Well, it's really the same blog. Just with new content. Exciting, right? I'm not even convinced that anyone checks here anymore, but that's okay.
2011 was a pretty monumental year, and a lot of it is worth recapping even if only for my own benefit. The highlights, of course, were sealing the deal with Don and marrying him on the beaches of Maui, and moving into the house we worked so hard to have.
While those are pretty big (okay, HUGE) events, we have even more reasons to say 2011 was one of our best years yet.
A rundown:
January - Admittedly, January was kind of a low-key month for us. We'd already broken ground on the house, but the weather was awful for most of the month so there wasn't a ton of progress. We did go to the Home Show, though, where we won a free garage door opener and some carpet cleaning. That just may have been the highlight.
February - Things moved along with the house in February, despite some major errors. We celebrated my nephew's second birthday over french toast. I went nuts subscribing to home decor and DIY blogs.
March - In March, I moved the rest of my belongings out of my house so that my renter could move in. I'd been in that house for five years, but I didn't really have any emotional attachment to it. It was actually kind of a relief to move out of it. Meanwhile, we were furiously trying to sell Don's house because we were sure we'd be moving into our new house in just a few weeks. Instead, we learned that our house might not be finished at all.
April - We kicked off April by celebrating my 30th birthday in Las Vegas. I had a conference there for work, and the timing worked out perfectly so that we could stay an extra few days to ring in my fourth decade of life. I had my first experience making drobi.
May - Things really moved along at the house. Don's house still hadn't sold. My cousin, Mindy, came for a visit to see if living in Indianapolis was something she'd like to do (spoiler: she's still here!). My mom visited and taught me how to properly re-pot house plants.
June - Don's house sold! Thus began my frenzy of selling tons of furniture on Craigslist, and the dance of figuring out where we were going to live until our house was ready. We ultimately moved into a hotel room, which was actually pretty great. I learned to appreciate the continental breakfast and rather enjoyed throwing my bath towels on the floor, knowing someone else would pick them up by the time I got 'home' from work!
July - After a big Fourth of July celebration with Don's family, I took off for a week on the beach with my family. While I was there, Don closed on our house and moved our stuff in. I quickly determined that the best way to buy a house was from another state.
August - Just a couple of weeks after moving into our new house, Mindy moved in with us. We had (and continue to have) a blast showing her around town, taking her to the State Fair, a Colts game, and to some of our favorite spots around town. And we inherited a piano! We capped off August with a visit to Evansville to see our friends Kara and Mike and their adorable family.
September - The highlight of September was spending a week in Hilton Head with my dad and brothers. It was a great way to say goodbye to summer and unwind after a few hectic months of moving in and getting settled.
October - On October 6th, Don asked me to marry him. That day is right up there on the list of my favorite days ever. A few days later, I bought a wedding dress and we booked flights to Hawaii. That kicked off our eight-week engagement, most of which was spent with my head in the clouds, so very excited to be married to my best friend.
November - The blissfulness continued in November with a fun night out with some of my favorite people, welcoming our newest nephew, Reid, into the world, and celebrating Don's birthday all within a few days. We hosted a great Thanksgiving for my family, and took off for Maui on November 30.
December - I intend to do a whole series of posts about our wedding and Hawaiian honeymoon, but it was absolutely the trip of a lifetime and we can't wait to go back to Maui. Those eleven days could not have been more perfect.
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| photo credit: Anna Kim Photography |
We came back and shared our first married Christmas with our families in Ohio and across Indiana, and still managed to wake up in our own home on Christmas morning and enjoyed spending the entire day in our pajamas by the fire. It was fitting that we wrapped up 2011 with a champagne toast at midnight with good friends.
We can't wait to see what 2012 brings!
Happy New Year!
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