Weekend and Year in Review {January, February, March}

Morning and happy ten days until CHRISTMAS! Sorry if I freaked you out, but I'm pretty stinking excited we're so CLOSE to Christmas day. December has been flying by, but I've been making a big attempt at making each day intentional, so the season doesn't just pass by in a frenzy. 

This weekend I…

::: Went on a dinner double date with fun friends. We had a groupon for 16 oz of steak each, plus a salad and wine. It was a wonderful evening, that ended with four bottles of wine consumed. #oops #onebottleperperson #latecollegeesquenight.

::: Woke up early to lay wreaths on the graves of Arlington Cemetery with the sissys. This movement has grown a ton in the past few years and there were so many people helping this year. People were incredibly generous, so every grave had a wreath. #generosity #america #wreathsacrossamerica.

::: Witnessed the most amazingly, beautiful sight. #thankyou #sleepinheavenlypeace

::: Whispered thank you to every grave I met. 

::: Visited Shane's grave, to say thank you. I've blogged about this before, but in case you hadn't read, one of my college friends was killed in Iraq in 2006. We weren't super close, but he was an incredible man and made an impact on my life. #nevermetastranger #kia #americanhero

::: Met Shane's family at his grave. They had come to visit hime and decorate his stone and was still there when I went to pay my respects. I was incredibly moved talking to them and almost lost it when his father cried talking about the last time he saw his son. #heartbreaking 

::: Thanked his family for raising such an incredible, American hero. I told them that I visited his grave every year and they were touched, which made me happy. I want them to know that their son is not forgotten. Speaking to them was an extremely poignant moment, one that I will remember forever.

::: After wreaths, I went home, took a nap and then watched the Army-Navy game. I really thought Army was going to get it done this year, but sadly, we lost again. One day we will SING SECOND! #goarmybeatnavy!

::: Rocked my new fur vest, TWICE this weekend. No judgement, please. I was just super stoked to have two occasions to wear my new favorite piece of my wardrobe. I dressed it up on Saturday night with a black top and sparkly pearls and dressed it down with a long sleeved pink shirt with a simple, long necklace on Friday night. Both times I wore my hair 'up', with soft eyes and a bright lip. #notafashionblogger #fauxfurisfun

::: Played soccer, prepped lunches, cleaned the apartment and watched Christmas movies.

Linking up with these beautiful ladies today < 3

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My lil bit of cheer today is this can of Coke. I'm not a soda drinker, but will indulge in a Coke every now and then for a special occasion. Santa makes the extra sugar worth it this time of year, right?

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Today I'm also joining in the RECAP fun. I saw this on Oyla's blog and immediately jumped on the bandwagon. Fun new link up, posts about my year aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand prizes? Sign me up! This post is a week late, but oh well. I'll just be posting two, this week!

J a n u a r y

Celebrated the New Year with my HUSBAND!!!!

Finished recapping my wedding on the blog with the OOOPS files!

Celebrated Le Husband's birthday.

Learned about sweet, lil Teddy Fish and his battle with Menkes. Prayed for his family and shared the message as much as I could. Sent in a picture to be included in his video. #FUMENKES

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F e b r u a r y

Celebrated and obsessed about the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. #USA #redwithandblue

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Worked from home on a few snow days, woop!

Enjoyed the year anniversary of our engagement.

Opened the kickball season with our first tournament of the year in Ft. Lauderdale.

Showered Sportyspice in love for her birthday! 

 

M a r c h

Celebrated six months of married bliss.

Spent a [wasted] weekend with one of my best friends trying to save the party for another friend. We made the fun, just a shame our efforts weren't appreciated.

Shared a bit about why Kickball means so much to me and Le Husband.

Flew to Atlanta for our second kickball tournament of the year and my first women's tournament.

Wrote a post about living a better life.

Come back later this week for my April, May, June recaps! :)