A Year in Review: 2016

Hey guys,

So here it is, the post that I said I was working on for a long time and it turns out it didn't actually take me that long to write it but it technically isn't exactly the way I wanted it to be. There were a few photos that I couldn't find. I try to be as organized as possible with my photos but when I use my iPhone to take most of my photos and then I download them to computer, they never seem to be as organized as they are on my phone and then I never have time to go through and organize them so basically there were a few photos that I couldn't find. I also, didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to sit down and write this post but I really wanted to get it up before March because it's already kind of late in the year to be writing this and putting it up (haha, I know I'm a slacker).

 However, I have actually been working a lot at my job and trying to get more hours with my other job. I don't actually work 40 hours but when you don't have a set schedule and aren't able to form an actual routine, it sometimes makes it seem like you are working more hours than you actually are. I'm currently on day 4 of working 8 days in a row and then I will have 1 day off before I have to work 9 days in a row. So I'm slightly stressing which is why this is going up so late in the evening.

So there won't be What to Wear Wednesday this month. I ran out of time to plan something and I also kind of ran out of ideas. I mean I technically have quite a few, they just might take a while to actually put them together. 

January

In January, we took a trip to Disney right after the new year so we could see The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights for the last time. 

February

February and March we both very busy months for my sister and I. We traveled somewhere almost every single weekend during those two months. One weekend my mom, my sister, and I took a quick two-night trip to NYC, then I think the next weekend we were going on a cruise with some friends to celebrate a bachelorette party!

Then in March we went to Ireland, New York, and Jacksonville!

March

In March, we took a trip to Ireland for my last spring break in college. It was an amazing trip and I had a blast! I already can't wait to go back someday and explore more of this amazing and beautiful country!

We actually took a pitstop in New York City after our trip to Ireland and we stayed a couple nights in the city and did some more exploring. We also saw the Broadway play, she loves, which was absolutely amazing!

The weekend after we returned from Ireland and New York we headed up to Jacksonville, FL to attend the wedding for the friends bachelorette party that we had gone to back in February.

April

We took our annual trip to Epcot for the Flower and Garden to celebrate my mom's birthday in April!

May

In May, I graduated from Florida Atlantic University and I earned two Bachelors degrees, one in Business Management and another one in Marketing. I currently don't know exactly what I will be doing with them but eventually my plan in life is to open up a clothing boutique somewhere in Southwest Florida and then possibly even a bakery! Who knows?! I'm only 23!

Our cousin gave birth to a very handsome and adorable baby boy in May and so we had to go visit them real quick before we left for our trip for the next two weeks.

June

In June, we took a mother daughter trip to Europe and visited two more amazing countries! We finally visited London and Paris after planning this trip for more than 8 years! We worked so hard to plan this trip and it was everything and more than I could have ever imagined! I hope that I am able to go back someday to both countries but going just one time was absolutely amazing and it was a trip that I will remember for the rest of my life!

I also dyed my hair pink for a couple weekends in a row in June and July. It was fun and I hope to be able to dye it other color's in the future, even if it is only temporary and washes out super quickly!

July

At the beginning of July, we took a trip to Inverness, Florida to celebrate the Fourth of July!

We also took a trip to Disney and we finally got our cousin to ride Tower of Terror with us after trying for sooooo many years to get her to ride it! And guess what?! She didn't like it so it was kind of a let down haha but whatever, my sister and I still love it!

I also took a trip to Orlando to visit a friend that I have known since high school! I stayed in her new apartment for one night and we got to spend some quality time together. It was great!

 At the end of the month we took a trip to visit some friends that live in St. Augustine and we toured the distillery that they have there and showed off our friends growing baby belly!

August & September

In August we moved back in with our parents for a little bit and we started house hunting. I can't remember if we actually found a house in August or September, all I know I that we got the house on October 4th which is the same day that I started working so it's probably a date that will stick in my head for a long time!

October

Then in October my sister celebrated her 30th birthday and I celebrated my 23rd! We took a trip to one of my my favorites cities in North Carolina, Wilmington. We also visited Savanah, Georgia; Southport, North Carolina, then we took a pitstop to Georgetown, South Carolina; and our final stop was Charleston, South Carolina. I also started my job in October and on March 4th, I will have been there for 5 months and I'm still working on getting another one haha.

November

So I guess nothing really exciting happened in November other than Thanksgiving because I don't really have any other pictures other than blogging pictures. I'm guessing we just spent too much time working and fixing up the house. My sister moved into the house in November and then I moved in, in December.

December

December was another amazing month because a friend of ours gave birth to her first child, a beautiful baby girl. We're calling her our niece since our friend was an only child and she won't have any aunts! We also got to celebrate the holidays with our family!

So basically I did a lot of traveling in 2016 and I would have to say that 2016 was by far my most favorite year. I graduated college, finally visited Paris, and then I finally got a job or two. My sister also celebrated a big birthday and she bought a house and we moved into it! We went a beautiful wedding, watched a dear friend become a new mom to a beautiful baby girl, and reconnect with some old friends and lost some others. 

My favorite part of 2016 was getting to finally see the Eiffel Tower!

My least favorite part of 2016 was having to get a job and actually start grow up haha!

I love getting to spend time with my family and friends and getting to travel to new and old places. Traveling is one of my favorite things to do in life and I am grateful for every opportunity that I have had.

XO, Steph

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