Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013-In A Nutshell


We are so grateful for the many blessings we have received in 2013. Here are some of the things we experienced:

Kim worked as an elementary school PE instructor for a Chinese Immersion school program in Provo, UT while Charles finished his degree.
Charles finished his last semester of school at BYU, receiving his Masters of Accounting degree in April. Family from California, Minnesota and even Singapore came to celebrate his graduation.
We joined Charles' family on a trip to Zion's National Park. We made it to the top of Angel's Landing!
Kim and Charles spent 2 weeks in Boston babysitting Tim's 2 kids. We had a great time and still love each other. 
Kim and Charles took a trip back to Asia where Kim got to see some sites of Singapore. We also got to go back to Taiwan where both of us served our missions for the LDS church and visit old friends and families. We had a total of 8 delicious mango smoothies while we were there (with boba of course) 
Kim got to see Hong Kong for the first time 
Kim and Charles moved into their apartment in Orange, CA... Just minutes away from Disneyland and beaches. 
Charles studied for and completed 2 out of 4 parts of the CPA exam. Halfway to getting his CPA!
Kim started her second year of optometry school and is really enjoying it (maybe not all the studying for exams part)
Charles accepted an offer and started working for KPMG as an auditor in Irvine.
Kim and Charles attended a Chang family reunion in Denver, Colorado over Thanksgiving break.
Kim chopped off and donated over 12 inches of hair- her first time ever!
Kim and Charles traveled to freezing Minnesota to spend Christmas with family on both sides. 
Kim was called as a Relief Society instructor in church, and Charles as a self reliance committee member helping out with family finances (his first time in a long time not being financial clerk)
 
2013 has been very good to us. We are thankful for our health and for all the many opportunities around us. We are grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. And now, we are excited for 2014 and the adventures it will bring!

Here are some random photos from 2013