.Day 17.

Day 17 - A Picture of Something That Has Made a Huge Impact on Your Life Recently

Really??  Have you been paying attention to this blog???  This has been an impactful year.  Seriously.  But at any rate, here we go:

A walk down the aisle...

We bought and proceded to renovate our new home
(while I was 8 months pregnant!!)

And then there he was.  The gift that erased any
negative there had ever been.

.Day 04.

Day 04 - A picture of your favorite night  

The night that we brought our son home.  By far the best night of my life so far.  I've had great nights, but this.... this was pure magic.

.whirlwind.

     Whirlwind may be the best adjective for this past year.  Before I take y'all into 2011, I wanted to make a blog to mark the big accomplishments and milestones of this past year... in pictures. : )



One of our favorite moments... This is how I told Brian we were going to have a baby... at the "Bean" at Milennium Park in Downtown Chicago!

 ...and then came a wedding...



Yummy Southern-style pig roast!!

...and the transformation of house to home...



...and then came baby...

Stay tuned!! There's plenty more to come!

A Blogger at Heart

     So, this is actually the second blog I've created.  The first was centered more around just random thoughts and the comings and goings of my day-to-day.  I've recently been itching to get another started that will center around this wonderful life that has become my new day-to-day. 

     As a jumping-off point, I figure I need to bring everyone up to speed on where we are today.  2010 was one of the most eventful and wondrous of my 24 years here. 

I married Brian, my best friend, the man of my dreams...

...we bought a house and completely redid it to make it our own,



...and a short month after settling in, I gave birth to our beautiful baby boy - Jackson Scott Spears.

     So, as you can plainly see, we've been quite the busy bees for the past 12 months.  As hectic as it got at times, I can tell you this:  We are so excited to see what the coming year is going to lay before us.  Good and bad, I know my new little family will prosper.

      Here's a look into what the coming months will bring.  Brian got his upgrade to captain of the CRJ aircraft.  So, he'll be heading down to Dallas at the end of next month for training which will last about 2 1/2 months.  Since I haven't gone back to work as a flight attendant, Jackson and I will be traveling down quite often to see him since we don't like staying here without Daddy.  To make sure he has enough time to study, though, we'll be planning some forays over to South Carolina to see my family as often as we can.  This upgrade is something we had been hoping would come sooner rather than later and that it come SO soon was a great blessing.  This summer I am looking at going back to school to become a nurse.  It's not going to be the easiest thing I've ever done, but I'm excited and I can't wait to jump in!  Jackson will see even more firsts as the year progresses - his first warm weather, his first words, first steps (hoping he takes after mommy and goes for the 10-month mark!!), his first birthday and so much more... (with a first Sox game somewhere in there I'm sure, if his daddy has anything to do with it!!)  It's going to be an amazing year, and I'm so glad each of you, family and friends alike, are going to join us on the ride! : )