Oh my gosh, it's time for the third annual year in review!
January 2010 started off in Pittsburgh. With me being unemployed at the time and us not having many invites for NYE, we spontaneously hopped in the car and spent the weekend at my college bestie's apartment. 2011 felt more like 2001 as a group of us played power hour and made a beer can pyramid!
And a few days later my nephew Caden was born!
Also in January I exhibited a bridal expo with friend Shannon Confair.
February is when everything changed -- for the good. I interviewed for and was offered my current position! Farewell, laycation! It seems I was still in my baking frenzy, making really ugly cakes.
March is when I started my job and bought my first DSLR. It's also when I got to hold my sweet nephew for the first time.
Also in March the hubs and I took off a mini-getaway to the Finger Lakes to celebrate our engagi-versary.
April must have been pretty status quo; nothing is jumping out at me. I was settling into my job and practicing some photography on babies.
In May I spent some time getting ready for summer and enjoy nephew's visit during Wes's birthday picnic in our backyard
June marked the big occasion of my 30th birthday! (Thank goodness I still look 20, right?!)
And June introduced two new purchases - my beautiful iPhone 4 and our SUV.
In July we took a trip down memory line by visiting our favorite amusement park.
In August we went back up to the Finger Lakes, where I also got to meet Megs, one of the girls from my fabulous group of 'online' friends!
August was a huge travel month for me since I also drove up to Boston with my MIL to visit my SIL and nephew. It was overall a great time being with family (and catching up my friend Sara and her husband!), though I could have done without the car accident we had on the way back from the city.
August was also the shower/b-party I threw as MOH.
September I was back on the road again, this time to Pittsburgh to see one of my besties. While there I was asked to be a bridesmaid in her wedding next year!
A few weeks later we traveled yet again to York for Amanda and Jason's wedding weekend.
The fall was full of photo shoots of friends and family, including my favorite little guy who came in for a visit for a few weeks.
In October we had a recriprocal visit from Kelly and Aaron which included a day of sightseeing in my neck of PA. Oh and I got bangs again!!
A special birthday happened in October as Miss Raegan turned the big ONE!
November. Oh, November. On the 10th I had my palatal expansion surgery. My four wisdom teeth were removed before the main act happened. My oral surgeon drilled through my upper jaw bone to separate my palate. I'll spare you the pics of me post-surgery all swollen and bruised AND the pics of the giant gap between my two front teeth. Trust me, you're better off.
Thankfully two weeks later I could nom on some turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie!
December was surprisingly more busy than I expected. Parties and holiday gatherings and lots of family time.
I'm sure I'm missing things. 2011 seemed so full. I'm so happy for so many wonderful things that happened during the course of the last year. So many friends, so many adventures, so much progress! I'm very much looking forward to what 2012 will bring.
