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Re: estel's Year Game
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2019
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(24)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(24)Josh and Rachel have been married for two months now. They just moved to Chile, where Rachel has a position as a science teacher at a local high school. Josh has experience in construction, and found a job as a day laborer, but is trying to get a job as an electrician, something he has experience in. Rachel speaks Spanish fluently, and has been to Chile several times, even taking some college courses there. Josh, on the other hand, does not speak any Spanish--though Rachel is teaching him (and he's picking up some rudimentary skills on the job). 2020
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(25)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(25)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(0)Six weeks after their arrival in Chile, Rachel found out she was pregnant. Though Josh wanted to return to the US so Rachel could have the baby; however, Rachel was confident that the local Chilean system would be sufficient. Against Josh's objections, they stayed in Chile, and eight months later, Josh and Rachel welcomed baby Emily into their family! Everything went smoothly, much to Josh's relief.
2021
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(26)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(26)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(1)Josh and Rachel had a bit of a scare this year when Rachel was accosted in the market while Emily was with her. She filed a police report, but nothing came of it. Josh is pushing for a return to the US, but Rachel, though shaken, isn't quite ready to throw in the towel yet. Neither one was hurt, but Rachel always takes Josh with her to the market now.
2022
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(27)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(27)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(2)This year, on a return trip to the US, Josh went to a casino and won a large sum of money! He and Rachel are saving up for a move back to the US, and put the money into a CD that will mature in two years--at which time they hope to return to the US.
2023
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(28)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(28)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(3)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(0)Josh and Rachel welcomed a son into their family this year--Lucas was born two weeks early, but both he and Rachel returned home without incident. Josh is finally getting a better grasp on his Spanish language skills, but he is also looking forward to their return to the US next year. He and Rachel are still planning to move back by the time Emily is ready to enter school.
2024
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(29)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(29)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(4)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(1)This year, Lucas got pneumonia and had to be hospitalized for two months. Josh and Rachel were worried sick about him and spent all their free moments at his bedside. He is now finally recovered, but his parents are keeping an extra close eye on him. Josh and Rachel spent a lot of their savings to get medical care for Lucas, so their plans to return to the US are on hold for another year, until they save a little more money.
2025
Location: Chile
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction worker)(30)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(30)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(5)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(2)This year, the entire family got hit by the flu when it swept through the Chilean school system. Rachel had it first, followed by Lucas and Emily. Josh held it off for a week before coming down with the same thing. After a few weeks, everyone was feeling better and able to return to their usual activities. Josh and Rachel have finally made plans to move back to the US--Josh has already found a position as a construction foreman and, though Rachel is looking for a permanent position, is planning on substitute teaching for awhile first and making sure Emily adjusts to school. Emily will be six by the time they move, but Josh and Rachel are planning to enroll her in Kindergarten. Emily is so excited to see her grandparents and cousins and to introduce Lucas to everyone! Lucas doesn't really understand, but is excited because his big sister is excited.
2026
Location: United States
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction foreman)(31)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(31)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(6)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(3)
Fish: Rosa, Azul, Lulu, and JojoAbout a month after moving to the US, Emily started Kindergarten. Her class had a pet hamster, and after much begging, Josh and Rachel gave in and got the kids their first pets--four goldfish named Rosa, Azul, Lulu, and Jojo. Lucas spends hours watching them, and Emily is so excited that her chore is to feed the fish each morning and evening. In contrast to living in Chile, Rachel and the kids now speak English in public and Spanish at home. Rachel is substitute teaching, and actually has an option to move to a full time position next school year. Her bilingual abilities make her a desireable person to fill the position. Emily has made a lot of friends at school amongst both the native English speakers and the native Spanish speakers. It also helps that she is older than a lot of the kids, since she was six when Kindergarten started. Lucas has been asking to go to school as well, and Rachel and Josh are working on getting him into a local bilingual preschool.
2027
Location: United States
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction foreman)(32)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(32)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(7)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(4)
DS: Aaron Scout Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(0)
Fish: Rosa, Azul, Lulu, and JojoJosh and Rachel welcomed their third child into the family this year! Rachel did not accept the full time position, but has continued to work as a substitute since returning from maternity leave. Emily is in first grade now. She loves anything related to school. Lucas was really excited to start preschool, but cries every day when he has to leave Rachel and Aaron. He is enamoured with his little brother and spends hours just watching him or playing with him.
2028
Location: United States
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(unemployed)(33)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(33)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(8)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(5)
DS: Aaron Scout Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(1)Over the past year, all four of the Montgomery goldfish have passed away--not entirely unexpected, given that the fish were from the pet store. Josh also lost his job this year as a part of county budget cuts. He is still looking for another position, and has been able to take on some odd jobs to supplement their income. Rachel has been doing more substituting in several districts. Emily, now in second grade, is still loving school. She especially loves language class--they are learning Spanish right now, and Emily is practically teaching that part of class and knows more Spanish than her teacher. Lucas started kindergarten this year and was so excited when his teacher greeted the class in both English and Spanish. He loves practicing his vocabulary and is actually speaking more Spanish than English at home now. Baby Aaron is Lucas' little shadow, and the two of them are never found far from each other.
2029
Location: United States
DH: Joshua Ryan Montgomery "Josh" (straight brown hair, brown eyes)(construction foreman)(34)
DW: Rachel Elisabeth (Resner) Montgomery (wavy blond hair, green eyes)(science teacher)(34)
DD: Emily Sparrow Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(9)
DS: Lucas River Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(6)
DS: Aaron Scout Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(2)
DD: Hope Skylar Montgomery (straight blond hair, hazel eyes)(0)Just after Josh found a new position as a foreman for a private company, Rachel found out she was expecting their fourth child! Emily was ecstatic that the new baby was a girl! Because Lucas and Aaron are so inseperable, Emily is looking forward to teaching baby Hope everything she knows.
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