Sunday, January 1, 2012

Good-Bye 2011. Hello 2012!

2011 was a whirlwind year for the Schnelders.  So many ups mixed with some downs but overall an absolutely wonderful year.

We started off 2011 with a real bang.  On 1.29.11 John and I went from being the Schnaus/Elder couple to being the Schnelders (Ok, legally we became the Elders)

If you have been following this blog you already know that it was a roller coaster from there.

Feb-we went to Argentina for our honeymoon!  It was absolutely wonderful.  We had a great time!



When we returned from our honeymoon, both John and I received promotions at work!

When we returned John also scheduled an appointment with our realtor to see a house he had been drooling over in our neighborhood.  He was kind enough to honor my request that we wait until after the wedding to add a new house to our plate but the weekend after we returned from the honeymoon, we had fallen in love with 5181 E Pleasant Run Pkwy S Dr.  (Well, we fell in love with the house, not the address!)


In a Feb we put an offer in on the house and on March 24th, we closed!


On April 10th we put our old house on the market.  By April 16th we had settled on an offer and closed on May 20th!

On May 1st I quit my position at The Art Institute of Indianapolis and later that month I started an internship with Career Investments, the Career Consulting firm that helped me transition out of my last career.  In November, it turned into a big girl job and I am loving it!

In July I joined the fundraising committee for The Irvington Development Organization and since then I have met so many wonderful and crazy friends and neighbors.  I'm so glad to live in a community of greatness.

In sad news, the world lost a wonderful woman in 2011.  In August, Linda Pratt, the mother of a dear friend of mine and a mentor to me, lost her battle with Cancer.  She will not be forgotten.



In 2011 our friends Wilson and Jill welcomed baby Penelope, Michael and Liesl welcomed baby Jack. and Korey and Kevin found out they are pregnant.  Little Kullen will be joining us any day now!

In a nutshell, 2011 has been a year like no other but overall it was a great one for the Schnelders.  We are looking forward to what 2012 brings our way.  Here's to wishing everyone a happy new year!