2012 Year in Review

If you haven't watched this yet, I highly recommend it:

Anyways, onto other things...
2012 was a much better year for me than 2011 was. Like, a TON better. A lot happened to me this past year, and since I don't want to forget any of it, I thought a blog post would be a good idea.

The first big thing that happened to me this past year was buying my very first house! It was a very stressful and obnoxious process, but now that all is said and done, I'm really happy with my choice. The picture below is of my backyard (ignore the fact that the "grass" is all dead). This was my favorite place to hang out with Brandon after work in the summer. We would grill some dinner, and hang out until past dark on the deck. I can't wait for warm weather again just for that!

The next biggest thing that happened to us came just a few short weeks after moving into our house. Kohna! She was Brandon's birthday present for his 28th birthday this year. She's been such a good dog, and a great addition to our home. I don't know what our life would be like without her sassy, but very sweet attitude. We love having her around!
Only 2 weeks after Kohna joined our family, Brandon and I headed out on our first vacation of the year. I'd never been to Huntington Beach, California before, so I was excited to see a new place! We went with Brandon's new paintball team that he managed, Salt City Vengeance.

Even at the end of March it looked so warm and summery. I loved it there! There was amazing fresh food everywhere that you went, and lots of new stores to explore. The sand on the beach was so soft, I loved taking off my flip flops and burrowing my feet in the sand. When the spring sun hit that sand, it warmed up just enough that it felt spectacular!
Once again, our summer was pretty jam-packed with paintball season. We helped and participated in a lot of local events over the course of the summer to gear up for world cup in October.
While Brandon was working on his new paintball team, I started my own adventure! I've been teaching myself how to use Photoshop this year, so that eventually I can start a career in web design. I wish I had a picture to put here for that, but I don't have anything right now.
The last major event that happened in 2012 was our trip to Las Vegas for the NPPL World Cup in October. That was an awesome time!

There isn't much new to say about that trip, it was going to Vegas, which means it was great, right? We had a few extra friends come down and spend the weekend with us, and I made some new great friends as well.
Here is hoping that 2013 is an even better year than this year was! It'll be hard to top, but I think we can do it!!