Dear Family and Friends,
It has been a crazy year for us. We started the year out with no job and no prospects, to finding a good job in Provo, and then thinking that we were going to go to Graduate School in Virginia. Curtis had been accepted, and even offered a small scholarship, and we had booked a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the school. Days before our trip we received a phone call that altered our path completely. He was offered a job as an Intelligence Specialist at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. We gratefully accepted the position and as of September we have been living in Ohio. So far we love it and we still can’t believe that we ended up here.
It has been a crazy year for us. We started the year out with no job and no prospects, to finding a good job in Provo, and then thinking that we were going to go to Graduate School in Virginia. Curtis had been accepted, and even offered a small scholarship, and we had booked a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the school. Days before our trip we received a phone call that altered our path completely. He was offered a job as an Intelligence Specialist at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. We gratefully accepted the position and as of September we have been living in Ohio. So far we love it and we still can’t believe that we ended up here.
Curtis is doing really well at his new job. It is very exciting to be doing what you wanted to do and what you studied in College. He is currently serving as the 3rd Counselor in the Elder’s Quorum. Curtis is a great Daddy and Chloe loves him to pieces. As does Jenni!
Jenni had a great year. She finished her year in BYU Singers and then graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in August, weeks before we moved to Ohio. She really enjoys being a full time stay at home mommy. Jenni spends much of her free time reading, cleaning, and working on projects that she never had time to do before. It is a nice change of pace.
Chloe (20 months) is a bundle of personality. She is really outgoing, loving, spunky, sweet, playful, and dramatic. She has grown so much, so fast this past year. It is mind blowing! Chloe loves princesses, especially Cinderella. She also loves balls. She can throw, kick, toss, and is learning to catch. She can identify when a sport is football and excitedly yells about it. Chloe will play with Barbie’s one minute, color the next, and then play with race cars. She is a very well rounded little girl. She also loves music, playing the piano, and she especially loves to dance.
Besides the new job and our move to Ohio we went on a trip to Washington D.C. in April, to a family reunion in Arizona to celebrate the 90th birthday of Grandma Merrill in June, and just recently returned from the Temple wedding of Jenni’s sister Brittany to Richard McConnel in Provo, Utah. This summer we spent many hours recording a CD for family and friends. We had so much fun with that project and were happy to finally complete a goal that we have had since we got married. We also participated in a musical production of “Pirates of Penzance” this past summer as Frederic and Mabel.
We are so grateful for this Christmas season and for the opportunity that we have to reflect on the birth of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. We know that He died for us, that He lives, and that through Him we may all return to live with our Heavenly Father. We are grateful for all that the Lord has blessed us with and for the opportunities that he continually provides for us. We hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love,
Curtis, Jenni, and Chloe
