I just can't believe that 2008 is done and another year has begun! I wonder what 2009 will hold... Anyway, here are some musings about the Bastinellis' 2008.
~January started quickly with an 80th birthday party for Tony's paternal grandmother, who we call Nanni. The whole family (except for a few cousins) met up at Tony's dad's house in Eugene and we had a two day party! What a great time that was, and Nanni even got her first ever limo ride (my kids did too!)
~February brought Drew's 2nd birthday. Birthdays are always super fun, but this is my baby! :(
~April 30th we left on our very first family vacation... to Disneyland!! It was SO much fun, I can't even explain how wonderful of a time we had. We cannot wait to go back! (Of course, we will have to wait until the vacation fund replenishes!)
~August was a great month! Tony's sister, Chrissie, got married and we were in the wedding. Sadie was the flower girl, I was the matron of honor and Tony officiated! All the events leading up to the wedding and then the wedding itself were SO fun and hold many very special memories for us to forever cherish!
~Our summer highlights (besides the wedding of course!) included Zack's 5th birthday, swimming lessons, Tuesday night farmer's market, having a lemonade stand, church sports camp, going camping with all our friends from church, and just playing out front with our wonderful neighbors!
~Fall of course brought school (2nd grade for Sadie and 4's preschool for Zack), which is always an adjustment. Sadie turned 8, can you believe it? Sadie played soccer for the first time and surprised us with some natural talent, which greatly pleased her ex-soccer player Auntie Chrissie!
~After over a year and a half of dealing with sciatic pain from and on the job injury, Workman's Comp FINALLY approved Tony to have the back surgery he needed to fix a bulging disc in October! Everything went well and he was off work for a month or so to recover. The healing is slow, he still goes to PT and is on light duty at work. He is quite bored, though, and hopes the Neurosurgeon will tell him today that he can go back to work. We shall see!
~In November I greatly enjoyed my annual Girls' Beach Weekend with a bunch of nurse friends from my first job in WA.
~The kids had tons of fun in the snow that kept us housebound for over a week and then prolonged Christmas! We still have two sets of grandparents to do our Christmas with!
Hmmm, I just realized this sounds just like a Christmas letter that normal people would put in with their Christmas cards. Oh well, maybe next year, but for now, I hope you enjoy reading what we were up to last year!
2 comments:
I liked reading your recap too. :)
I have loved getting to know your family via your blog this year. Maybe I will accost them sometime at Starbucks if they come to visit you at work. Of course, they will have no idea who I am, but I will recognize those three sweet kiddos anywhere. Thanks for all of the fun blogging and hope to work with you sometime soon!
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