Tomorrow is the start of 2014. 2013 has gone by SO fast! I just can't believe how fast years actually go. Every year surprises me, and I know it shouldn't given that I've lived through a couple of decades. Maybe that's exactly why they surprise me. I made many new memories in 2013! I'm grateful for everything I was able to accomplish and all the places I went.

I survived my second semester of graduate school.
I passed my qualifying exam in May! That meant I could continue in my graduate program.
I went to New Hampshire three more times, and Chris visited me three times. We went to Maine and Idaho!
Chris graduated and later moved west to start graduate school. Melody moved with him.
We got to see many of our favorite artists in concert: Imagine Dragons, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, OneRepublic, and Matt Nathanson. We also met OneRepublic!
I went to Hawaii with my family to celebrate my dad's 50th birthday!
Chris and I adopted Sybil, completing our fur baby family!
I started blogging! I absolutely love it even though it has caused my interest in fashion (and shopping) to exponentially increase.
I survived my third semester of graduate school (I took no actual classes, so that was nice!).
Chris and I celebrated a year of being together!

Here's what my December looked like if you follow me on Instagram!

I flew to an academic conference to present my research and flew over some pretty geology.
At the conference, I got to use my new Ollie and Nic satchel! Plus, I painted my nails a shiny, deep blue for the season.
Chris and I went to see The Nutcracker, one of my favorite ballets!
Chris gifted me with this pretty framed picture of Rosie for Christmas, among other things!

Chris and I put up a real Christmas tree and filled it with gifts for our friends and families!
I drove back to my home state with the girls for the holidays!
I've been having a really relaxing holiday break, which I really needed.
I've been catching up with old friends while being home!

Here's hoping that 2014 will be another wonderful year! Thank you all for reading my blog!

2013 reflection