A Decade

I'm stealing this from Leah as it seemed more fun than sorting through old posts for a year in review. Plus do you know what 2010 brings for me? My 10 year high school reunion. Yikes. I'm starting to get old!

In 2000 I had just graduated high school and spent my first semester going to community college while I saved up some additional money for St. Mary's. Holly and Sarah were my best friends although now I'm only really in touch with Sarah.



In 2001 I started my first semester at St. Mary's. My first weekend there I got my first tattoo.



Rosa on my left was my roomie for 4 years and the girls on the ends were my suite mates. All three would throw up on me at some point that semester.



The fall semester our group would take over a corner of the dorm. It was one of the best years in the dorm.



Just a month after 9/11 I flew (totally shocking so soon after the attacks) to Chicago to go visit Carlos, an old friend from high school.



2002 brought my 20th birthday (the date thing is screwed up on the camera just FYI)



I tried out green eyed contacts



I drove to Indiana to see my friend John get married



and I got my second tattoo.



2003 was a busy year. I celebrated my 21st birthday.



As it was my 21st I celebrated big and on this trip to Austin I celebrated with my older brother and my old friend Zac that flew out from Indiana and Sarah.



I had been in my fraternity for a year now and had made some great friends.



I visited Sarah at school and proved to her that I could kick her ass.



That summer I did my study abroad trip in Innsbruck, Austria. I traveled all over Europe and made some amazing friends.



I also became great friends with Jackie and Virginia.



It's also the year John and I started dating.



I saw Sarah graduate a semester early.



In 2004 I graduated from college.



and John and I spent the summer hanging out while I looked for a "grown up job."



2005 rolled around and I finally found my first "big girl job." John and I went camping the weekend before I started.



We adopted Reese.



Went to Austin for my baby brother's 21st birthday



I was also deemed "A Keeper" by John's brother when for his birthday I gathered his entire family together to surprise him since he had to work.



In 2006 I turned 24 and won big money on a casino trip.



I became closer with new friends.



We adopted Riley.



John elaborately proposed on his birthday.



My first nephew was born.



2007 brought my 2nd nephew.



I turned 25.



I went to Orlando for a fraternity conference and my final get away before the Big Day.



John and I got hitched



and went to Jamaica on our honeymoon.



Just before Christmas we bought our first house.



I had a white trash birthday for my 26th in 2008.



We worked the beer booth at Oyster Bake for the first time and had a great time!



I was a minister for the first time for Erin and Jason (and was on my way to attending 13 weddings this year)



I went to Chicago two times and caught up with my high school friend Euan the first time



and saw Oprah the second.



John and I celebrated our first year of marriage with a weekend in Fredericksburg.



We trashed my dress.



My first niece was also born



and I graduated from grad school.



2009 - The end of the decade. I turned 27.



We had our second year at the beer booth.



Sarah and I met up in New Orleans.



I went to DC with my fraternity.



We adopted the hellion Rufus.



Celebrated our 2nd anniversary



and John turning 30.



We were also a part of Julie and Karl's big day.



Can't wait to see what'll happen in the next 10 years!