2011 was an extremely blessed year for me! Not only did I get engaged to my best friend, but we also got a new doggy, and I watched as some friends celebrated some great milestones! Here is a look at 2011 from the eyes of Melrose:
January was spent soaking up the last little bit of time before work got really busy and took over my life.
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I rang in the New Year with great friends at a party hosted by Patrick! |
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I ran in my first 5K (the Resolution Run) on New Year's Day with Mickey and Kathleen! |
During our trip to Louisville, KY, we spent some time doing all of the following:
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Playing and being silly in the snow... |
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...trying to stay warm by riding around town in the free trolley... |
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...visiting the Louisville Slugger museum... |
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...having a nice dinner at the Brown Hotel... |
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...and (my favorite) visiting Churchill Downs! |
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I also ran with Alysia in her first 5K (the Zoo Run Run)! |
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We pretended to be kids again and went to the circus! |
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And at the end of January, I finally ordered new bedroom furniture! |
Once February started, my life was pretty much all about survivial for the next 3 months. I did manage to still fit in some fun though:
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We watched as Baby Hannah turned 1 (and isn't such a baby anymore). |
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I had a wonderful Valentine's dinner homemade by my beau! |
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I went on a date to the Nashville Dinner Theatre. |
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I threw Patrick a surprise Birthday party. |
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I went bowling with Patrick, Alysia and Ed. |
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And I ran in my first 10K - The Purity Moosic City Dairy Dash |
Immediately after busy season ended, I took a few days off and had a little fun:
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My beau and I spent a weekday afternoon at the Nashville Zoo! |
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I went to the Iron Fork with the lovely ladies from my Dinner Club! |
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And I celebrated Easter with my family (this very rarely happens because Easter is usually BEFORE April 15). |
Soon, things got back to normal and the rest of April and first part of May looked like this:
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I ran/walked my first half marathon (and my family was in town to catch all the action). |
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I celebrated my birthday at a fun but rainy Steeplechase! |
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I (along with Anna Catherine, Andrea, and Jennifer) threw Kathleen and Mickey a couples' wedding shower! |
Next up, mine and Patrick's fabulous trip across the pond! We experienced so many things in just such a few short days, including all of the following:
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We watched our first sunset from our cruiseship! |
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We visited Monaco and took in the views! |
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We visited the Monte-Carlo Casino. |
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We got all dressed up for dinner! |
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We helped hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. |
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We had a delicious Italian dinner in Florence. |
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We made a wish in the Trevi Fountain...hmm, maybe this was foreshadowing of things to come later in the year. =) |
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We saw the Pantheon. |
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And Vatican City... |
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And the Sistine Chapel. |
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And the Coliseum. |
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We also met some very nice people at dinner! |
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Had Sangria by the sea (this led to a summer long addiction on my part) =) |
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And we visited Park Guell in Barcelona. |
Even though we were sad that our trip was over, we also had a very busy June coming up...here's all that June held this year:
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Kathleen and I watched our friend, Anne, make the Titans Cheerleading squad! |
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We got a DOG!!!!! Sweet Zoey became a huge part of our life!!!!! |
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We met Baby Connor and hung out with his mama Stacy K. |
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I helped Stacy M. have one last fun night before becoming a married lady.. |
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I also had fun with Kathleen during her final days as Miss Condon! |
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And, finally, I danced the night away with my favorite dance partner at the NJC Gala. |
The first half of 2011 was such a wonderful year! However, stay tuned early next week because the second half only got better! =)
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