A condensed history (part 2!)

In my first post, I made it through the first 12 months of my life since my last blog was abandoned. That means we still have 3 years to cover to get to present day... so make yourself a coffee, grab some bikkies, and come along for the ride!

*Allows coffee making time*

Alrighty, September 2009. That's when I got married!! The 19th, 3yrs ago yesterday to be exact. On International Talk Like  Pirate Day :) Although the thought did cross my mind, we did not have a ceremony conducted in Pirate talk. It was your straight forward, stand in a church, listen to some Bible stuff, say "I Will" and sign the paperwork. Wait, what about "you may now kiss the bride"?!! Nope, our minister never said that bit! AWKWARD. Standing there at the end kinda like, ooookaaay, I guess that's it, we're.... married. We had the official bit at the Barcaldine Uniting Church, the same place I was Christened and my grandad's and dad's funerals were held. I'm not a huge religious person, but I had this idea that getting married in a church was 'the right thing to do'. My brother walked me down the aisle and it was all just a bit emotional, doing it without dad (he died when I was 17, that's another story). Later we had our photos at the Australian Worker's Heritage Centre (a local tourist attraction dedicated to ... Australian Workers!) and at a rose garden. There were some lovely shots, but also plenty that could have been better. However, my uncle did them as a gift so I really shouldn't complain. Then we had our reception at the golf club, where my family have been members since I was 10. I could go on a lot more about the wedding in detail, but I think that'll do us for a condensed history!

Moving on. 

At the end of 2009 I was offered a permanent, part-time position at Target working on the back dock unloading trucks, receiving deliveries & dealing with customer picks ups. It's hard work, but it's nice to see results at the end of the day. My self confidence has improved a lot through that position and I like being in such an important role in the store. There's plenty more tasks in the job, but again, condensed history. 

2010 - not overly exciting. We bought a brand new car - Toyota Corolla. We moved from our unit to a house. I bought my sister's 1998 Corolla and returned my 1992 Rodeo to mum's. My little Frankie graduated high school! I started babysitting her and her brother & sister when I was 16 and they were 6, 4 & 2. Frances is now 19, Em 17 & about to finish school, and Luke 15. 

Moving on to 2011. We decided to try to have a baby!! Well, we'd kind of decided the previous June when my pill prescription ran out, but I wasn't overly expectant of anything happening in the first few months. And luckily it didn't, cos it turns out the medications I was on were not good for pregnancy!! So I came completely off anti-depressants (I'd been on since 16, but decreasing the dose recently), came off cholesterol medication cos that was fairly under control from changed eating habits, and changed my blood pressure medication. That all happened around January, and every passing month I was disappointed. Then in May we adopted a cat from my friend who was moving to Brisbane & couldn't take him with her. Victor was very shy at first, but it didn't take him long to take over as lord emperor of the house!!  And what do you know, just 3 weeks after that little furry guy came into our lives, I was PREGNANT!! YAAAYY!! I was so incredibly excited. And nervous, scared, anxious, happy, thrilled, unsure...... the list of emotions is endless. I finished up work at Christmas with 9wks til my due date.

February 23rd, 20012 at 12:19am little Abigail Cate Warren shot her way into the world!! At 7lb 3oz (3.285kg) and 49.5cm she was just perfect. Pink, wrinkly, crying loudly, absolutely amazing and all mine!! She has changed my life immensely and I just could not imagine not having her here. 

Well, I think that about wraps up the last 4 years in my life. There's several things I can elaborate on, which means more blog posts!! So until next time, may all your cakes be chocolatey :)