Friday, December 27, 2013

the year that changed my life

Whew! 2013 was the busiest, craziest, most life-changing, most precious year of my life. For as long as I live, I will never forget this year.

Here is 2013 in review

January
Judson took me on a romantic NYE date and made me strongly believe he was going to propose to me that night.
He didn't and I gave up thinking it was going to happen any time soon. But he was my first NYE midnight kiss!
We took a January Short course class together!
We really started the year off exercising all the time. Judson and me were in a cross training class together. The year did not end this way.  


February
My AMAZING parents got me an AMAZING new car! 
THEN I GOT TO ANSWER THE BEST QUESTION I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED
 
All my PTK dreams came true
 
SIGGIES WON SING SONG! One of my very favorite experiences in club   
I found my dream wedding dress and never wanted to take it off

March
wedding registry! 
Farren's birthday party 
Save the Date addressing till our fingers wanted to fall off 
Easter Family Retreat with Judson's family 
April

Engagement Pictures
Senior Showcase
We found our cute tiny home and signed the lease! We drove to it everyday and just sat in it with no furniture and dreamed about what our married life will be like

May
We said goodbye to Sigma Theta Chi
Cinco De Mayo Party
We celebrated one whole year together
Judson bought me a tree to plant at our new home!

Moving Moving Moving!
Goodbye to the Mansion

My sweet hostesses at my lingerie shower
My mom and I went to California
June
Graham Wedding Shower

Family gathering in Abilene and Hayes' first Rangers game

San Angelo Wedding Shower
Bachelorette weekend FUN!
 


July
4th of July Lake Weekend
 
Judson built me a PORCH and we celebrated him turning 23 years young!

I took bridals in Lubbock with Alexandra Nanny Photography

We made it LEGAL!

August
Rehearsal Dinner
OUR PERFECT WEDDING DAY! The best day of my life and everything I ever prayed it would be
Watch a sneak peek of it at this link below



Honeymoonin'
 

Carrying me over the threshold!

  
Momma came to Abilene to go back to school shopping with me and I started my semester long journey of student teaching at Taylor Elementary

September
learning that BEING MARRIED IS AWESOME

Has-beens enjoying the Wildcats


Has-beens enjoying Siggie Bid Night

October
Getting the hang of this whole teaching school thing!
Homecoming Parade
Siggie Homecoming Breakfast




I'm 23!

November
My precious angel nephew turned ONE YEAR OLD
It snowed and iced a lot!
Thanksgiving day

Christmas decorating

December
Our first tree

 
I graduated COLLEGE!

Family Christmas Eve


Christmas day and my parents made it just as magical as it was when I was a kid. Bless them!

 

We hunted a lot! We both got the biggest deer we've ever shot!

Goodness! What a year! God has definitely blessed me more than I deserve and given me more than I could ever imagine. I'm so thankful for 2013. I started as a college student and a girlfriend and ended as a college graduate and a wife.