2007: The year of the weddings

Now that we're a week into it, I'll do my review of 2007. It's so late that I'd just skip it, but 2007 was too big of a year for me.

One year ago, K and I were just dating. I think my mom and I were just starting to not speak (for the 11 billionth time). I had never gone skydiving. I was still unhappy at my old job, but about to be offered my current one. I didn't have a dog. I hated Dallas. K had just gotten back from Afghanistan. I had just found out I'd get to go to Hawaii for free in March to be one of my cousin's bridesmaids.

It's been a big year -- probably the biggest of my life. And I just realized last week that I did not see my mother for the entire year of 2007.

Here are some of my favorite highlights:

January:

• K and I rang in the New Year in Boston. It was an absolute blast.
• I left the job that had driven me crazy for two and a half years and went to my current job, which is awesome. (Man, I wish I'd left sooner!)

February:

• Went to Oklahoma to surprise one of my best friends for her birthday

March:

• Fun, silly weekend in Dallas with Rebecca and two of K's buddies
• Wedding No. 1: My cousin's wedding in Hawaii
• K and I went skydiving -- eeek!
• And surfing and snorkeling!

April:

• K proposed on April Fool's Day -- and we got pictures!
• I learned I had been mispronouncing K's last name -- after we got engaged (oops)
• Wedding No. 2: K's college best friend
• I met a blogger for the first time: Heather
• I got my first manicure ever
• I went wedding dress shopping!

May:

• My relationship with my mom officially completely exploded
• I rode my bike 150 miles in one weekend with K
• I went to a real fashion show
• K and I spent Memorial Day (and our two-year anniversary) in Austin with Rebecca

June:

• K and I decided the Florida wedding was a definite
• Wedding No. 3 (my college friends, in Norman)
• Wedding No. 4 -- awesome! (ER's sister, in Dallas)
• I found my Florida wedding dress
• I finally got my wisdom teeth removed

July:

• I totally saw A.ndre 3000 at the airport
• CG visited
• Wedding No. 5: more college friends
• After not seeing each other for a month, I was able to visit K for a few days in PA
• Serious wedding planning for Florida and more dress shopping for the Dallas wedding
• K and I bought our wedding bands

August:

• K and I got our first wedding gift: Tiffany champagne glasses!
• I mentioned to ER that I was thinking of getting a puppy; next thing I know, I'm submitting adoption papers
• My last birthday as a single woman: I turned 24

September:

• K and I added to our little family!
• I spent each weekend (all 5) in a different state: 1) Texas, 2) Oklahoma, 3) Louisiana, 4) Florida, 5) Pennsylvania
• K and I spent a great weekend in Norman for the OU-M!ami game
• Wedding No. 6: The best weekend of my entire life: MY WEDDING!
• Wedding No. 7 (one week after ours): K's cousin, in PA

October:

• K, Danielle and I went to the st.ate fa!r for the OU-t.exas game
• We started really preparing for the deployment
• I changed my name
• K and I went to PA and to Virginia; our trip included a corn maze and my first time ever carving pumpkins. (I also randomly ran into a blogger I read!) We also tied our record for most consecutive days spent together: 11
• A festive Halloween!

November:

• K and I had tons of final preparations for the deployment
• K and I celebrated Christmas, since he'd be gone in December
• K and I had Thanksgiving with several of the guys & girls I've gotten so close to thanks to the A.rmy
• K deployed for I.raq

December:

• I got my first massage
• My old roomies from senior year in college came to visit (I still need to post those pictures!)
• Piper got disgusting -- twice
• I went home to OK for Christmas (and saw a liiiiiitle bit of snow!)

It was a year of big changes, that's for sure. Here's hoping 2008 brings just as many positive things into my life!