Busy, busy, busy year! And so ready for everything 2011 will bring. We've been so blessed this year admist the chaos of relocating and getting married. I cannot wait to see what our next year holds...hopefully a few surprises and lots of laughter.
If you missed any adventures along the way, I included links to the posts so you can catch up!
January - a trip to Connecticut to celebrate my grandparents' 60TH wedding anniversary! 60 years. What an amazing feat! I love every moment spent on our family farm in Connecticut...hours were spent capturing the winter calm over the fields and rifling through old love letters from our ancestors. Another trip to NYC with my pal Grace and my sister Melissa to see Martha in person (and in 5-inch heels!) I miss city life, but suburbia has been treating me just fine.
February - was spent watching the Olympics. So much in fact, that I was thoroughly convinced I should quite my day job and begin a career as a professional curler. No? Ricki got to experience a soup bone for the first time ever. It snowed. A LOT. And I got the best Valentine's Day present ever...a SISTER-IN-LAW! My brother proposed to this lovely lady, who I simply adore. To the moon. And back.
March - Life changed. A lot. I left my job for a new one and moved 160 miles north to Cleveland. Back home. Near both of our families. It was a rough month. I felt like I couldn't breathe between moving and job switching and wedding planning. But it was worth it. Plus it snowed a lot so we got some great (and hilarious) snowboarding in that month. Also, I slipped on a banana peel and exploded wine all over my kitchen. For realzies.
April - left behind the snow for a quick trip to sunny California to visit my grandma! And took Adam to Disneyland for the first time ever...four big kids in Disney? Stellar. Back home Adam and I moved into a new apartment and struggled to unpack for weeks, coming up with some creative solutions to hold us over. I joined and played on a volleyball team for the first time ever...and managed to return the ball over the net without injuring myself or anyone else.
May - my beautiful bridesmaids threw Adam and me a fabulous wedding shower! Ricki turned 9 years young. And the weddingmares began as wedding planning was kicked into high gear.
June - Down to the wire with planning. Begin hyperventilating. Drink margaritas with my FSILs. And life is back to fabulous. I discovered that Johnny Depp doesn't exist in the land of spellcheck. We made a ridiculous amount of salsa. I had an FABULOUS night with my favorite girls downtown for my bachelorette party! And the World Cup was on, so Adam was deliriously happy. And he got to golf. Go him.
July - um, we got MARRIED! Obviously. And it was perfectly wonderful. The dog ate watermelon for the first time ever. My nephew was cuddly and perfect. We spent hours cooking and entertaining, with some kitchen mishaps. I couldn't believe all the free time we had after the wedding was over. Summer was in full bloom.
August - We enjoyed every moment of summer. Spent hours out on the boat and discovering new adventures downtown. Our dog learned to Vogue. Adam's golf club became famous. In Cleveland. The dog decided he didn't like our nephew.
September - I stopped blogging so much because I just needed life to slow down. My friend Wren moved back to Cleveland! And I discovered that Windex will get a stuck ring off your finger. Who knew.
October - Adam turned 26. My phone busted. And we tried starfruit for the first time ever. Adam dressed up as Sheldon for Halloween. Finally. I had to bribe him to wear a costume. We said goodbye to the official end of summer as the cold air rushed in.
November - Life became crazy once again. My grandma was coming for Christmas so Adam/Chris hurried to create a bedroom for her. An election came and went. Christmas Ale arrived along with the cheers of every Clevelander. I spent a lot of quality time with my camera, enjoying the rare warm days in November. And we officially booked our honeymoon for the next month. My dog really loves Thanksgiving. And we really love spending days at the waterpark!
December - What did we even do? The dog was in a mood due to lack of attention. My iPod suffered a horrible death. We jetted off to Mexico for our honeymoon. And returned home in time to celebrate Christmas.
Whew. Busy year. How was yours?
looks like a fun and eventful 2010!!! i'm excited for all these recap posts and it reminds me that i need to write mine!!
Posted by: Sandy a la Mode | 28 December 2010 at 11:26 AM
Wow. That is quite the recap!! You sure did have a busy year Nicole!
Posted by: Katy Mary | 28 December 2010 at 12:21 PM
Phew! Really busy year! I'm sad to see 2010 go because it was the year I got married too, but I'm ready for new things in 2011! :)
Posted by: Britt | 28 December 2010 at 01:34 PM