Adventures of Newlyweds in Kansas

I think spring is officially my favorite season, now only if you could reduce the wind in Kansas it would be perfect. We purchased a new dining set and fire pit for our new deck and have been enjoying them because the weather has been pretty nice for at least a few weeks.

So I have been on a several month hiatus for no reason really haha

This year has been slightly busy so far. I forgot to upload any photos from NYC but we had a really great time there. It wasn't nearly as cold as I imagined it would be and the people were nicer than I imagined. I would love to go back in the early summer some year to see the things we missed.

We also booked our September vacation to Europe! I haven't been planning it really so far because we can't completely decide where we are going. We are flying into Zurich and staying for 18 days, we are really excited to go back!

We also decided to go to Rapid City, SD for our Anniversary this year. We hope to do some site seeing and hiking and chilling in our private hot tub at the B&B we are staying at. It is going to be nice and relaxing.

So after such a busy 2009 I figured 2010 would be more relaxing, but I'm pretty sure I was wrong. We stayed busy with KSU sports, traveling, home remodeling, and work. Here is a month by month overview with a few pictures.

January: wow can't remember back that far and I didn't take a single photo that month to remember what I had done, oops!

February: Drove far too long to the Grand Canyon and Vegas with Jason



March: I spent all month on a rotation in Kansas City, KSU basketball made it to the Elite Eight and we made a trip to Oklahoma City to see a prior round vs BYU















April: went on a work trip to Vegas and Derek joined me, put a garden in the back yard and landscaping in the front yard, installed a new garage entry door















May: went to Washington DC for our 1st Wedding Anniversary




















June: Spent a week in San Antonio for work, put in a shelving unit in the guest bathroom, got a new fridge!















July: Went to San Diego with my family to see Mindy and Tommy get married, started painting the exterior to our house (finished in September I believe?)














August: did nothing really except try to stay cool and went to a Hanson concert in KC

September: made homemade sausages and went to lots of KSU football games

October: I spent all month on a rotation in Kansas City for work and Derek (with a bit of my assistance) built us a nice deck (it is done in real life I just don't have a completed photo haha)















November: Got a new stove for an early Christmas present, went to Colorado to see family over Thanksgiving





















December: Went to Red Cloud to celebrate my aunt's 60th Birthday, went to Topeka for Chirstmas, and did the first part of our NYC trip for the Pinstripe Bowl!



















That's mostly it for 2010! I'll come back later with an update on our trip to NYC for NYE and the Pinstripe Bowl. I'll say 2011 won't be as busy as 2010 or 2009 but who really knows until it happens but I could use a little rest and so could our bank account!