In chronological order:
1. In February 2011 it snowed and for once it wasn't just flurries!! That, my non-Texas friends, is something to write home about. Or in my case, something to write a blog about.
2. On March 3rd I got in a wreck. That however is not worthy of making the list, because to be honest I think I have gotten in a wreck once a year for the past three years. The reason this event is #2 is because I got to drive a rental car that officially made me a Texan, because growing up for 27 years in Texas apparently is not enough. This, my friends, was the most awesome week of my life. (Not really for but dramatic reasons please play along, this is a New Year's post after all.)
3. If you have been my friend, or known of me, or even stalked me on Facebook at one time in your life it has been obvious that I am a HUGE fan of Dierks Bentley. One might say I am even in love with him, however you chose to word it, I'll take it. I had the opportunity to meet him on March 13th. Yes, I remember the exact date, and what I wore, and what he smelled like. (He smelled amazing by the way) He was super nice, and I almost threw up. We talked about sports, naturally, and I stepped on his foot and then we hit our heads together before taking this picture. All in all it was a good night.
4. This event is something I wish I didn't have to include on this list, but it is definitely something that changed the year, and for the whole family, the rest of our lives. My Grandpa passed away on April 3rd, 2011 after battling pancreatic cancer. We still miss him a lot and are thankful for the many things we learned from him.
5. This past Easter my church, The Austin Stone, held their Easter service at the Frank Erwin Center, a venue that houses many concerts and the Texas Longhorn basketball games. I think 13,000 people showed up to the service. Worshiping with that many people was absolutely ridiculous!
6. I went to a dinosaur park!! Yes, at the time I was 26 and I drove about 45 minutes to visit a dinosaur park. Trust me, it was awesome. I love dinosaurs so much that when I was little I used to carry around the "D" volume of the encyclopedia. You may never understand my love for dinosaurs, but it's okay, I won't judge you.
7. This event was a huge life change. If you know me, I am not a fan of change. I've had the same job for many years, and lived with my sister for 7 years but this past year we decided to part ways, mainly because we didn't want to turn into the Golden Girls. I moved out on my own. I am now a single girl in the city and I'm loving every moment of it. Here is a picture of my "easy bake" oven. I named it that because it is ridiculously small.
8. I've been a fan of the Dallas Mavericks for the past 5 years. The first NBA game I had ever been to was one of the Mavericks and I've followed them ever since. In June this past year they became NBA Champions. I took a picture of the screen on my iPhone the moment they won.
9. This past summer I got stung by my first bee, and what do you know I'M ALLERGIC to them. That sucker swelled up like nobody's business. Look here is a picture to show my discomfort.
10. My birthday this year was spent eating dinner at my favorite restaurant, Galaxy Cafe, and then bowling with my girl friends. This deserves to be on the list because we were celebrating my birth, and let's be honest, without my birth this list would not exist.
11. And last but not least, I finally got to visit the Gypsy Picnic here in Austin. This event is held every year (well this was only the 2nd year but let's keep with the dramatic effect) and it's held downtown. There are about 20 different trailers from food places around Austin outlining the park and you can walk to different vendors and buy samples of their food. If you are a fan of food it was amazing, and I love me some food!!
Thanks for recapping the year 2011 with me. I plan on having fun in 2012, so here's to another year of life changes and awkward experiences. (I'm looking at you, Mayan calendar!!)
