2006 Joseph, Katie X-Mas Letter

The Scheid’s Christmas letter
2006
Katie’s Letter:
Merry Christmas ya’ll, from the Scheid Ranch! 2006 has been quite a year for us. We graduated from college, got married, bought a Ranch, acquired a dog, four horses and one huge fish tank. Needless to say, we’ve been busy. So, here’s how it all went…
We both graduated from Western Washington University in March. Joseph left with a B.A. in Accounting and I finished with a B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy. We soon bought 4 acres in Redmond, with a farm house in need of some major fixing up. We spent a few months remodeling the house and then started working outside to clear the 3 acres of 30’ tall blackberries left untouched for 20 years. What fun! Next, was the wedding. It was incredible but I am glad the planning is done. We recuperated on our honeymoon in Hawaii for a whole two weeks. It was Amazing! Upon our arrival home, were the pieces to an 8 stall, 1,800 sq.ft. build-it-yourself Kit Barn that we had ordered months earlier. It was quite an overwhelming welcome home present! With a huge amount of help from just about everyone, the barn was built and now holds our four wonderful, destructive, expensive horses.
The Ranch is coming along quite well now. We actually have a real name, “Sage Meadows” with a website, brochures and business cards…I am moving up in the world. Currently, I am teaching riding lessons there 6 days a week and Joseph has been an excellent stable boy in his spare time… stacking hay, fixing fences, managing manure, and playing on his tractor. I definitely married the right guy. The rest of his time, he spends at an actual job making money. He never gets a break!

Joseph’s Letter:
Life is good at the Scheid Household. We just realized that God has put together the two biggest Christmas fans in the same house and already we are up there with the Griswold’s. Somehow we have to find a way to combine Christmas traditions from my side of the family (which were always only perpetuated by myself) and all of Katie’s endless traditions which fills the house with Christmas knick-knacks, all of which our dog Tank can’t wait to destroy. For the last two weeks this has been my second job. I come home from Radiant Optics, where I am the Operations Manager for the last year and a half, and I get to assemble and move the newly formed pile of Christmas decorations that Katie has acquired. I suppose I can’t complain. It’s a whole lot easier than what I’ve been doing for the last 6 months before this, building a barn and putting up fencing for our four horses to destroy.
Honestly, I thought after building a horse facility, and spending everyday around these four legged monsters, I would learn to appreciate them. But instead, my original beliefs became even more inflamed. One good thing I can say is that they pay for themselves, which cannot be said about our dog, Tank. For some reason though, Katie loves them, so that makes it all worth it in the end.
We are so excited to be spending our first Christmas together. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you can come visit us soon… but watch out, cause we might just put you to work!
Love,
Katie & Joseph Scheid