I know I’m not the only person who said this, but 2013 flew by. It was an incredible year for me and I’m a little sad to say goodbye to it. To honor it, I’m looking back on all of the amazing (and sometimes sad) things that happened during it, complete with lots of photos!
2013 started with this guy. At the time, we had been together a whopping 5 months, but I already knew he was a different kind of special.
The first moments of 2013!
I continued to work for Boston.com as a sports production intern, covering everything from football to hockey, including the Bruins playoff run. Watching games from the TD Garden 9th floor Press Loge is something I will never forget.
I miss these passes.
I also miss this view…
I went to my first Muse concert and loved every second of it.
May or may not have had many beers at this concert.
I covered the Boston Marathon and left the finish line minutes before the bombings. Thinking about that day still shakes me to the core.
Boston Strong
I ran 1 single road race: the Beach-to-Beach 5K in Marblehead for my third year in a row. Not my best, not my worst, but my only. Running and I weren’t close this year apparently.
Nice bright red face there.
I danced in my 5th DanceWorks Boston show and choreographed my 5th piece, “World Spins Madly On“.
My beautiful dancers.
I ended the internship I loved on a high note and accepted my first full-time “big girl” job offer a few weeks later with premium chocolate company, Lindt & Sprungli, working in their USA headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire. Yes, there is chocolate around me all day, every day.
Lindt USA.. where it always smells like chocolate.
BUT I managed to not gain weight in the 6+ months I’ve worked here. Happy dance.
We knew each other a whole year… and that same weekend, I shot a gun for the first time. Irony?
Nice knowing ya for a whole year!
Pretty cool even though I didn’t hit a single disk thingy.
4th of July was complete with this awesome ‘Merica flag cake.
I can’t wait to make this again!
I turned 25 in true 25-year-old fashion. On a party bus with my friends.
Party bus!
I moved to a different state (New Hampshire) and in with this guy.
Putting in contact paper like a pro on our first night!
So cute & crafty. Salt dough with help from Sean’s mom!
And celebrated being together a whole year.
Roses. My fave.
He’s my fave too. #mush
We road-tripped to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to visit Sean’s sister Chelsea and her boyfriend Scott. And had an unbelievable time.
Only 4 more hours to go …
I went on my first real business trip to Savannah, Georgia.
View from my hotel room.
I dressed as a shark to Sean’s Sharknado for Halloween.
“You are the shark to my Sharknado.”
We went to the MSPCA at Nevin Farms’ “Cat Adopt-a-thon”, rescued a beautiful 3-year old tiger-striped tabby, named her Sophie, and fell in love with her.
How could you not love that little face?
My family went to my cousins’ new house in Maine to celebrate Thanksgiving for the first time. Many hours of football and eating commenced.
My cooking and baking marathon for Thanksgiving! 2 pumpkin pies & honey oat loaf later…
I got into the Christmas spirit early with twinkle lights and an American Girl doll Christmas tree. Next year, it’ll be much bigger.
Twinkle lights & snow
I had a wonderful Christmas.
Traditional Christmas Eve photo! Also – I’m short.
And finally, we dressed up for New Years Eve (another big shout out to Sean’s mom for costuming us!) and attended a Gatsby-themed party. (And suffered no hangover the next day!)
Circa 1920s for NYE! Hair courtesy of my new hair wand curling toy.
2013 was fast and fun for me, with so many memories, I probably missed a few. I danced, I laughed, I cried, I loved. I could not be more thankful or happy in the place I am in right now.
Cheers to you, 2014. You have some big shoes to fill.
