2014: Year in Review

It's officially Christmas Eve. One of my favorite days of the entire year - full of preparation, anticipation, and family. I think there's nothing better than spending the entirety of December planning, wrapping, and getting ready for a pretty dinner, a day full of presents and Christmas movies.

I've been too busy cleaning and working (I don't get any time off but Christmas Day this year) to get any festive outfit photos but I can tell you I've been rocking these comfy flannel pants and this quilted sweatshirt from Gap non-stop during my non-work hours. In lieu of an outfit post and on this festive day, I thought I'd kick off the end of year wrap-up!

2014 was a fantastic year marked with some pretty big milestones in my life (read on for details), yet I am thrilled to welcome in 2015. It's the year that my last name changes, that Ben and I become a legally bound family, and hopefully it'll have in store great things for Ben's medical schooling (fingers crossed that his first licensing exams go well)! And so... here's a look back at 2014!

Happy Christmas Eve!

In January...

We moved to a new apartment on New Years
We got our new apartment decorated
I started my new job!
We finally got a new couch!

In February...

We celebrated 5 years together, and GOT ENGAGED!

We experienced Winter Storm Orion

I stopped biting my nails

My bridesmaids came to visit

In March...

I fell down the stairs playing a farming game

We headed to Eugene family emergency

I discovered boyfriend jeans

We went to Astoria, Oregon

In April...

I celebrated IZZE Friendsday!

Rachel hosted a beautiful Beauty Brunch

We visited the Woodburn tulip fields

In May...

Had a Kentucky Derby party!

I attended a photo-workshop with the Portland Bloggers

Ladies in Navy turned 2

We visited the Jackson Bottom Wetlands

In June...

We u-picked strawberries

My parents visited Portland and I bought my wedding dress!

We took a Hood River day trip

We went blueberry picking

In July...

I traumatically got an Oregon license

My best friend came to visit

We took engagement photos

I turned 25!

I traveled to Denver for work

In August...

I visited the Portland Art Museum with Ben's mom

I wrote about the first year of medical school

We got our engagement photos back

My brother visited!

We went peach/pear picking in Hood River

In September...

We went apple picking

Ben started year two of medical school in the new OHSU building

We took yet another Hood River day trip

I attended three magical days of Feast

We went to Hood River, again, for Hops Fest

In October...

I attended three days of Portland Fashion Week

We went hunting in Eastern Oregon

I visited Urbaca Salon for my first facial

We went pumpkin picking!

In November...

We got our Christmas Tree
We visited the Japanese Garden
I designed my wedding invitation suite!
We celebrated Thanksgiving in Portland with Ben's family

In December...

We hosted our annual Christmas party
We made DIY walnut mice ornaments
Ben and I celebrated the sixth anniversary of the day we met