Highlights from my 20's!

Tomorrow I turn the big 3-0! I'm sort of in denial. But I hear the 30's are the best years ever so I'm riding on that truth. 

But a birthday is a great time for reflection so I want to see where life has taken me in my 20's. Thanks to Facebook and mine and Emily's old blog that brought back some pictures and memories to life. I don't really have a rhyme or reason for the highlights or the pictures I chose. Some of them just bring me back. :)

2010: 

Job for the winter at Water Tech

Volunteered at Adopt-a-Grandparent

Choir director for my ward

Lewis family reunion in Utah

Grandpa Smith's funeral

Attended Jane Austen Yule Ball

2011:

Job at Jacob Lake Inn near Grand Canyon

Manager and Coordinator for Adop-a-Grandparent

Completed the lazy man ironman challenge

Helped the Vances move cross country

Crismon and Danielle's wedding

Job working as secretary for the religion department

2012: One of my favorite years ever

Area Director for Service Activities

Volunteered as Student Ambassador

Emily travels to Rexburg for her yearly weekend visit

Met, dated, MARRIED Austin! 

Johnson and Lewis reunions in Utah and Idaho

Summer Jam counselor in Chicago (and Seth was there for a day so I got to see him)

Graduated from BYU-Idaho in psychology, minor in marriage and family studies

Received my endowments

Some of my best friends made through my college years: Kristen Hartman, Gloria Bradshaw (my religion job boss, love her), Alexa Pace, Rebekah Ort, Crystal Perry, Jeana Larson

2013: 

Assisted and managed Carriage House apartments

Worked as a volunteer coordinator for a hospice company

"Ran" into Emily on her mission while she was temporarily in Idaho Falls

Anniversary trip to the beach

Austin works as volunteer coordinator for the Temple

I join Austin working as ordinance workers in the Rexburg Temple

2014: 

Worked through a health problem for a year and finally found relief changing some things in my diet

Lewis extended reunion in Ajo, Arizona (over 300 people there! Last time I saw Grandma Lewis)

Immediate Lewis reunion in Oregon

Started getting into painting

And then I got lazy posting pictures here but I just wanted to get this down now. It's also because I did a lot better recording on my blog that I have my memories there. 

2015: 

Grandma Lewis' funeral

Austin moves to Pocatello while I finish managing

Austin graduates from BYU-Idaho in Mechanical Engineering

I join Austin in Pocatello for the summer

I help move Mere's family to Hawaii 

Austin is accepted for masters program at University of Idaho

Move to Moscow, Idaho

Weddings attended for Emily and Cami

Some of my best friends during these years: Sam Merrell, Michelle Toolson, Rachelle Hansen

2016:

Work for Carol Clark, Janelle's grandma

Visit Dallin and Janelle lots because they live in Spokane (1.5 hours away)

Joined women in the stake for basketball 2x a week

Nauvoo reunion for the Johnsons

Lewis reunion at Bear Lake

Austin and I got to be youth conference counselors for two days

Started getting tested for infertility

2017:

Started taking thyroid medication

Took piano lessons again

Austin graduated with his masters in Mechanical Engineering from University of Idaho

We moved to a new apartment

Joined Jody Moore's coaching program

Worked at the farmer's market during the summer

I GOT PREGNANT!

Austin found out he got the job at Puget Sound Energy

Read 100 books in a year for the first time

Helped watched Mere's kids and then we get a little 5th year anniversary trip out of it

Melanie Hawkins and Wendy Johns were some of my best friends in Moscow

2018:

Moved to Seattle area

Joined a book club

Got called into Young Women's

I HAD A BABY! Dallin joined our family

We flew six weeks later for reunions on both sides

2019: 

Still finding my footing as a mom but loving watching Dallin grow

Lewis sisters retreat

Learned to make artisan bread

Family vacation to Deception Pass, Whidbey Island, and downtown Seattle

We make as many trips as we can to see family

2020: 

Valentine's Day weekend in Portland

Get pregnant fast but found out I miscarried at 6 weeks while I was in Oregon

I joined Brooke Snow's Mastering the Art of Showing Up Program

COVID-19 hit and we've been hunkering it out here

Austin works from home

I try to keep sane by reading as many books on kindle as I can and getting to the trails with Dallin

Can't wait to see what the rest of 2020 year brings!