6 January 2016
Dear
Family and Friends,
This
year has been one of our most challenging and exhilarating yet! We experienced many joys and a few sorrows
but through it all we focused on what is important: family.
In
December 2014 we also said
goodbye to our Italian Exchange student, Lucy. She returned to Italy at the end
of December and we were sad to see her go.
January
2015 was a time of refocus as we knew that we were going to be moving somewhere
in the summer. We started making improvements to the outside and inside of the
house in Tucson. While the landscaping went through several phases we finally
decided on a low-maintenance seroscaping option.
February
was a time of love and heartbreak as we said goodbye to our dear friends, the
Diamonds. They left for a new post and we could only take heart in know that we
would soon leave Tucson too. During this same time we said hello! To Kurt’s
Grandpa who came down to visit. We are hoping that he will visit us in Hawaii
too so that we can get an elusive 4 generations picture!
In March
we visited the Grand Canyon and Sedona. I did not know it at the time but I was
a few weeks pregnant! We took it easy for fear of disturbing anything that
might be happening in my tummy. Fortunately our efforts paid off! We also had a
visit from Sadie, one of Sarah’s very good friends. Our favorite moment was
hearing a pack of coyotes howling in surround sound all around us.
April
and May were a time to focus on education. Sarah was finishing up teaching at
Pueblo Magnet High School. Kurt went to Pullman for his sister Katy’s
graduation. Unfortunately, Sarah could not attend because it was the last few
weeks of school for her but she was glad Kurt could go back to his Alma Mater
for the first time in years!
June and
July were focused on moving all of our things out of the house in Tucson and
making our way towards Honolulu, HI! We spent time visiting family and friends
in San Jose, CA and Seattle, WA. While in Seattle, Kurt’s mother and sisters
threw us a baby shower. We were so grateful to them as we knew that once we got
to Honolulu we would be friend and family-less for a couple of months.
August
and September saw us choose to live on base instead of buying a home of our
own. Proximity to work and cost of living were the key reasons for our choice.
We could not be happier living on base! Kurt is about a two minute drive from
home, something Sarah is most grateful for now that Harrison has arrived.
October
and Novermber were filled with preparations for Harrison’s arrival. Buying a
ton of things and setting up those tons of things took quite a lot of time.
That, combined with the many doctor appointments Sarah had, saw these last two
months fly by.
In
December Harrison finally made his arrival. Despite being due on Thanksgiving
Day he decided to share his birthday month with his Aunt Jennifer and Baby
Jesus. He has a lot of competition! We are so grateful that he decided to
choose us as his parents. We are overwhelmed with gratitude and poop. But
mostly poop.
We are
also grateful for having been sent to Hawaii for our next station. A new baby
and paradise is the perfect combination to attract relatives to visit. We
already have folks visiting in the months of February, April, May, June, and
July! Help us fill up our calendar more! We love having visitors, especially
Sarah. Being a stay-at-home Mom might end up making her a little stir-crazy.
Visit us to relieve the monotony!
Love to
all!
Kurt,
Sarah, Harrison, Goo, Yoshi, and Momo
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