listen, i know january is practically over by now. but i just wouldn't feel right if i didn't give 2011 the send-off it deserves. 2011 was a really, really, really, fantastic year for me. probably the best one in my entire life. so many major changes! and so many firsts, which i have conveniently marked for you in the bold font. i loved 2011, i really did. it hurts me to part with that special year, but i don't really have a choice. so let us take a few minutes to reminisce on what made my 2011 great, so i can be emotionally prepared to let go.
well, the very first week of JANUARY i started the year off with my first detox, the master cleanse. it was quite the experience. felt great, changed my life, never doing it again.
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in FEBRUARY, i saw the justin bieber movie for the first time. this time was in theaters with my best friend. about 200+ times followed throughout the year.
scotty and i had our first valentines day together, and he spoiled me.
FEBRUARY was topped off with a ski trip at brian head with the fam, where i tried snowboarding for the first time.
in MARCH i made my first "mature person quilt"
and went on my first motorcycle ride
a thrilling month, really.
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according to my blog, camera, facebook, and calendar, the only noteworthy thing that happened in APRIL was the nordstrom half-yearly sale. which is definitely not a first for me.
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i love my friends.
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MAY was a month of mourning, as i suffered a very painful loss.
scotty and i took the most amazing underwater picture of all time,
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speaking of costco, in AUGUST i got my first costco card. the day i first felt like a real woman was the day i walked into costco on my very own. (without donna sneaking me in through the exit...)
look at the pure joy on my face.
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i moved into my first "real apartment" with these beautiful, beautiful ladies.
and had my first day of a new semester.
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SEPTEMBER was a bittersweet month for me.
one moment im having the time of my life, chipper and showered with presents, and the next week i'm sick as a dog.
1/3th of the month was spent in the library, another 1/3th was spent sick (with my first case of pneumonia), and the last 1/3th spent sick in the library.
OCTOBER brought promising changes. i went through the temple for the first time. that was a beautiful day in my life.
i also got my first form of birth control! hooray for being a woman.
and while this month may seem all wonderful and dandy... let us not forget this tragic night.
ahh, NOVEMBER. now we're getting to the good stuff.
i started the month off by seeing Thomas S. Monson in real life on the first!
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and then, 10 days later, i got married! for the first and last time haha.
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we went on our first honeymoon, which happened to be my first cruise and my first time leaving the country!
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our first christmas tree.
and i even turned 21.
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scotty and i moved into our first apartment!
and in more depressing news, nordstrom announced its closing of the orem store. stupid.
DECEMBER is always a pleasure!
we had our first christmas as a married couple.
got a wii!
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what a growing year for me! I am a completely different person from who i was in 2010. i am so grateful for all of the challenges, stresses, wedding planning, and decision making that brought scotty & me to where we are today. i am so happy. 2011 was the happiest and best year of my life. i don't know what 2012 can offer to compete with all of the wonderful things that happened to me in 2011... so bring it on!
ah i love this whole post! and I'm pretty sure you need to put that picture of me and you up on Facebook. like now!
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