2013 in review|a year of changes and blessings galore

just like sand through an hour glass, these are the days of our lives. 2013, you were full of surprises. both pleasant and well, rather unpleasant. through the tears, the laughter, the smiles, the hugs; the tests of my strength (mentally, physically, emotionally); the time spent with family; the celebration of accomplishments; and anxiety of life. throughout it all, i grew. and i am loving the person i have become, because i have worked so hard to become her. i feel so blessed and thankful for all i have, and am over the moon excited to see what this year brings.

Almost crumbling to the ground, she stopped. Looking at how far she had traveled and all it had taken to get there, she recognized her strength. The strengths she had inside of her, the strength she had gained along the way ~ her inner power. And so, she stood up. standing tall, she faced forward and continued on.

places traveled:

san antonio, tx (x2)
miami, fl (x2)
ochos rios, jamaica
grand cayman, cayman islands
las vegas, nv (x2)
ft myers, fl
birmingham, al
orlando, fl (x4)
manchester, nh
marco island, fl
okoboji, ia
indianapolis, in
anaheim, ca
albuquerue, nm
new york, ny

airmiles flown: 37,643

miles ran: 205

january

officially moved in with [b] & #starksthepup and went from being and uptown girl to a burbs girl
traveled to san antonio and rode a legit texas longhorn
spent priceless bonding time with family in miami
went on my first cruise to ochos rios & grand cayman and watched friends get married

february

[b] and i survived gluten-free february
went to the tpups vs. knicks game
ran the Valentines Day 5K and didn’t die
an amazing Valentines dinner at la grolla

march

march madness of travels: Vegas, Florida, Vegas
mini vacay to Ft. Myers Beach with friends and celebrated [b]’s birthday with fish bowl(s)
made my EXHIBITOR2013 presenter debut and hosted my own half day workshop
went to Bemidji to visit Panda

april

celebrated 3 years at PeopleNet
accepted an invitation to be on the conference advisory board for EXHIBITOR2014
ran the Get in Gear 10K with a respectable finish time
said goodbye to my apartment

may

Haley would have celebrated her 20th birthday on May 2nd
watched my momma’s Dancing with the Star’s debut
oodles of fun celebrating my 24th birthday
2 year blogiversary <3

june

daycation to stillwater and visited the liftbridge brewery
travels to: Florida (x3) and new hampshire
drove a jet ski for the first time and it was awful
weekend in Duluth for [b]’s half marathon

july

was selected to host my half day workshop at once again at EXHIBITOR2014
ran my second half marathon (in pouring rain, wind, thunder & lightening)
had a blast relaxing in okoboji on our family vacay
accepted into grad school (decided in sept to take a break from the program. more on that later)

august

went to see les miserables at the orpheum
traveled to san antonio for one of the most sleep deprived, rewarding, crazy, hysterical, fantastic weeks of my life for UC 2013
ate lots of goodies and epic people watching at the mn state fair with brandon and young pup