• 15 moments of 2015 •
(In order of occurrence)
1. We visited the Dominican Republic! Sandy beaches, gorgeous jungles, and time away from "real life" (March 8-14) Check out the trip details here!
2. We celebrated our first wedding anniversary (April 12) Check out this story, here! Wait! There's more!
3. We visited Memphis TN to see our friend Drew! We spent a weekend walking everywhere, seeing ducks, touring the Gibson Guitar Factory, eating BBQ and laughing the whole time. The Memphis Zoo is wonderful, and the Bass Pro Shop observatory was worth the wait in line to ride to the top of the pyramid. (May) Give me more details!
3. We sold my childhood home and cut ties with my hometown of Salem. We moved so my husband can pursue a Computer Science degree from SIUE. (June)
4. We became renters for the first time. I miss my washer and dryer :( ..and being as loud as I want to. Also, for the first time in my life, I have to share a bathroom. Ick. Can you say "Spoiled only-child?" ;) (June)
5. I got a new job working for a dental company. The work is ok, and I have great co-workers. What more can I ask for, really? (July)
6. We went on a very interesting float trip. Got lost, more than once...made reservations at a place that was so disgusting we didn't stay, rented tubes and went on what was supposed to be a relaxing river float, but the river was so high that there were white water rapids in some spots. We all ended up capsizing at some point and my brother-in-law stepped on a snake. (he is ok, it didn't bite him). But, we ate delicious food and I burnt my legs so badly that I couldn't move the next few days. We also visited my favorite cave in Missouri on the way back home. (July) All the glorious details are right here!
7. We went to the Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden . I had bugged Micah to take me for quite some time, so he finally gave in and we braved the 95 degree July night to go to this festival. It was phenomenal. They had Chinese acrobats and the gardens were beautiful. Once they turned the lanterns on, it was for sure a sight to see. (July)
8. The Italian language and I started our hardcore love-hate relationship. (July)
***Side note: My parents got us Rosetta Stone for Christmas last year, and we started it, dropped the ball, started again, fizzled out...well, I started it back up and have kept to it! I have the equivalent knowledge of a high school foreign language class. I know lots of random words and can put together broken sentences out of these words. Working on grammar slowly. But hey, as long as I remember "Voglio Pizza" (I want Pizza!) I should be fine, right?
9. We visited Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin one weekend in September. (I love our roadtrips!) We decided one night to take off and drive. It was a long weekend with Labor Day, so we took off Friday night and just drove until we were tired. Then the next day we went at it again.
10. We found out we are going to be an aunt & uncle for the first time! We are looking forward to meeting our niece in April 2016. (September)
11. My step-dad and I surprised my mom for her birthday by flying me out to South Carolina (where they live) and I got to spend the weekend with them. Hurricane Joaquin made her presence known and it rained torrential floods the whole weekend and ruined our plans to go to the Oktoberfest and the Italian festival. (October)
12. I ran my first half marathon! This was the hardest physical thing I had ever done. I used an entire package of IcyHot and injured myself three different times over the course of my 5 month training, and had to tape up my ankle and leg in order to run it...but I did it! (November 1st)
13. We learned that I am highly allergic to Walnut Trees. So, there's that.. (November)
14. My husband passed his first semester of Computer Science with all A's in his classes! Proud wife moment :) I think I embarrass him with how genuinely proud I am of him..I can't help it! I like him. (December)
15. We visited the St. Louis Zoo Wildlights for the first time. After waiting in line for nearly an hour to get in, we were able to walk around the zoo and see the light displays. They had an ice carver, stations for s'more making, kettle corn, and millions of lights. For $10 a person, it was definitely worth a trip.
These are just 15 moments that stood out to me while writing this. All in all, I have loved 2015 and all of our adventures, mishaps, challenges, and changes we have made during this year. However, I am ready to take on 2016 and the adventures in it. (I already know of a few...but I'm excited to see what happens with our time that hasn't already been planned.)
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BONUS MOMENT: I had this listed and then took it out..but I've decided to put it back :) For Valentine's day, we went to dinner dressed as though we were from the 1940's. Why? ..well, why not?
It's also worth mentioning that our Christmas has been excellent- spending time with some of the people we love most and making memories. Here are a couple of pictures from our December of family time.
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