Better late than never, right? I come and I go on this blog but the thing that remains the same is that I really do enjoy writing it all down, and when I look back I always appreciate having this great memory-keeper. So, a re-cap of notable events in 2013...? Now this will be a test of my memory...!
In February, Ivan and I went to the symphony for the first time. It was a fun excuse to dress up, bust out the pearls, enjoy some music, and pretend to be fancy! It was a nice time, but also not quite what I expected and once was probably enough for me ;) Also in February we went to see P!nk in concert! She was AMAZING! She sang live while doing these crazy aerial moves. So cool. I was so inspired to get fit just by watching her. Another biggie in that month was that I earned an incentive in our business to fly to Seattle and spend the day at our coaches home, spoiled with lunch, desserts, and shoe-shopping! It was a great honor and very cool reward after a lot of hard work. In March, my cousin Kaleigh came to visit for spring break so we headed up to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, always a beautiful time! In May we went to Vegas to hang with our Cali crew and of course a handful of AZ friends went to. Always an awesome time. That same month I did the Glow Run 5k with Kara (which was way cooler to say you did than actually do...maybe it's just me?) Ivan won an incentive in the business that month and had his turn in Seattle at our coaches home with a trip to the Nike store. Oh, Ivan and I joined a crossfit gym that month too. We were very on top of our fitness at that time and totally rocking it. In June we did a Salt River Tubing trip for our friend Allen's birthday which proved quite memorable...we went to a Mercury game, and to the Improv to see one of my faves-- Whitney Cummings (Hilarious!) Later that month we took our annual trip home and headed to Tennessee for Ivan's family reunion followed by time at my parents. If I remember correctly, we had an awesome time geocaching on this trip! In July, my friend Erin came to visit and we did a girls trip tubing on the Salt River followed by a roadtrip to California! We went to Santa Monica (my fave), to Laguna Beach, and to a taping of Chelsea Lately where we met Chuy! In August it was back to school time and then yet another Salt River Tubing trip with our whole California Crew...I love when we all get together and have big kid slumber parties...grilling out, playing in the pool, and playing Cards Against Humanity. In September we were back at the Improv to see Josh Wolf, another favorite comedian. We also made a quick weekend trip home in September for my friend Jon's wedding...we really crammed in a ton of fun watching my nephews' baseball practice, another nephew's football game, the wedding, brunch with friends, family pictures (which were SO GOOD!), and cake & ice cream to celebrate fall birthdays while we were there. The following weekend we headed back to California for a business function...so we were able to spend a little time at the beach, which always delights my heart. In October, Kara and I went back to California for fall break. We spent some time at Newport Beach, and got to see P!nk again in L.A. She was amazing as usual. We hoped to see a taping of the Ellen show but didn't make the cut, so we headed to a taping of Chelsea Lately again. For Halloween (one of our favorite times of year you know) we headed to Al's for the annual party. Ivan was a lightning bolt and I was someone who had been struck by lightning--it was a super fun costume & great night. In November we did the ROC Race, or "Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge" which is basically the show Wipe Out in the form of a 5k, and it was so much fun (so much fun we're doing it again). That month I headed to Tucson for a training in a program called Bal-A-Vis-X which has been such a cool program to use with kids (so cool I then hosted a training this summer here in Surprise). Ivan's mom and her boyfriend came to visit in November also so we took them to a Suns game and spent a lot of good time with them. We had our traditional Friends-giving dinner and made applesauce & cinnamon Christmas ornaments, followed by a Thanksgiving trip to Vegas! We went to see KA on this trip, Ivan learned to play Craps (very well might I add), rode the roller coaster at NYNY, visited Fremont Street and just had an all around great time. December was full of Christmas parties, and our trip home to see family.
Whew! Ok. Not as much detail as usual but a lesson learned I suppose. Either way, when I am older and grayer I will be happy to have it all in one place.
