As excited as I am to see what my 24th year has in store..I'm pretty sad to see 23 go! A quick recap (not in order) of the most important things 23 had to offer:
- I met the love of my life. How many people can say this happened to them at the age of 23? Blessed to say I can!
- Just a few days after turning 23 last year, I had my wisdom teeth taken out. Quite an adventure!
- I spent my 23rd year co-teaching in pre-k at Ramirez. Such a great school!
- I lost 40 pounds and completely changed my lifestyle.
- I bought my very own brand new (2013) car with no help from anyone.
- I got my first official teaching job as a kindergarten teacher! It still feels weird to say that I have a career now..and not just a job.
- I had one of the best weeks of my entire life on the NKOTB cruise with my sister Kayla and our sister from a Canadian mister, Julia. Meeting all of the guys, dancing until the sun came up, and making new friends were more fun than I ever could have imagined. Can't wait to do it all over again in May!
- I got to spend 2 wonderful weeks with my best friend in the entire world - Emma. She lives in Belgium and I don't get to see her very often, so those 2 weeks were definitely a highlight in my 23rd year. The best part? She's spending TWO MONTHS here this summer. TWO MONTHS. We're already counting down the days.
- Chef Patrick came to visit and made lots of yummy food for us! We'll pretend everything he made for us was low in calories. ;)
- I got an autograph from my hero, J.K. Rowling. I owe her so much. She also wrote "with lots and lots of love" to me. Just saying.
- I watched (proudly) as America re-elected President Obama.
- I found out that I'm going to be an Aunt in 2013.
- I became a runner. Yes, the girl who used to fake ankle injuries to get out of running in athletics is now a runner by choice. I only do 10-ish miles a week so far..but I'm working on it!
- I watched one of my sweet college friends get married. If that doesn't make you feel old, I'm not sure what will!
- I lost a few friends...but gained even better ones.
- I saw too many movies and spent way too much money - but wouldn't trade it for the world.
- I became a better version of myself.
I know there were more exciting things that happened in the past year..but those are definitely the memories that stand out the most. If 24 is half as good as 23..I'm in for another incredible year.
23 summed up in pictures:
Blessed doesn't even begin to cover it.
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