2012 has a lot to live up to

So 2011 was a pretty awesome year. And by pretty awesome, I mean it was completely amazing. Early on in 2011, my niece was born...and if you have looked at a single entry in this blog, you can tell that I'm a little obsessed with that little one. Doesn't hurt that I'm her godmother...and that she is insanely cute. She's also a hilarious little diva which might from the fact that she is insanely spoiled loved...and she knows it.
Serious attitude.
The fiance and I took two vacations in 2011- a week long trip to San Francisco to visit my family in May and a few days in Orlando (actually a work trip for him...I just took advantage of the free room at a Disney resort with 5 pools- Thank You Progressive!).
On the beach in Cali
We had a year full of weddings...7 to be exact (that doesn't even count the 3 I couldn't make it to). It was fabulous to watch some of our closest friends get married and to be with them on their wedding days. Lots of good food, drinking and dancing (sometimes too much of the drinking....and, let's be honest, the dancing).
See? Too much drinking...and dancing.

And apparently, after attending 6 weddings with me, the fiance decided it was time to pop the question himself! Which happened at the end of October...in a perfect, cheesy, romantic, perfect proposal!
Gives me goosebumps every time!
The year was wrapped up back in the place where most of it started- Athens, Ohio! Where I met my fiance, where my brother met my sister-in-law, where 4 of the 7 couples whose weddings we attended met each other. What better place to bring in a new year than in the greatest city in the world? ...Ok at least top 10.
Hello Court Street, my dear friend :)
And now we're in 2012. My niece will be turning 1 in just about a month, hopefully many more vacations, and spending time with amazing friends. Oh, and you know, getting married!! Don't know if September 29th can come quick enough :)

Happy New Years all!

Christmas recap

I love Christmas. Hands down...my favorite holiday. As I previously posted, we are a family of tradition around Christmas...and I seriously love every minute of it. Adding my niece into the picture has only made Christmas that much more awesome.
She wasn't really sure what to do when we put her in my boots.
Caroline and Grandpa Pat
While she wasn't super into opening presents, she thoroughly enjoyed her new wagon that is small enough for her to push around. It has a bumper on the front, so she runs into things and then waits for someone to turn it for her to keep going. The dog is completely terrified of her...she ran over his paws and I think he is scarred. Once we took her outside to walk with it though, she was too distracted by everything else and ended up sitting in it while my brother pushed her.
Can't even handle the cuteness.
Enough baby talk though, even though she is completely awesome. My Christmas was fabulous...new clothes, cook books, fiance got me a Kindle Fire, my parents gave me a solid granite mortar and pestle. 

And as an early Christmas present to myself...I got my wedding shoes!!!! Long story short, they were on sale- however out of my size. Thanks to an amazzzing friend of mine who works at DSW, she was able to find my size- which is currently being shipped to Easton for her to pick up and send to me. I can not WAIT to see them in person!
As a reminder. These beauties!

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