It’s crazy to think today marks the end of a decade. Here are some things that have happened in my life for the past 10 years:

2000

June – Graduated from High School

August – Started college and joined the marching band

2001

June – Started dating Joey

October – Got my fingers stuck in the dough roller at 5 Buck Pizza. The nice ER doctor sewed them back on and they are good as new

2003

December 25th – Got engaged

2005

January 1st – Got married

May – Got my Bachelor of Science

2006

December – Joey totaled his car. We are now a one car family.

2007

May – Got my Master of Science

October 31st – Found kitten in the parking lot of a paint store. Ended up keeping her. We named her Pumpkin.

2008

August – Someone was looking for a home for a kitten. We decided to bring her home. We named her Coconut.

October – Bought town home

2009

March – Joey bought a used car. We are now a two car family again. Yay!

April – Went on a Baja Mexico cruise.

November – Found out I was pregnant! (We saw the doctor this week and he says the baby is active and measuring just right. Our expected due date is July 21st.)

I am excited to see what 2010 brings! I hope you all have a great new year.

On Christmas day we were in small fender-bender while driving to the in-laws. The roads were terrible and another driver didn’t stop soon enough and ended up scratching our rear bumper. This wasn’t exactly what we wanted for Christmas but we were so thankful that it was just a minor accident. The other driver was really nice and we exchanged information and were on our way.

The next day I filed a claim with the other driver’s insurance and we had to wait until they confirmed everything with him. We finally got a call saying that we were okay to get the car repaired. So, that day I went to a car wash to see if the paint would come off. Silly thought I know. Here is a picture after the car wash:

Yup. Paint scratch is still there. So, a week later I got the car appraised and they quoted me $462. For that little scratch? Wow! For some reason I feel bad that the other driver has to pay for this but it is a noticeable scratch and we didn’t want that on our car forever.

So, today I dropped the car off and it should be done in two days but hopefully it will be done by tomorrow. For the rental car we got a 2009 Kia Rio. It’s a cute little car and has satellite radio. But, it doesn’t have automatic locks or windows. A 2009 car with satellite radio but no automatic locks or windows? I just find that kind of odd. Anyway.

Here is a picture of a 2009 Kia Rio (the one we are driving is white):