Month: January 2013

  • Good Bye

    Dear Friends,

    Well after months of agonizing,

    I have decided i will say good bye to xanga for good.

    I have blogged with xanga since 1998 ( 2 different accounts), hubby and i used to write love letters to each other, so many special memories

    This is the past i announced my engagement, our wedding, our pregnancy, her first step, her first tooth, first day of school…

    and so many other memories,

    i have taken up a new home since September, and the time has come to say good bye.

    I love you all so very very much, i have made so many wonderful friends here and this isnt good bye to you, i will be reached at : terrigrothe@gmail.com

    My new home is here: http://ramblingmomma03.blogspot.ca

    I love my new blog and i am ready to make it home.

    To all of you, thanks for your friendship thru the years, the love, the prayers etc, you have all been so good to me, I will keep this one open to read about your lives, but i wont be posting here.

     

    Love you all

     

     

     

  • 2012 in review

    Scroll down for Christmas 2012 

     

    2012 ~ a year in review

    I didnt remember all the things but i got the most important things

     

     

    Januray 1- celebrated new years with Kristi and Bennett 

    January 7th- my sisters birthday and 11 years since hubby proposed. 

    Januray 18th – my moms birthday 

    January 19th- I got diagnosed with the incurable disease of Intersistial Cystisis ( IC) 

    Febuary 3rd- started the best job ever and i wish i was still there. 

     March- My father in laws bday  

    April – got the word hubby had a job transfer…but needed a for sure date 

     May- 10th anniversary- had a mini getaway with my honey, we had a wonderful anniversary 

     June- Brooke finished grade 3  

     July 2- Finally a moving date July was then spent preparing to move and pack etc. It was a busy month. 

    July 18th We left our home of 10 years for a trip to the unknown.. 

    Spent July 18th with my in laws 

    Spent July 19th with my parents 

    July 20- we were on the ferry with a u haul with very small amount of things with us, we pretty much just took our clothes and pictures and wanted to start fresh and new 

    July 21- arrived in Nova Scotia and spent the night with my cousin and her kids 

    July 22- visited my aunt who lives 2 hours from where we were going arrived at my brother in laws inlays and stayed there for the next 10 days. 

    July 28-29 celebrated my girl turning 9- took her to crystal palace, she nada wonderful time. 

    August 1- started moving into our home 

    16th- started looking for a church close to us

    September took Brooke on her first ever camping trip and had a ball

    Rambling Momma’s blog was born. =) I blog more over here http://ramblingmomma03.blogspot.ca

    Brooke started Grade 4- French Immersion.. first day was hard because she never knew anyone, i think i shed a few tears that day 

    October I turned 30 and celebrated with friends we had met here and my sister and her family.

    November First snow fall 

     December Back to Newfoundland for Christmas 

     

     It has been a year of many changes, some good, some bad and some ugly. But thru it all we survived and grew stronger as a couple and has a family. 

     

     Cheers to you 2012- here’s looking for another great year in 2013. 

     

  • Christmas 2012

    Christmas 2012

     
    Christmas 2012 in Newfoundland :D
    Christmas Eve we had our first annual Christmas Eve party with family on both my mom’s and dad’s side- not everyone showed up but it was a nice time. We made chilli, wings, salad’s, cookies, chocolate, soda, potato chips etc.. there was so much food and Santa came
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    We had a lot of fun.
     
    Was a late night for us because we had to get presents out and fill stockings. Brooke didnt believe in Santa this year so she helped us put the presents out. 
     
    We all got up at 8 am to open presents… 
     
    We all got spoiled
     
    Brooke:
    ipad
    Heart to Hear doll
    Newberry doll- Brooklyn
    barbies
    clothes
    hats
    wii games
    books
    pj’s
     
    Me
    Lamps
    Macbook
    Clothes
    shoes
    2 wallets
    bathrobe
    Boston Bruins Calendar
    pj’s
    slippers
    kitchen stuff
     
    Andrew:
    Android phone
    clothes
    chocolates
    socks
    ties
    money
     
    It was a great Christmas, mom cooked an amazing turkey dinner, we all enjoyed it so much. 
     
    Tonight we visited with our best man ( at our wedding) and his wife, was a lot of fun as usual. 
     
    Only 3 more days here with my parents before i go to my inlaws….
     
    Hope you all got spoiled as well.