Wow! 2010 has been a fun year! Lots of new things have happened this year, and I must say that in some ways I am sad to see 2010 go. I am sure 2011 will bring just as many fun, exciting, wonderful moments, so I'm looking forward to all the things that are to come. However, before I ring in 2011, I must do one last summary of 2010. So, without further ado, here is 2010 from my eyes! A year of pictures:
Winter 2010 was a busy, busy time:
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I rang in the New Year with a party at this girl's house! |
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I headed to Gatlinburg with my beau for a last minute getaway! |
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I played in the snow and went sledding a few times! |
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I took an Indian Cooking Class with Patrick! |
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I spent a special Valentine's Day with my beau going zip lining... |
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...and hiking! |
Finally, spring hit and that meant it was time for life to get fun!!!!!
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I went roller skating for the first time in YEARS! |
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I had Easter dinner with Kat, Mickey, Patrick and Kat's family! |
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I celebrated the end of tax season by heading to Drag Queen Bingo with the girls! (Notice the Drag Queen is the one in the back!) =) |
After 4/15, Patrick and I took a wonderful Cruise where we did all of the following:
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Relaxed on the Lido deck! |
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Soaked up some rays! |
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Went Parasailing! |
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Dressed up for dinner! |
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Shopped in all the cheesy beach stores! |
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Played on the beach! |
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Made TONS of new friends! |
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Danced the night away! |
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Went snorkeling! |
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Had fun with the wait staff! |
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Spent some awesome quality time together! |
Not long after returning home, a very life-changing event happened in Nashville:
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The weekend of May 2 brought more rain to Middle Tennessee than this area had ever seen... |
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Soooooo many people either had damage to or lost their homes... |
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Because my office was closed for most of the week, Patrick and I decided to volunteer to help flood victims. |
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Here we are with Peggy, a 90 year old woman who stayed in her home during the flood, but eventually had to leave her home for good. |
As things started being cleaned up from the floods, everyone's lives started getting back to normal. Here is what the rest of May brought:
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Steeplechase 2010 did not disappoint with tons of fun and crazy good times! |
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I even got to meet Jevon Kearse (a former TN Titans player)! |
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My mother got to celebrate Mother's Day with all of her children! |
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I turned 30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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My beau surprised me with a day of horseback riding! |
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We had a great time despite the rain! |
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I went to Sips 'n Strokes with Amber and Sandy! |
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I got to watch as Baby Hannah was Christened. |
Next came summertime, which always brings tons of excitement and interesting events!
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Taste of Nashville was fun as usual! |
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The Nashville Junior Chamber Gala was a fun time spent with fun people! |
In July, Patrick and I decided to take a weekend trip to St. Louis! We had a great time! If you don't believe me take a look:
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We went to a July 4th parade! |
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We toured Anheuser-Busch |
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We took in a Cardinals game! |
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We baked in the hot sun! |
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We went to the top of the Gateway Arch! |
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We visited the St. Louis Zoo! |
The rest of summer was just as good as the first half:
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Ginger and I threw Andi a super fun Bachelorette Party! |
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I went to another fun Music City Brewer's Festival! |
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I stood by Andi as she said "I do" to Rob! |
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And I got to spend some fun times with my beau before he headed to South Africa! |
Next thing you know, it was already Fall! I feel like this fall was one of my busiest to date!
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I hiked at Radnor Lake! |
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I tailgated for a Vandy game with some Junior Chamber friends! |
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I celebrated Kat's birthday with all of our friends! |
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Patrick and I made sushi with some friends! |
Finally, it was time for the weekend I had been looking forward to for MONTHS! Our trip to LAS VEGAS!!!!!
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We had a great time, and spent lots of time gambling... |
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...taking in the scenery... |
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...monkeying around... |
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...checking out the view from the Eiffel Tower... |
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...hanging out with Elvis... |
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...and checking out excellent shows! |
After we came back, I thought things might slow down...boy was I wrong! The rest of fall included all of the following:
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Making a fun trip to Arrington Vineyards! |
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Celebrating Alysia's Birthday! |
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Tailgating with friends! |
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Watching the Vols take on Alabama! |
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Celebrating my mom's 60th birthday!!!!! |
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Hosting a yard sale with Patrick and friends! |
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Finding our inner Jon and Kate Plus 8! |
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Having lunch at Loveless Cafe! |
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Taking a drive on the Natchez Trace Parkway! |
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Completing my first Half Marathon with my mom! |
Finally, winter has arrived! It has already been one of the worst winter's Nashville has seen in awhile, but that didn't stop me from taking it all in!
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I bought and decorated a new Christmas tree! |
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I had a great time at a cabin in Gatlinburg! |
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I went to my first Tacky Christmas Sweater Party! |
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I took my brother to the Titans/Colts game! |
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I met Baby Abby! |
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I celebrated Christmas with my favorite person! |
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I had lots of wonderful family time! |
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And finally...I watched the Vols in the Music City Bowl! |
Yes, 2010 was definitely a great year! Like I said, I think 2011 will be hard to top, but I think I can do it! =) Stay tuned...I'm sure it will be a fun ride!
P.S. Sorry for the poor picture quality...with my laptop out of commission, I had to pull all these pics off Facebook! =(