2011 in Review

I wanted to take some time as the close of 2011 is approaching and look back on the year! Though each month was full of different activities and fun, I wanted to highlight just a few here.

January- I rang in 2011 in a very memorable way, in London during my backpacking trip. Below, I am on the bank of Thames with Big Ben in the background. I thank my good friend EEH often for the great travel experience. Lastly, I made it back home safe to celebrate my mom's big 5-0!!

February- I learned I was going to be a auntie!!

March- I started the traveling for work out to the sunny West Coast. It was a huge change to my personal life, but I found things that made my time away from home more enjoyable- PILATES!

April- Marks the month I started my blog! Also, my best friend moved from the mid-west to the south and was reunited with her husband- a good month for them :)

May- My little sister graduated college and I surprised her by attending!!

June- Was a super busy month...but MDK and I were able to sneak a little vacation to San Francisco. We loved it!! Below we are in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.

July- We enjoyed attending multiple weddings (3 total) and my little sister paid me a visit in sunny California. We took a short trip to Monterey, drove the 17-mile drive, and tried some delicious seafood dishes. Here we are hanging out by the coast.

August- The ball was rolling on our move to California, but I was able to still to squeeze in an already planned trip to Napa. My two pals I met in college flew out and we spent two nights in San Fran and then two nights in Napa Valley. We made it to five wineries during our tour and I have about five hundred great memories of the weekend.

September- Marks the month of our move half way across the country and I turned 25!!

October- Happy Birthday EAT! I became an auntie :) Below is me, my older sister, Ethan, and little sister. We also had our first sets of visitors (MDK's friend and my two childhood friends) to CA and we enjoyed showing them around the new area!

November- MDK and I got engaged 11/1/11, we quickly set our wedding date of 6/9/12. We were happy to have MDK's mom and friend came out in early November as well. We then spent Thanksgiving at Lake Tahoe. Here was our view-

December- Was one of the busiest months yet!! It started with college friends coming to CA and we ventured up to Lodi. MDK started a traveling job taking him out of CA, then we jetted off to PHL with a stop in MPLS for our holiday break. We even managed to squeeze in a trip to Green Bay, WI for Packer/Bears Christmas Day game with our good friends DJC and KMC.

Though I can't believe 2011 is over, I am thrilled about all that I was able to experience! This NYE will actually be our first together due to surgeries/travel in past years and after our busy December I am excited for a low key celebration. I did want to close with the start of another list...

2012 things to look forward to:

• Moving back to MPLS
• Becoming LMK
• Maybe buying our first place!
• And of course, random travel and tons of memories with friends and family...

Have a nice day!!

LML

PS- Happy New Year!

6 Months until LMK

6 months from today we will be at the above location saying our "I do's"!! Wedding plans are in full swing and we have tons of wedding meetings over Christmas break. But, with all the big stuff already in order I am feeling pretty okay with our timeline ticking away. :)

Here is a pic of the inside of the manor and the beam work. Love the different look it gives!


Above is a farther out shot of the space that will look completely different on 6/9/12! Can't wait to see it all together and enjoy the event with friends and family.

Have a nice day!

LML