2011... what a whirlwind.
January
Erin officially finished grad school.
Erin began some awesome part-time work with great families and children.
Scholl Ave. was put on the market. We <3 Wesley Works
Dozens of showings began.
1/15/11 Dustin's sister gave birth to Sophia Rose, our Goddaughter.
February
Showings continued. .... and continued.
March
Showings continued.
Erin's family threw her mom a successful 60th surprise party.
3/15/11 Dustin's brother's wife gave birth to Alexander Dean.
Scholl Ave. was officially sold.
Dustin & Erin rented Scholl from the new owner for a month with hopes to find a new home before the end of April.
Dustin & Erin's offer was accepted on a big foreclosure.
April
Packing slowly began.
A lot of phone calls between Realtors, banks and contractors for the foreclosure persisted.
Frustration began.
May
Dustin & Erin still did not have a house to move into.
Dustin & Erin moved into Dustin's parents' house.
Erin graduated from Holy Family University with a Master's Degree in School Counseling.
Dustin & Erin looked at another modest foreclosure to keep their options open. They fell in love.
An offer was made; an offer was accepted.
Erin applied to two counseling positions posted in the district she interned.
June
Erin went on 2 interviews.
Erin got a job offer.
Erin accepted an elementary school counseling position.
Dustin & Erin closed on their new home.... the same day of Erin's 2nd interview.
Kitchen demolition began.
July
The new kitchen was finished in 6 weeks. All by the hands of Dustin, his dad and Erin's step - dad
Dustin & Erin moved into their new home.
Erin turned 28.
August
Dustin turned 26.
Dustin & Erin unpacked and began to get settled in.
Hurricane Irene hit. Dustin worked a lot.
Erin started her new job.
September
Dustin & Erin had a pig roast house warming party.
October
Dustin & Erin are officially feeling "at home" in their new house.
Dustin & Erin went on 3 weekend camping trips.
Brenda, Megan and Erin walked for Breast Cancer Awareness.
The October blizzard hit. Dustin worked 120+ hours in one week. Erin sat at home with no power or work for 5 days.
November
We celebrated 2 years of marriage with a weekend trip to NYC.
December
Dustin & Erin got mad at Erin's Mazda SPEED6 because it got another flat tire and bent wheel from a pot hole.
Dustin found a 4Runner for Erin.
Dustin sold the Mazda.
Erin now drives a truck.
We spent Christmas with both of our amazing families.
We rung in the New Year with a few great friends.
2012 may prove to be just as busy....
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