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What. A. Year!

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2013 was AMAZING — and I don’t kid when I say it was my best year yet. I don’t think I can adequately put how great the year was into words so I’m going to break it down month-by-month with the help of photos.

January
After seven months apart, Tim and I were able to ring in the new year together (fortunately, we’ve been able to ring in the new year together every year) and celebrate 2 years of dating. 
 
 
February
  Tim and I won a pretty cool contest — the prizes of which were being treated to dinner and drinks in Bryant Park NYC, and a round-trip Southwest Airlines ticket!

March
  My family joined me for a trip to Hawaii! I am so happy they were able to experience the Aloha state together with me and Tim.



April
I got back from Hawaii and hopped on a plane to NC for a law school competition a few days later. 

May
 This was a BIG month. I received two job offers, made a decision, and graduated law school!



June
  I ran my first obstacle mud run with two of my best friends and LOVED it!

 
July
 I studied 12-14 hours a day for the bar exam and finally took it on the last two days of the month. 


August
This was a really fun month. I went apartment hunting in Chicago, celebrated my 25th Birthday with some of my (and THE) best friends and hopped on a plane later in August to Hawaii for two months!

September
  Tim and I were enjoying spending time with one another in Hawaii, and kicked off September on the Big Island. 

October
 This was another BIG month. I found out I passed the bar exam, moved to Chicago, and was sworn in as an attorney!
 
November
This month was really exciting. After nearly three years of dating, Tim and I headed back to where it all began — Las Vegas, he proposed and I said YES!!! I also said Yes to my dress with the help of my mom, aunt, grandma, brother and maid of honor. And we picked a date and venue.

December
Tim came home for the holidays! We celebrated Christmas together, surprised his family in Michigan and took engagement photos, which we are anxiously awaiting the final product of. 


Wishing you all fabulous and safe New Year celebrations! See ya on the flipside — in 2014 😉

‘Twas the Last Weekend of 2013

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I can’t even believe the title is true. Where has the year gone?! As sad as I am to see the year coming to an end, though, I am excited for all that 2014 will bring. But til then, here’s a recap of this past great weekend. 

Timmy and I roadtripped to Michigan to surprise his family. They were so happy to see him (&me, too lol) and that makes me happy.

While there we took engagement photos! We went to about 10 different locations (our photographer was amazing!!) in downtown Detroit and each was great — I’m so excited to see the shots!! Think urban meets rustic meets elegant. I’ll obviously share some when I receive them in ~3 weeks. 
Til then he’s a sneak peek of our prop:
And our pre- and post-shoot photos 🙂 

How were your weekends??!

A Wedding Planning Weekend

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This weekend was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
 
 I was home for Thanksgiving;
 
I said “Yes!” to the Dress {with some happy tears mixed in};
 
 I asked my bridesmaids to be in my bridal party;
 
 and Tim and I decided on a venue!
 
Since you’ll have to wait for the special day for most of the details, I will only leave you with my bridesmaids invites 😉
 

  

 

 That’s a key chain 🙂 I also made my MOH a photo book of us.

 
 Inside each of the older girls’ boxes (two of the bridesmaids are my younger cousins) were also Thank You cards, in which I thanked them each for special aspects of each of our friendships. I planned on putting photos to pop up when the boxes were opened, but they arrived late so only two received the photos. 
 
I am so excited to have my family and childhood friends (I’ve known my non-family bridesmaids for 14 and 19 years!!) in our wedding party. They are all so excited too, which makes me incredibly happy. 
 

Aloha Spirit Week #4

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In honor of my extended stay on Oahu and my nostalgia for the palm trees, Pacific Ocean and Aloha spirit during this cold weather, I’ve decided to have a weekly Aloha series this month! Each week I’ve featured some of my Hawaii favorites. I can’t believe this is my last week of the series! I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have and now want to visit the beautiful state of Hawaii, if you didn’t already.
This week’s favorites {which happen to be my favorite favorites} are MEMORIES. 

    May 2012 Sunrise in Kailua

        New Year’s Eve 2012 in Honolulu

           

            September 2013 Sunrise in Lanikai

               

                Labor Day Weekend 2013 Big Island Trip 

                    October 2013 Pumpkin Picking in Waimanalo

                       

                      Columbus Day Weekend 2013 Kickoff Surprise

                      …And now I’m off to try on wedding dresses! 

                      Have a safe Black Friday and great weekend!

                      Aloha Friday Week #3

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                      In honor of my extended stay on Oahu and my nostalgia for the palm trees, Pacific Ocean and Aloha spirit during this cold weather, I’ve decided to have a weekly Aloha series this month! Each week I feature some of my Hawaii favorites.

                      This week’s favorites are FOOD/RESTAURANTS. 
                      (Note: I don’t take many photos while inside restaurants so most these are of the beautiful views. Don’t be fooled, though — the food at each of these is great, too!)

                      Haleiwa Joe’s Haiku Gardens

                       
                      Cinammon’s Restaurant Red Velvet Pancakes

                       
                      Kona Brewing Company
                       

                      Champa Thai

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