2009 by the Numbers

55 The number of days in 2009 before we closed on our house.
3 The number of times our front door was stolen before we moved in.
1 The number of holes Mark put in the U-haul by driving it into a tree.
10 The number of hours we spent at the Houston Rodeo.
12 The number of seconds Mark lasted on the mechanical bull.
5 The number of pig races we watched.
3 The number of green bean crops we got this spring.
8 The number of weeks the green beans lasted until it got too hot.
10 The number of hours we sat on a plane to Amsterdam.
5 The number of days we stayed on Herbst Street in Holland
9,000 The number of tulips we saw.
356 The number of stairs we climbed in the Niuwe Kerk tower.
3.5 The number of hours it took to get to the sand castle competition in Galveston.
1.5 The number of hours it should have taken to get to the sand castle competition.
197 The number of miles we drove to see “Wicked.”
4 The number of times we went to the NASA space museum.
300 The number of popsicles we consumed this summer.
2 The number of years we were married as of July 26.
5 The number of green paint samples we used in the baby’s room.
999 The number of mosquitoes that got in our car on the way home from Corpus Christi.
4 The number of tickets we had to the BYU vs. OU game.
4 The number of nosebleeds we should have gotten based on our seats.
20 The number of minutes it took to scream ourselves hoarse when we won.
269 The number of days in 2009 before Brielle Anne was born (Sept. 26).
6,11,20 Brielle’s birth stats (6 lbs. 11 oz., 20 in.).
73 The number of spots on Brielle’s dalmation costume.
½ The number of inches of snow we got in Houston.
80 The number of degrees the week after it snowed.
12 The number of out-of-town visitors we had this year.
Infinite The number of glad tidings we bring to you and your kin.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!