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Dear family and friends,
We can’t believe another year has come and gone! January
started another busy school semester for Adam. Each class he takes gets harder
than the last. We are so proud of him! He was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa and
is currently finishing up a physics 2 class. He is also still working at the
credit union, so it keeps him away a lot, which has been hard.
Sadie continues to attend Trinity Lutheran School and is
learning so much! We cannot believe how grown up she is becoming. Every day she
discovers something new. She is such a sweet girl with a very tender heart. We
just love her to pieces!
I continue working at the bank as well as shooting lots of
weddings. It keeps me extremely busy!
Here are a few highlights from our year:
In February I flew out to Arizona for one quick day and
night and spend a very fun afternoon with one of my best girlfriends, and then
surprised my dad by showing up for a birthday dinner. It was a lot of fun! At
the end of March and the first week of April I went to Italy with my friend,
Dory. We met up at JFK and flew to Milan together where we met up with our
friend Priya, who lives there. We enjoyed going to The Cinque Terre, Verona and
then back to Milan. From Milan we flew up to Norway to visit my cousins. We got
to go to cousin Jan Viggo and and Solvar’s house in Elverum. It was so neat to
see their home and experience small town Norway. They cooked for us and made
the most delicious meal! The next day we went to my cousin Viggo’s flat in
Oslo. My cousin Julia and her boyfriend also flew in from Trondheim for the weekend. We had the most amazing time
and I cannot wait to go back! Adam’s mom was kind enough to come up and help with
Sadie while I was gone.
In April when I got back from Europe, we took Sadie to the
Ear, Nose, and Throat Dr because she had about 7 ear infections over the course
of 6 months. We decided that tubes would be the best thing, so on April 29th,
she got tubes. It has since been great, as she has not had one infection since!
May and June were busy for me with wedding season, including
one in Jamaica! It was a whirlwind quick trip but was so much fun to
photograph! Adam took summer classes so between my wedding schedule and his
classes, we were very busy! We made it through those crazy couple of months,
and then in July my cousin Viggo and his girlfriend Nora came from Norway to
visit us! We had a blast showing them around Dallas and East Texas!
In August Adam participated in the annual Texas
International Fishing Tournament. Sadie
drove down with him and I got to fly down after work on Friday thanks to his
grandparents! We had a very fun weekend. Sadie sure does love the beach! Sadie
and I flew home Sunday afternoon while Adam drove.
Come September we celebrated my birthday by having a few
friends over, then went into major planning mode for Sadie’s 4th
birthday (September 29th). She requested a “Purple Painting Party”
because a rainbow one just would not do. J
I worked very hard to create the perfect day, and she had a blast! Oma and
Grandpa (my parents) came out from Arizona for the occasion and were a lot of
help. The day after her party we got to go to the East Texas State Fair. We all
had a great time, especially Sadie!
Of course, two days later it was October, which began
another crazy Fall wedding season for me. Ever since Sadie was born Adam’s
birthday has gotten a little overlooked, as he and Sadie are just 6 days apart,
so I decided to throw him a surprise party. His parents came up and his dad had
the job of distracting him so Pam and I could get everything ready. Well,
Johnny fell asleep and then took his time getting Adam out of the house so Pam
and I literally had 45 minutes to transform the house from hanging out mode into
party mode! We were so funny running back and forth from room to room! But,
with the help of some very dear friends, we pulled it off! He was very
surprised and happy to have a birthday celebration.
I finished out the crazy October wedding month and then
before we knew it, November was upon us. On November 11th Adam and I
celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary! Yes, you read that right-7
years! Hard to believe! My mom flew in from Arizona for the weekend to babysit
while Adam and I got to go to our aunt’s house in Granbury. It is a very cute
little town and a relaxing getaway.
For Thanksgiving we got to have my dear friend Dory here and
her wonderful boyfriend, Mike! What a great time was had by all! We feel so
blessed to have such great friends! We are looking forward to staying here for
Christmas this year. As much as we will miss everyone in Arizona, work calls
and it is nice to not have to do the holiday travel craziness.
We truly hope this letter finds you well. We are looking
forward to some exciting changes in 2014! To keep up with us all year long
please follow our family blog at www.thecareyhaus.blogspot.com
Lots of love, Marissa, Adam and Sadie
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