One year in NWA!

I can't believe that this past week marked the one year anniversary since we moved to Northwest Arkansas! What a memorable year it has been...and how quickly it has passed! It's amazing how much we have all changed. Ayden has gone from a little toddling, babbling baby to our running, jumping, non-stop talking big boy! Chris has settled very well into his career with Walmart, he loves his job, which is great since that's what brought us here! He recently registered to study and take his CMA exam, to become a Certified Management Accountant, similar to a CPA (public accountant) but better for people who work in management for large companies. I am very proud of him for taking this big and very difficult step in his career, it is a 9 month process of studying and test-taking and will be very challenging, but I have no doubt he will do great :) As for me, I really enjoy my job (most of the time), I am part-time with benefits now, which will come in very handy for my next maternity leave! I am working a mix of days and nights, 2 shifts a week with one night of call every 2 weeks. It sounds a little crazy, but it's not too bad. As most of you know, my back has been giving me fits for over a week now, and I've had to miss some work. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I am praying to get some help and relief for this pain! Of course my biggest and most memorable change since moving to NWA is my weight loss surgery. I really feel like everything fell into place for this surgery to happen when we moved here and I feel so blessed that I was able to have it done. A year and 94 pounds lost later, I feel like a different person! :) As much as we miss our family and friends in Mena, we really both feel like this is where God wants us to be at this point in our lives. Also, I never realized how much I would miss living in the Ft.Smith area, but I guess living there for 8 years proved to be more sentimental than I realized! Regardless of that, though, I can honestly say that Bentonville feels more like "home" than anywhere I have lived since moving away from Mena 9 years ago. And what more could I ask for than that? :)