10 months later

So I haven't written since 2009, and it's October of 2010, to be honest I don't know where the past year has gone.
In January we bought a puppy together, Abby, she has been a great addition to our little "family". In February we celebrated our "one year anniversary" I sometimes feel silly celebrating "dating anniversaries" but it was a great night. Patrick got me a new camera I made him a photo book we went to dinner @ The Cheesecake factory (which was the place I realized I was falling for him, the year before). It ended up being a great night.
In March we found the house we would call our first home. We signed the papers on April 9th and started the "moving process" that night. We called all our friends who came over to help us paint the entire house. I don't think either of us will pick up a paint brush for a long time! We bought some new furniture and carpet and we moved in the following weekend. 6 months later and the place feels like home! With a lot of little touches along the way we have really started to make it ours. Our "future" projects are a fenced in back yard for the dogs, clearing out some brush to make a bigger back yard, adding a front porch, and finishing the basement. All things that won't happen for a while, but there will come a day.
My 4th nephew, Ethan David was also born in March.
Patrick was playing football for the Cincinnati Commandos, He only was able to play in a few games before he broke his arm in two places. That was great for our move, well actually it happened about a week after we moved all our stuff in.
In June we went to Virginia with the Willis clan and it was a great family vacation. I met Pat's grandparents and got to know them a little. We went to an amusement park and I rode a few roller coasters, I hadn't done that since 2001! We got to visit Jamestown, a winery, and the ocean!
Most of our summer was about running around and getting the house put together. It was a hot summer but that didn't stop us!
Patrick started a new job in September, it is a completely different field and it's a lot more physical work then before, but so far he seems to be good with it. Its made home ownership a lot easier. The downside is he has to get up @ 4:45am and goes to sleep by like 9.. but he is home by like 3. The dogs get to spend more time with him, so I am sure that is a plus for all involved!
Abby is almost a year old and a few weeks ago decided she likes to dig wholes in the kitchen and laundry room floor. Patrick got to see my floor replacement skills after that little incident. To be honest I got to figure out that I had floor replacement skills and thank God there was material left in the basement!!
The next few months will prove to be super busy. I have a wedding to attend this weekend while Patrick will be in NC for a bachelor party, we have a Halloween party coming up, our annual mini G-Burg vacation, another wedding, and then we get into Holiday season! I am excited for the start of 2011 because my work hours will change and it's going to be awesome!!!
So that's a short summary of the past 10 months. It has flow right on by and life is good. I am living with and will eventually marry (once he asks and we can start planning) my best friend. We have so much fun and I fall more in love with him every day!

The one thing I have gotten away from in the past year is church. My faith hasn't changed or faltered at all, in fact its more intact then ever, but I do miss going to church on Sunday's. My problem now is not having that church home. I still have the options that I had before, but distant is my current problem. The new house is a little further then before and I want a church to call home that is in this area and to be honest I have been lazy about it.
I know God is still a huge part of my life and affects all my decisions. So @ least I still know he is here and having a part in every day life, next step is to just find that church home again or just suck it up and drive the extra 15 to 20 minutes to go back to the churches I love. That should be an easy choice huh :-)

So anyways I need to start getting back on here more often and keeping up the "journal of my life"