2013: Mugs, a Triathlon, Elton John, & more!

After taking a little blog hiatus these past few weeks and then finally posting yesterday what had been on my heart, I wasn’t quite sure what to write my next post on.  I have some ideas for future posts, but I don’t think I’m ready to write those out yet.

I determined that the best way to follow up my Contentment post (If you haven’t read it, I strongly encourage that you do) was to actually take a look back on 2013 and share some of my favorite posts from the year.  I’m not about to go through each month like some bloggers do, that’s just too tedious for me at the moment, but I did want to highlight some of the exciting things that happened this past year.  These are posts from January-June of 2013.  I started linking a lot of my posts and didn’t want to overwhelm y’all!  I will follow back up with posts from July-December of 2013.

I blogged about “living in the South” and got a lot of fun feedback about it!

I made my Disney roommates some fun mugs to remember me by!  It was an easy and fun craft project and the response back from them was priceless!

I attended my very first Blate with some of the most amazing Alabama women I’ve ever met!  They were kind and loving and accepting and I was so truly blessed by this encounter!

I shared my personal story about Kawasaki Disease and the theory behind why I might have gotten it.

I attended a work conference in Louisville, KY and fell madly in love with this city!  We ate at the most amazing restaurant I’ve ever been too.  I still salivate when I think about this burger.  Even though I’m a vegetarian now, I would consider eating this burger anyways – it was THAT good.  And I’m not even a burger person.

A sweet girl on the elevator sent me the perfect reminder about service and the small things we do in life – even when other’s don’t realize their impact.

I turned 24 in 2013 – It was a blessed day!

Nick and I went to Memphis for his birthday to see Elton John, it was A BLAST!

I loved reading what Nick had to say about me!  My favorites are 5, 7, & 8.

I threw my very first favorite things party and it was a huge hit!

I shared this Apple Cinnamon Pancake Recipe that’s vegan – it’s better than regular pancakes, for sure!

I shared my story about Why I Started Running!  It amazes me to look back on some of these pictures.

With the new year in full swing, we could all use some of this motivation that I needed right before my triathlon.

You all had some burning obvious questions in 2013, I answered those for you!

I posted about my very first triathlon along with some tips for beginners!

I hosted a Southern Social Event and it was a great time had by all!

It amazes me how much drama is in this blogging community.  I have yet to truly run into any myself, and I shared about how I stay away from it.  I definitely could have gotten involved a time or two.

Wow, I had more to share than I expected!  Check back for what happened July-December.