Ahhhhhh the Christmas letter, in which the Thulsons detail the highlights of 2009. Truth be told this is our first “letter” so we can chalk all sorts of things up to rookie mistakes. So here it is, deep breath and away we go...
When it became 2009 we went to Minnesota and then we went to Florida and then Minnesota and then Colorado and then Long Beach because we had a job so we went there and got on a ship and went to Catalina and Ensenada and Long Beach and then Ensenada and then Long Beach for 6 months and then we got off and we went in our car from Denver to Seattle to L.A. to Denver to Minneapolis and then we had Thanksgiving and soon we'll have Christmas and then its 2010.
And scene! That wasn't all that hard. Wait, wait. I'm reading it....oh..yep...that was a pretty awful sumup.
Ok new strategy. HAIKUS! I mean its pretty obvious isn't it? 12 haikus for 12 months. And when that's all done if you need more info, well, this is a blog is it not? Use the scroll bar and enjoy the rest... backwards!
January
2009 begins
Waiting for word from cruise line
Visit Florida!
February
Make use of winter
Both lose weight for Carnival
Special time with fam.
March
Assignment comes in!
“Paradise” out of Long Beach
Visit Denver first
April
Kris starts contract first
Matt gets onboard too...Oh No!
What have we started!
May
Getting used to job
Making a lot of new friends
Internationals!
June
Jobs are going well
Shows. Ping Pong. Bingo. Games. Sets.
Midnight Mess, a MUST!
July
Parents visit boat
Eat like kings and queens for week
Cast change, new friends come
August
Start to plan our trip
West Coast for 5 weeks can't wait
Counting down to Oct.
September
Reaching the home stretch
Got word on our new ship too
Miami in Jan.
October
Tears as we leave ship
Great to be on land at night
Live in car for weeks...
November
Halfway through roadtrip
Love seeing so many friends
and places as well
December
Guiltless Vacation
Anticipate six more months
Holidays are bliss!
A year in haikus. Apparently doable!
As J.R.R. Tolkien once said, indeed, not ALL who wander are lost. We consider ourselves enormously blessed and thank God for giving us this time to wander, explore and be the “gypsies” He, for the present time, has us being. Much love to our friends and family in this holiday season.
Kris and Matt Thulson
