Thursday, April 16, 2020

2019: A Year in Review

Despite this post being written four months into 2020, I believe it's never to late to reflect on the event and blessings of the year before. So, without further ado, let's get into 2019!

January 2019:

  • Started off the new year right on the boat off Miami Beach
  • Enjoyed time in Miami and St. Augustine with family 
  • Had a blast tubing/playing in the snow with Sam and Kirsten


February 2019:
  • Enjoyed a harbor cruise to celebrate our one year sealing anniversary
  • Saw a real life rodeo
  • Celebrated Valentine's Day with our traditional Italian at Bucca di Beppo 
  • Watched President and Sister Nelson speak to thousands in AZ 
  • Had a rockin' trip to San Diego/Sea World with Sam and Kirsten



March 2019:
  • I kiss a giraffe at Out of Africa 
  • We celebrate Spring Break by hiking Piestewa Peak/visiting a chocolate factory/visiting local sites  
  • Nick battles an unexplained ringing in his right ear for over a month (which mercifully went away on its own with no explanation) 


April 2019: 
  • Celebrated my 26th birthday
  • Visited San Antonio for a second look at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Have a blast in Las Vegas for Ian and Alison's wedding with Seth and Lexi 
  • I open a time capsule made 10 years before in 2009





May 2019: 
  • I drive a 10 passenger van so that the 8th graders can go to their end of year trip 
  • Said goodbye to my first classroom and life as a Carson Cougar
  • Nick is accepted to Stanford Medical School off of the waitlist
  • We commit to Stanford 



June 2019: 
  • Road trip up to Palo Alto to interview at KIPP Valiant Community Prep--I got the job!
  • Travel to Florida to spend time with family
  • Trip to Bimini, Bahamas for some much needed R & R 

July 2019: 
  • We celebrate with Vicky and J.C. at their wedding 
  • Road trip to California to apartment hunt--sign a lease on the first apartment we looked at!
  • Nick's family flies into Phoenix to help us move to CA
  • We say goodbye to friends and our first apartment as a married couple
  • We visited SF as a family and took a boat cruise around the Bay 
  • I start a new job at KIPP Valiant as a 7th/8th grade Social Studies teacher 
  • I travel to Houston, TX for the KIPP Summit




August 2019: 
  • Nick camps with his new classmates on SWEAT trip
  • Nick's White Coat Ceremony 

September 2019:
  • We visit the Northern California Renaissance Festival for the first time 

October 2019:
  • We celebrate Nick's 26th birthday
  • We attend the Medical School prom 


November 2019: 
  • We enjoyed a relaxing week at home for Thanksgiving Break and cook our own Thanksgiving dinner 
  • Nick and I visit Alcatraz and get totally and completely soaked 
  • We visit the Charles Dickens Christmas Festival to get in the Christmas spirit

December 2019: 
  • We host a friends Christmas party
  • Nick turns in a textbook chapter to McGraw Hill about pregnancy and melanoma 
  • We celebrate Christmas for two in our apartment with many fun Christmas traditions 
  • We watch the Nutcracker ballet 
  • We fly to New Orleans to celebrate Christmas and visit the French Quarter/World War II Museum 
  • We rung in the New Year in Miami with family 



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