23 Highlights of my 23rd Year!

That's right. Unfortunately, I must bid farewell to this wonderful "golden" year of my life. Such a sad reality. I must now embrace the new year, new age, new chapter of my life. Over the past few years---for a number of reasons--each birthday has become a personal victory for me. To those that are the cause/reason for celebration--thank you! :) I thought you may like some insight to this wonderful year...so I'm posting the 23 highlights of a very bright year in my life!

Before I begin the picture above is me with Jonnie (and Rob off to the side) playing a Friday night game of poker. This was my life last fall and my saving grace through student teaching (Jonnie was student teaching simultaneously so it was nice) I kicked of my year with a poker game so I found the picture fitting!! ::

23 Highlights

(in no particular order)

• Celebrating the B-Day in Jackpot with Jonnie, Jessica, and Josh...Cactus Pete's :)
• Placing 9th and cashing out in a poker tournament that weekend, winning over $100 on a $1 game of Keno, and winning big in blackjack...and thus buying myself a digital camera for my birthday! :)
• Kicking off the b-day with the St. Luke's Women's fitness celebration 5k Run/Walk
• The Race for the cure and our "Breast Homies" t-shirts
• Graduating from BSU
• 1st real job interview
• 1st teaching job
• Moving into my VERY OWN 5th grade classroom!!
• Making some real Mormon girlfriends...real ones to hang out with and call with issues...:)
• Shaking hands with Randy Travis after watching him perform live outside in the summer evening.
• Seeing the Spill Canvas...again!
• Visiting Sarah and seeing Jonathan for the first time.
• Going to the rodeo...for all sorts of reasons. Next year WILL be SOOOOO much better!
• Sending my brother on a mission. Watching and letting him go was the hardest thing I've ever had to do but being a part of all of it has been amazing!
• Laughing with Misty and Ken in their new house...(laughing with Misty period throughout our many excursions this year. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 to name one episode)
• Army Wives
• Student teaching for Deb and becoming friends with Deb, Joe, and Cindy! Another saving grace!
• Working for the Idaho Food bank and reclaiming some of my heart in that work!
• Getting a killer tan:)
• Becoming a ward missionary
• I have to account for movie nights with Bryan
• Game nights
• Having Misty (and now Ken) over for Sunday dinners! :)
• Elder Holloman
  

Yes! One pretty amazing, GOLDEN year! Bring on the next!