felt like this is what God wanted us to do. There were jsut so many confirmations that there was no way to doubt this was the call that God put on our lives. We moved to Copperas Cove on Dec 1 2007. Now a month later here I am reflecting on this past year. It's been an amazing and lifechanging year for me. Whoever thought you could do all that in one year? I sure didn't. I am very thankful for all the blessings I've had this year. I miss all my friends and family back in paris (SHAMANDA!) but I know that we will never lose touch!