A diary of the fun and adventure of Christine & Dana Allen. Two 30-somethings who fell in love at Business School, then moved to Dallas start their new life together.
We spent a fun weekend in Austin visiting our friends Sara & James. We drove down as an early birthday surprise for Sara. Angie & Kevin came too so we had a great time swimming and eating a lot of great food!
Dana, Reese and I just returned from a 5 day trip to Charleston, SC. It was incredibly charming. We ate AMAZING food... really, I think all we did was eat. But we also took a horse-drawn carriage tour of the city, walked around the historic town and shopped, visited the aquarium, took a harbor cruise, and spent a day at the beach on nearby Sullivan's Island - which I loved!!!
It was a completely relaxing, sweet vacation. We stayed at some quaint inns and just enjoyed quality family time in between Dana's jobs and my roles at work. Life is good : )
We finally announced our pregnancy at work and it was so fun to be congratulated by all of our friends!
In other good news, Dana accepted a job offer at a new company - in a totally different career! He's going to be an executive recruiter...a change that we anticipate will be really good long-term for our family.
In addition to that, I was promoted to Sr. Director of Global Brand Innovation... so we have a lot going on! If only I could drink champagne these days : )
"Think about what you have to give, not even in terms of dollars because I believe that your life is about service. It's about what you came to give to the world, to your children, to your family."
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
-- Howard Thurman
Quotes I Love
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." - Helen Keller
"Celebrate Life Every Day"
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have."
"Be careful how you live; you may be the only Bible some people ever read."
Things Christine still wants to do in her lifetime
Write a letter to each of my children (once I have them) telling them what I want them to know about me and life lessons based on my experience
Visit all of the places we listed above
Celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary
Hold a leadership position at a non-profit or business dedicated to Social Change
See Sarah McLachlin in concert again
Play on a Dude Ranch
Visit or Live in Australia
Relax on the Cayman Islands
Continue to spend time with Dolphins (assuming I can't have one as a pet)
Take more Ballroom Dance lessons with Dana
Learn Spanish
Visit Montreal/Maine/Cape Cod/Martha's Vineyard
MAYBE: Hang Glide, learn to jump a horse, visit Cuba, take figure ice skating lessons, learn to do scuba dive/triathalon, adopt a child from a developing country
Things already crossed off our life lists
Join the Board of a non-profit
Mission Trip to India
Massage at the Four Seasons
Trapeze Lessons
Have a fun wedding with lots of wonderful memories
Meet Oprah
Be a Make-A-Wish Wish Granter and grant an amazing wish