so long 2011...

It's 2012 and I'm honestly wondering where 2011 went! I know I say this often, but time sure does fly!

2011 has been one heckuva year for us at the Fishbowl.

In 2011:
We traveled: 1) Minnesota to the Mayo Clinic 2) CA/Mexico cruise

santa barbara, ca

We ate....a lot! I discovered a Eat Local blog and decided I wanted to try local Memphis restaurants. I'm so glad because we found some really good places to enjoy. I will really miss my faves.

great restaurant/shop in Memphis

We celebrated 3 years of wedded bliss and neither one of us can remember how we celebrated. Yep, we're good like that. It must have been really memorable, huh!

We did some house renovations and survived! Tiling the kitchen floor was enough to drive one to drink, but it looks so much better.

tiling fun! not.

We made some major life changing decisions and agreed that I should accept a new job back in Nashville. This meant Ben would be a bachelor for a few (more like 6+) months, but we knew it would be best for us in the long term.

We found out that God has impeccable timing. After what seemed like ages of trying to create a Minnow....we found out that I was PREGNANT!

We lost my Grandmother. I was so thankful I had the chance to be with her the day she passed and  to tell her my good news (2 weeks prior). The look on her face was one I'll never forget. My 89 year old Granny (who had dementia) actually remembered my news and TOLD EVERYONE who visited. I guess I forgot to tell her it was a secret (I was only 8 weeks then)...oops! I was so touched that even on her death bed, she remembered her little girl.

Granny love!

We found out that Minnow is a BOY!  We named him Jackson and are in love.

Jack

We found out that Ben was offered a position with Metro Nashville's PD. He only has a few more tests and then can start training. So excited to be a family again.

We cannot wait to see what 2012 has in store. More importantly, we cannot wait to meet our occupier!!

Happy 2012 y'all!