December 26th, 2009: My whole world changed. I met Ethan.
He was a blessing-- and God knew that I needed him in my life. I had finally found my best friend. We knew instantly, too. Sometimes you meet somebody and you know that whatever you did before, it must have been right.... nothing could've been too bad or gone too wrong because it led you to this person.... that's how I felt. All the struggles of 2009 were worth it as long as it brought me to him. And, I would go through it all over again... I know it sounds cliche, but my life has been blessed. That is for sure.
We learned about one another in 2010-- our likes, our dislikes, our tempers, our frustrations, our goals, our dreams. I remember when I first started really talking to Ethan, I read him a book I had been working on for years.... and a book that I hadn't let anyone else read... Sure, my nerves got the best of me, but there was just something about him... And after hearing it night after night on the phone before bed, he started encouraging me to write a book for others to read.
And that's what I did. God opened an amazing door for me and on December 21st, 2010-- I officially became a published author. This book was available for others to purchase! A dream came true...
In 2010, I was still a student as well. I enrolled in graduate school in September 2009 and was working towards getting my degree in "Distance Learning Education" this year. I want to one day be an online teacher/professor and help those students that NEED an online education as opposed to a traditional education. I know where they are coming from and it is my desire to help them as much as I can! So 2010 was a year of continuing education.
And since I was still in school... and since Ethan and I were absolutely in LOVE with one another.. we decided in April 2010 that I would move in with him. Of course, we got some looks, haha. We'd only been dating for about 3.5 months, but let me tell you-- when you know, sometimes you just know. Ethan worked hard on moving things around in his apartment to accommodate me, he called Time Warner and got wireless internet installed... he went above and beyond so I'd be comfortable and "at home." It took a lot of time to transition into "roommates" but we did it... we had our fair share of disagreements and arguments, but it made us stronger.
I missed my family a lot in 2010. Moving out had to be one of the toughest things I've ever done, as crazy as that might sound. My family is tight knit and the fact that I didn't give my mom and dad a huge good night every night weighed on my heart. There were nights I cried. But honestly-- I knew it was something I had to do. I had to become independent. We've got a good routine now where I see my family at least once a week (usually a lot more, haha) but it has really become exciting, hehe! I love living on my own because I never take a single second with them for granted!
On July 26th, 2010-- I found out Ethan and I were expecting. Oh my lanta, haha! 7 months into dating and we're pregnant! That was a tough thing to tell everyone in my life, let me tell you. I was so scared, haha! I remember taking test #1, then test #2.. and before I knew it, I was on test #8 and guess what? THEY WERE ALL POSITIVE. Holy cow! What was I going to do? haha! I finally told my parents, my siblings... Ethan told his mom, his siblings. On August 13th, 2010, it was confirmed by the doctor's office. "You are pregnant, sweetie" was what the RN said :) And so our journey began..
Everything in my world changed from the day I saw two lines on that pregnancy test. Where I once was chowing down on pizza for breakfast, I was now hanging over the porcelain throne and attempting to keep down pretzels and 7-Up. Where I once popped chocolates left and right, I was now taking Prenatal Vitamins. Where I was once had the occasional alcoholic beverage, I was now living off of lemonade, 7-Up, and lots of water :) This little baby became my priority. No more heavy lifting, no more late nights (not for health reasons-- because I was no longer capable of such things, hahaha!) I started seeing my belly grow, week by week. I started getting over the dreaded morning sickness I faced. I started having a glow...
And on October 16th, 2010 we found out this sweetheart was a precious baby girl. And once again, our whole world changed. We started buying PINK... everything. We started painting her bedroom in black, white, and hot pink polka dots. We picked a name-- Tayler Serenity. Daddy started singing to my tummy even more.... I started feeling the "flutters" of her first movements, that soon progressed to kicks. We started taping her actions, singing to her, reading to her. We bought her crib, her changing table... we got bouncers and a swing and lots of clothes. This little girl rocked our world.
On December 28th, 2010-- Ethan and I dropped another bomb on our families, haha! We got married... on a whim. We bought our rings, got our marriage license, and had the mayor of Dresden read us our vows. We made a commitment before God (and Tayler-- our only witness, haha) that we would love each other, cherish each other, and be faithful to one another for the rest of our lives. We've talked about getting married for the longest time, but we wanted it to be something WE did for ourselves. I didn't want a big wedding-- I get too nervous, haha! But I wanted my name to be "Alyssa Bay" on Tayler's birth certificate. I wanted us to have that-- the Bay family to be unified :)
And here I am-- December 31st, 2010-- looking back on how much my life has changed this year. If you would have asked me December 31st, 2009 what I thought would happen in 2010, I guarantee you my answer wouldn't be: moved out, wrote a book, conceived a child, and got married. But, those are indeed the blessings God gave me this year! :) In 2011, I will graduate, publish another book, have a beautiful daughter, and be married for 1 year to the love of my life. I don't know what I did to deserve the good things He gave me, but I hope He knows how absolutely thankful I am. This has been a life changing year and I couldn't be happier <3
He was a blessing-- and God knew that I needed him in my life. I had finally found my best friend. We knew instantly, too. Sometimes you meet somebody and you know that whatever you did before, it must have been right.... nothing could've been too bad or gone too wrong because it led you to this person.... that's how I felt. All the struggles of 2009 were worth it as long as it brought me to him. And, I would go through it all over again... I know it sounds cliche, but my life has been blessed. That is for sure.
We learned about one another in 2010-- our likes, our dislikes, our tempers, our frustrations, our goals, our dreams. I remember when I first started really talking to Ethan, I read him a book I had been working on for years.... and a book that I hadn't let anyone else read... Sure, my nerves got the best of me, but there was just something about him... And after hearing it night after night on the phone before bed, he started encouraging me to write a book for others to read.
And that's what I did. God opened an amazing door for me and on December 21st, 2010-- I officially became a published author. This book was available for others to purchase! A dream came true...
In 2010, I was still a student as well. I enrolled in graduate school in September 2009 and was working towards getting my degree in "Distance Learning Education" this year. I want to one day be an online teacher/professor and help those students that NEED an online education as opposed to a traditional education. I know where they are coming from and it is my desire to help them as much as I can! So 2010 was a year of continuing education.
And since I was still in school... and since Ethan and I were absolutely in LOVE with one another.. we decided in April 2010 that I would move in with him. Of course, we got some looks, haha. We'd only been dating for about 3.5 months, but let me tell you-- when you know, sometimes you just know. Ethan worked hard on moving things around in his apartment to accommodate me, he called Time Warner and got wireless internet installed... he went above and beyond so I'd be comfortable and "at home." It took a lot of time to transition into "roommates" but we did it... we had our fair share of disagreements and arguments, but it made us stronger.
I missed my family a lot in 2010. Moving out had to be one of the toughest things I've ever done, as crazy as that might sound. My family is tight knit and the fact that I didn't give my mom and dad a huge good night every night weighed on my heart. There were nights I cried. But honestly-- I knew it was something I had to do. I had to become independent. We've got a good routine now where I see my family at least once a week (usually a lot more, haha) but it has really become exciting, hehe! I love living on my own because I never take a single second with them for granted!
On July 26th, 2010-- I found out Ethan and I were expecting. Oh my lanta, haha! 7 months into dating and we're pregnant! That was a tough thing to tell everyone in my life, let me tell you. I was so scared, haha! I remember taking test #1, then test #2.. and before I knew it, I was on test #8 and guess what? THEY WERE ALL POSITIVE. Holy cow! What was I going to do? haha! I finally told my parents, my siblings... Ethan told his mom, his siblings. On August 13th, 2010, it was confirmed by the doctor's office. "You are pregnant, sweetie" was what the RN said :) And so our journey began..
Everything in my world changed from the day I saw two lines on that pregnancy test. Where I once was chowing down on pizza for breakfast, I was now hanging over the porcelain throne and attempting to keep down pretzels and 7-Up. Where I once popped chocolates left and right, I was now taking Prenatal Vitamins. Where I was once had the occasional alcoholic beverage, I was now living off of lemonade, 7-Up, and lots of water :) This little baby became my priority. No more heavy lifting, no more late nights (not for health reasons-- because I was no longer capable of such things, hahaha!) I started seeing my belly grow, week by week. I started getting over the dreaded morning sickness I faced. I started having a glow...
And on October 16th, 2010 we found out this sweetheart was a precious baby girl. And once again, our whole world changed. We started buying PINK... everything. We started painting her bedroom in black, white, and hot pink polka dots. We picked a name-- Tayler Serenity. Daddy started singing to my tummy even more.... I started feeling the "flutters" of her first movements, that soon progressed to kicks. We started taping her actions, singing to her, reading to her. We bought her crib, her changing table... we got bouncers and a swing and lots of clothes. This little girl rocked our world.
On December 28th, 2010-- Ethan and I dropped another bomb on our families, haha! We got married... on a whim. We bought our rings, got our marriage license, and had the mayor of Dresden read us our vows. We made a commitment before God (and Tayler-- our only witness, haha) that we would love each other, cherish each other, and be faithful to one another for the rest of our lives. We've talked about getting married for the longest time, but we wanted it to be something WE did for ourselves. I didn't want a big wedding-- I get too nervous, haha! But I wanted my name to be "Alyssa Bay" on Tayler's birth certificate. I wanted us to have that-- the Bay family to be unified :)
And here I am-- December 31st, 2010-- looking back on how much my life has changed this year. If you would have asked me December 31st, 2009 what I thought would happen in 2010, I guarantee you my answer wouldn't be: moved out, wrote a book, conceived a child, and got married. But, those are indeed the blessings God gave me this year! :) In 2011, I will graduate, publish another book, have a beautiful daughter, and be married for 1 year to the love of my life. I don't know what I did to deserve the good things He gave me, but I hope He knows how absolutely thankful I am. This has been a life changing year and I couldn't be happier <3
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