Throwback: 2015

January

 

January we finally booked our trip to New York, which meant we were officially going, no one could stop us.

 

 

It was a really busy month, work wise, for both of us so we didn't do a whole lot besides cleaning out the house.

 

February

 

In February I got a nice surprise when I was taken to my company's fancy suite to see a Jazz game. It was such a cool experience and I'm always looking for ways to score tickets to go there again. You really can't go back to the regular seats after being in the suite...not to mention regular food doesn't taste NEARLY as good.

 

 

There was another treat that month when I crashed got invited to a dinner with Larry's co-workers at one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever been to. I want to go again, but I'm scared it's really expensive. It was a fun night still.

 

March

 

In March Larry and I celebrated a special anniversary. It was a lovely night and I'm glad we got a chance to celebrate it together since it'll likely never happen again in our lifetime. I also got to have a mini shopping spree and changed my look for a bit (unfortunately it didn't stay as long as I had hoped).

 

 



April

 

April we spent getting ready for our trip some more. I had a fun work party (any excuse to brag about how great my job is I'll take it). I also took a walk down memory lane with Larry and our years pre-military and post-military.

 



May

 

In May Larry and I went to our first Bees game together ("first" meaning our first together, we both have been to a baseball game before). It was a really fun night, even if we lost (but just barely).

 

 

We took my brother to a couple new places for his birthday. I kind of love this new tradition. I also got to give my mom the best Mother's Day gifts this year (aside from all of us just showing up at her door step that is). I would say this was one of my favorite months now that I look back at it.

 

June

 

June was our biggest month. We finally got to board a big plane that would take us to New York. I can't say enough about how amazing this trip was. We started in Niagara Falls, Drove down (through Scranton PA) to NYC, and then ended at Six Flags in NJ. I've never taken a 2 week vacation before and while I'm sure my work hated that I took so much time off at once, it was so worth it! I remember after coming home I said I'd never want to go back, but I think I spoke too soon. The city definitely had some wonderful parts and I'd definitely go do Niagara Falls and Six Flags again haha.

 

 

July

 

July brought my first successful month of having no added sugars. I'm such a candy fiend so this was a hard challenge, but it changed my perspective on candy and sweets a lot. We also had a rough Independence Day, even though it ended with a fun concert.

 

We also did our first (and unfortunately only) hike of the summer. I LOVED doing Donut Falls, it was amazing to see the falls.

 

 

In addition to all that fun, we got together with some friends to do our first "Escape the Room" night. By far one of my favorite things we've done this year. I hear they have a couple new rooms now so I recommend going...and invite us if you want haha.

 



August

 

August brought us one of our newest adventures: Larry got to fly a plane on his own. I almost want to do this one again with how exciting it was. I also recommend trying that out if you've ever been curious. We also used up a bunch of our movie gifts cards and got to have some fun date nights. May sound lame or just like nothing to report on to you, but it made for a fun summer! We also finally got our trip to the Zoo (courtesy of my work, again).

 

 

 



September

 

September brought my trip to Mississippi. It was one of the best, only I was missing Larry because he had school work to focus on. While I love going out to visit my parents (having girly days with my mom, watching movies as a family, and trying a new meat my step-dad has experimented with on his smoker are always nice), but I think the Go-Ape was my absolute favorite part.

 

We also decided to squeeze in a last minute mini vacation to Disneyland. Also a favorite of mine this year. It was nice going back when we both hadn't been in SO long.

 

 



October



 

Our biggest thing in October was celebrating Halloween. I got to try my first Paint Night, we went to our first Halloween Party, and the leaves were just oh so pretty. We also celebrated our anniversary this month - 11  years now!

 

 

November

 

November brought mom and Will back to Utah. It's nice seeing both of them, whether it's us going to them or them coming to us. Luckily I've been able to do both each year since they moved. We also celebrated a mini Thanksgiving at our house with Andy. It was a nice tester year for possible future year Thanksgivings at our home.

 

 

 

December

 

December brought us Christmas time. Unfortunately I didn't get as into it this year. I did decorate, and we got gifts for people (and I was just as excited to get people gifts as usual), but I didn't make sure we went out and did holiday stuff. We even got tons of snow this year, maybe that's why (it was REALLY cold). I did watch all my Christmas movies though. I think the biggest thing this month brought was signing in our new home! Or rather, picking out the lot and the type of home we're building. I'm so excited for that part!

 

So 2015 was a great year, we got lots of vacations, tried new things, and celebrated in new ways. The ending was a bit rough, but it just makes me look forward to the new year we get to celebrate tonight. Here's hoping 2016 is even better!