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    2015 Recap

    Happy New Year, Readers! 

    I hope your 2015 was amazing and everything you wanted it to be.

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    Here is a recap of a few exciting things that happened in 2015:

    • Went to IrelandIowa, San Francisco, and Austin
    • Bridesmaid in Lauren’s wedding in May
    • Took two cooking classes
    • Saw several of my friends get engaged
    • Created new friendships, let some old ones go
    • Ran a 5k
    • Lost 30 pounds
    • Explored more of Dallas, Denton, and Ft. Worth (plus surrounding areas)
    • Started this blog!
    • Had some professional victories
    • Saw Maroon 5 in concert
    • Celebrated Galentine’s!
    • Went to a Murder Mystery Dinner
    • Celebrated many friend’s birthdays as well as my 24th birthday

    There were so many highs and lows to this year, but I can definitely say I learned a TON and hopefully will be taking some new habits into 2016.

    Some goals for 2016:

    • Run another 5k (and potentially a half marathon)
    • Lose 50 more pounds
    • Pay off my couch and eliminate unnecessary spending
    • Spend more time with my dog and my friends
    • Focus more on my blog and professional goals
    • Travel to Ireland and Italy, hopefully Virginia and Colorado, potentially some other places
    • Celebrate my 25th Birthday!
    • Get back into reading at least one book a month
    • Start the MBA process
    • Take better care of my skin {even though that might mean no more tanning ;(}
    • Cook more (since I got new pots and pans for Hanukkah!)

    I am sure there are other things that I would like to accomplish for 2016, but honestly I think this list will cover the whole year and then some. I am already trying to figure out how to prioritize my life for these next 12 months.

    Holiday Recap

    I had a great Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. There was so much going on in such a short time frame, so sorry for the lack of updates (because I know everyone cares so much lol). I blogged a little bit about Hanukkah already so I won’t bother your with more of that.

    Christmas went well. My sister came back to town and will be here for a whole month so we’ve been hanging out. She made me these really cute little embroideries for my travel wall in my house so my best friend came over and helped me hang them along with some other house stuff. I will have to post a house tour on here in a few weeks when I FINALLY finish my Travel Wall in my living room/dining room. I’ve only lived there for almost a year and a half….. no big deal. 😉 We went to my Grandma’s house and I hung out with my little second cousin, Liesel. She is seriously the cutest/happiest baby ever. I’m in love.

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    We have so many people in such a small house so my sister ended up getting the special chair in the Annexed part of the house next to an extra table.

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    We were tired of having the same food for Thanksgiving and then just a few weeks later for Christmas so we decided to add some Mexican flair since a good portion of my family is Hispanic.

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    For New Year’s Eve I was supposed to go out in Uptown with some of my friends. Unfortunately I got kinda sick the day before and it has lasted several days. So last night I ended up just going down the street to Julia’s house and playing games with her, her family, and some significant others, which was exactly what I needed. We had a really great time and I got to see some of her siblings that I don’t normally see. This morning my dad made New Year’s Day brunch since I decided to spend the night.

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    Karma and I tried to get it together in time to make a Christmas card this year, but it’s going to end up being more like a New Year’s card (if I even hand them out) (probably not, let’s be honest).

    We both wish all of you happiness for the New Year! Let’s make 2016 the best yet!

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