MY YEAR IN REVIEW

JANUARY 2018

- We had snow and our cat tried to go out in it for the first time.
- Speaking of our cat, she clawed the crap out of me when we decided she needed a flea bath!
- I started to pick up my blog a bit more in January, but I wasn't posting on a consistent schedule yet.
- My best friend Lauren had her 24th birthday party and graduation party, which was so much fun to go to just to celebrate her accomplishments!

FEBRUARY 2018

- On Feb. 15, a transformer that supplied power to my job blew up. No one was hurt, but it put us out of commission for a whole day and thousands of people were affected!
- On a lighter note, Spectrum (my cable provider) offered more channels without having to pay a ton extra. I just came home one day and had new channels, which is awesome!
- It is so hard to believe that it was back in February when we lost Billy Graham. He was a great evangelist and loved the Lord!
- A dude tried to convince my husband to come into our house to show him how a cleaning product worked. We had neighbors and friends who said that they knew people who this happened to and it was a scheme to case the house before robbing it...glad we didn't let them in!

MARCH 2018

- I got really up-close and personal with this bull when Jonathan, my mom, and I visited Lazy 5 Ranch, a farm with exotic and domestic animals for you to look at, feed, and pet!
- They put the cross on the chapel at my job and there was this glorious ray of light that came down and shown on the cross. It was such a beautiful moment!
- Jonathan and I had our first wedding anniversary and we took a trip to Myrtle Beach since we didn't take a honeymoon. While there, we saw a show, ate at Paula Deen's restaurant, and we went to a couple of fun places.
- My job hosted a concert featuring T-Pain, Hunter Hayes, and We the Kings. I work at a college, by the way! 

APRIL 2018

- I finally got a new computer after using one for a year and a half that constantly shut down. It was a win for everyone!
- I visited by best friend Jeremy in Georgia and we went to a ton of touristy locations because Jonathan had never been. We went to World of Coke, the Aquarium, and the Sports Museum.
​- Jonathan and I legit had a day where we sat outside and painted our own wall art.
- My mom and I met her biological mother as well as my mom's sisters.
- Pollen legit killed my sinuses in April. I found a video on my Facebook page and I walked outside for maybe 5 minutes and had a coating of pollen on my flats.
​- April Fools Day was on Easter.

MAY 2018

- I was introduced to the world of Retsuko. It is a show on Netflix, and I think you should watch it.
​-  I watched a ton of my friends graduate, but I was working. I cried. A lot.
- I watched one of our art professors literally boss at creating a portrait of my boss.
- The unfortunate Texas Santa Fe High School school shooting happened.
- BTS debuted their "Tear" Album.

JUNE 2018

- My mom and I planned, DIYed, and decorated for my mother-in-law's 50th birthday party. I will never make boards like that again. It took way too long and just got thrown away after!
- We got together with Jonathan's siblings for Father's Day.

JULY 2018

- I had the conversation at my specialist's doctor's office that changed my life and sparked my weight loss. 
- My coworkers and I visited Davidson College for the day. We toured campus and that's when I really realized how bad my health was.
- I stopped debating and arguing with people about their opinions and my opinions. Life is too short to waste time being angry or frustrated, and it isn't good for your mental health.

AUGUST 2018

- Jonathan's father, who had been suffering from kidney failure, received a kidney transplant. It was by far one of the best moments of the year.
- Mom was on her knee scooter and awaiting surgery for her foot.
​- My grandpa went to the hospital and ended up on a respirator. This was the hardest moment of the year. Lots of hospital trips and uncomfortable conversations. We were able to stay in the SECU house in Wake Forest so we could be close to him while he was at Wake Baptist.
- Jonathan turned 22!

SEPTEMBER 2018

- We were hit with hurricane Florence. We retreated to my hometown and we even battled hurricane winds to get up to Wake Forest to see my grandpa, who was still in the ICU. Flooding was too bad for us to get back to our home.
- My mom had surgery on her foot!
- When we made it back to our home, there were several trees down in our yard that remained there until Thanksgiving.

OCTOBER 2018

- I didn't post too much in October personally because I was doing blogtober and also really struggling with other things.
- I turned 25!
- My life was basically going to work, worrying all day until I could call my mom about her and my grandpa, and more. My grandpa was still in the ICU and my mom wasn't being taken care of at home. Plus, not many people were willing to take her and my grandma to Wake to see my grandpa.

NOVEMBER 2018

- Jonathan and I took an impromptu trip to get ice cream when our power was completely out because of some wreck where the person ran into a power pole.
​- We visited both of our families for Thanksgiving.
- Job responsibilities shifted at work and it made my life a living heck. I was (and still am) juggling a number of things and it is really difficult during the busy times.

DECEMBER 2018

- Jonathan's car broke down and is basically done. My break rotor had to be changed. Thankful I had a family member who could help me.
- I started blogmas!
- We graduated a bunch of students a few weeks ago!
- We had a great and fun holiday party at work.
- Jonathan and I went to see lights in Tanglewood Park. 
​- I made homemade hot chocolate for the first time and loved it!
​- I went home on the 20th of December.