Stuff that went down in 2011:
- Started out the year with our first ever husband-and-wife New Year's kiss.
- Had our very first dog birthday party
- Celebrated our first Valentine's Day
- Cut my hair super short for the first time ever
- Seriously worked on my cooking skills
- Spent Spring Break and St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans with one of my besties
- Traveled to and from Austin , A LOT
- Watched my husband graduate from college
- Started working at the HobLobby
- Spent WAY too much money at the HobLobby
- Made new friends
- Phillip got a grown-up job
- Packed everything up and left College Station for Houston, presumably for good
- Moved to a new HobLobby and made some more friends
- Loved being close to family and friends
- Got way better at doing laundry
- Got a new computer
- Got super crafty and started selling my flowers
- Phillip turned 22
- I turned 22 (jeez I'm getting old)
- Had my first ever surprise party, which was awesome
- Saw one of my best friends get married
- Went to 3 more friends' weddings
- Had our first anniversary!
- Became season-ticket holders at Moody Gardens with my parents after spending a super fun weekend there
- Got in my first auto accident and totaled my car
- Bought a new car (and had my first car payment)
- Got a call that one of my other besties got engaged
- Realized that almost all of my friends are now married, getting married, or having babies
- Phillip got a call with a new job offer BACK in College Station
- Bought our first house! AHHH!
- Packed everything up and moved BACK up to College Station (and this time, it better be for awhile)
- Started getting the "When are you having kids?" question
- Gained some weight
- Resolved to loose some weight
- Baked Christmas cookies, from scratch, for the first time ever (with some help)
- Traveled around for Christmas
- Got my first smart phone
- Almost learned to use my first smart phone
- Upgraded our TV and got our first game console (I'm a lot more excited about one of those)
- Re-connected with old friends
- Became a nanny
- Were pretty happy.
Stuff That Will Hopefully Go Down in 2012:
- Make our first mortgage payment (Eeep)
- Grow my business
- Get a big girl job after May
- Not wreck any more cars
- Take my first Defensive Driving course
- Watch Phillip start his grad school classes
- Find a new church home up here
- Make frequent trips to Houston to visit everyone
- Be the Maid of Honor in Caitlyn's wedding
- Meet some new babies (not of my own, don't over think this) :D
- Finish unpacking my house
- Paint my house
- Start budgeting money a little better (or at least pay more attention to it)
- Go on a big vacation (either to Colorado with family or a Cruise) (and yes I know that was on last year's list, but this year it's going to happen for serious).
- Work out more, commit to things, start wearing contacts again, sew something impressive, get on a chore schedule, and connect with people more in real life instead of online
- Be pretty happy.
You can find last year's year list here.
