2013 in review

dear 2013,

how are you almost over?

all i can say is that we loved you,

and can't believe how every year

just keeps getting better and better.

here's an attempt to recap you in one song:

and as for a little 2013 blog recap... in january  we rang in the new year by hosting a party  with friends, enjoyed our winter break and played in the snow at home, got all dressed up for  the downton abbey premiere gala, then came back to california and moved into a new apartment in  the bay...we got settled and saw friends,  explored more and more of san francisco, had some fun date nights with friends and explored half moon bay for martin luther king, jr. day.
in february  we took a last-minute trip home for the funeral of chase's sweet grandpa... we then celebrated valentines day, had a little trip to seattle, then we were off to paris and rome!! we came home to warm weather and fun with friends.
in march  we went to a pro tennis  tournament, celebrated st. patty's day in  style, and threw a party for our bff's birthday. we had some fancy date nights and  chase got into lots of law schools {but has since decided against it.} we saw the pretty new  bay bridge lights and celebrated easter with friends who have become family.
in april  we made a tradition of  temple + tacos, went on some fun runs together, and spent a week in laguna beach with my family. husband's mom & grandma came in town for a fun visit, and of course we kept visiting the SF ferry building  farmer's market..our fave. my friends threw me the cutest birthday bbq,  and then i turned 23!!
may  got off to a great start, and then we headed to miami beach for the best vacation! we had some fun weekends and then booked a lighthouse hostel on the coast for memorial day weekend with our best friends. we summed up what we've learned about marriage so far as we drew close to  a year of being married!
on the first of june  our one year wedding anniversary  rolled around, and chase planned the perfect celebration. we finished year one of teach for america, and summer began. i flew home to surprise my dad for father's day, and threw one of my best friend's a bridal shower. chase got hired at GOOGLE, (!!!) and i visited SLC solo while he got going. chase came home and surprised me, & we celebrated our friends ralph and abby's wedding and soaked up some boating and family time.
in july  we made it back to the bay just in time to throw a party for chase's 25th birthday with our friends, then we were off to CHINA for the most amazing trip ever before chase  started his job at google.
in august we ran the SF giants half marathon with our  besties, and i made it to jackson for the best trip of the year before starting year 2 of teach for america. we explored alameda island, and hit our one year mark of living in the bay!! husband went home for one of his best friend's weddings, and i finally got the prettiest  wedding band. we enjoyed the end of august with some nice california days, and ended  summer with some mini golf. september  brought a fun labor day adventure touring all of the california gold rush towns, and then my brother  and sister in law came for the most fun visit. we got invited to go on a  travel show for the blog, and got to invite two couple friends for an amazing week in cannon beach, oregon. my parents came to town for such a fun visit...they toured google, we  hiked muir woods, and we showed them our favorite spots on the coast. we also started to do our  first features for the blog! i ran the st. george marathon in  october with my whole family and got to spend a gorgeous fall week in utah. we started posting some travel tips and i got obsessed with GIF's..hehe. we recapped our fun visit to portland, and i threw a baby shower for my cute friend tara. we checked the half moon bay pumpkin festival off our bucket list, and paid a little visit to treasure island...& fell in love with that view! we posted our bay area bucket list and kept checking items off.  we had a new york halloween which ended october perfectly.
in november  we had such a fun trip to new york city..{that place is perfect in the fall}  then a little miracle joined our family  as our nephew. we had another visitor and some perfect, warm SF weekends. we celebrated thanksgiving with chase's family in the mountains.

our december calendar was full of festivities, dates, parties, and fun. we had chase's holiday party for google, explored jack london square, tried out juicing, sent out our christmas cards, took my TFA students on a field trip to google, soaked up december in the bay,  then headed home for a white christmas with a special christmas eve and bright christmas day. we just finished off december right with the most relaxing and nice ski weekend in deer valley with my family, and got some exciting news we will share soon!

here's to an incredible year that i can't believe we got to live. can't WAIT for 2014. xo