What Were We Up To?

I got all sentimental this week and decided to do my own version of TimeHop, which I've named ScrapbookHop. :) I just wondered what we had been up to over the course of the last five years...during this particular week. And because it's Friday and we need some fun in our lives, I thought I'd share! :)

2013

We were knee deep in preparing for our wedding reception! (For those of you who might be new, we were married in December, but we had a destination wedding and then three months later we had a reception at home.) We were planning all the beach-themed décor and laying out table strategies in all our free time.

We also did our first official entertaining and invited all our parents over for dinner and a wedding video screening.

2014

This was a fun week! I spent one of the days speaking in my friend Amy's media writing classes at Taylor University.

When that day was over, Ryan and I began our first (and only, so far) staycation! We watched the beginning of the winter Olympics, went to a Pentatonix concert, and had a movie marathon day, in which we watched all three of the Back to the Future movies! 

2015

This year didn't give us such a fun week. Ryan went down for the count - the only time in our entire marriage (aside from his gallbladder surgery) that he has called in sick to work. He had a nasty upper respiratory situation going on and was just absolutely miserable. We had to cancel our plans to attend a prayer retreat with our church and he missed our early Valentine's date to a comedy show. (We had already purchased the tickets, so I went with my friend Amber instead.)

Annnnnnd we thought I was scheduled to have gallbladder surgery that week, but my doctor appointment turned out to just be a consultation. We weren't super happy about that. 

2016

Things started getting busy this week! Ryan and I made an offer, then a counter-offer, on the home we now live in and began packing and prepping to move! (We don't waste a lot of time.) A couple of days later, we went to our (now) house to meet the inspectors, and we ended up meeting the homeowners while we were there!

And in non-house related news, the Broncos played the Panthers in the Super Bowl, and we hosted a little party at our house for our friends, the Johnsons. 

2017

Last year during this week, we had our friend Randy over for a Tuesdays at the Table meal, and we got a pretty hefty snow in our neck of the woods that left Ryan with much shoveling to do! (And then like four days later, we were running around outside in t-shirts with no coats on. Sigh.)

I love it that every single year has looked so different. I love it that our lives have been rich and full, even when the circumstances are sometimes maddening. (Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, respiratory infections!)

As for this week...well you can come back on Sunday to see what we've been up to!