Happy New Year’s Eve y’all! Can you believe that 2018 is only a few hours away! At the end of every year I feel like each of us takes a moment to sit and reflect on the highs and lows of the past year. So as I sit here (not getting ready to leave, aka late as always) and reflect on my past year, I can’t help but think about how there were so many good things to look back on from this past year, but there are so many things to look forward to for 2018.
Let’s recap 2017:
2017 was a BIG planning year for Rob and I. We booked and planned most of our wedding and surprisingly didn’t get into any big arguments about details or anything! Rob got a huge promotion at work which is a great thing for the two of us! AND I also got a little more comfortable with blogging and posting on social media more. I learned how important it is to be engaging with my readers and look forward to learning a lot more this next year.
JANUARY:
I kicked off the new year with a trip to New York with one of my bffs. I absolutely love visiting New York and you can read all about this trip here.
FEBRUARY:
We picked out and reserved our wedding venue!
We also celebrated Valentine’s Day at Skyspace in LA.
MARCH:
We kicked the month off by celebrating Rob’s 27th birthday
And took our engagement photos!
APRIL:
This month always signifies the start of BASEBALL season, so we went to OPENING DAY for the Angels!
We ended the month with our annual trip to STAGECOACH! This year
JUNE:
I bought myself a “happy one year until the wedding” gift and got a new car. I paid for it entirely on my own with just a little bit of negotiating help from Rob.
JULY:
I found my dream wedding dress! i can’t wait to show y’all what it looks like after the big day, but if you’re really curious, you can read all about my experience here.
I also celebrated my 25th birthday in Palm Springs!
AUGUST:
We kicked off the wedding festivities with an Engagement Party!
SEPTEMBER:
We had our official food tasting at our wedding venue (I promise to post about this in the new year!).
NOVEMBER:
With Rob’s promotion at work, came a business trip to LONDON
and then we took a little detour to PARIS before coming home (I will def be posting about these two amazing trips within the first week of the new year).
So as you can see from above, 2017 was quite the year for us. There were so many good things to happen, I would say, I don’t know how 2018 can top it, but I have a good idea of how it will be the best year yet!
To start, 2018 will be a year of big change! I’m hoping to grow my blogging business and become more successful with it. I’m looking to rebrand a little bit and makes a few changes while still keeping true to who I am.
Another big thing will be finding a place for us to live. Since housing in Los Angeles is pretty pricey right now, we’ll be looking at places that we can rent and bring our little pup with us. I can’t wait to find that new home for us and start decorating and putting our own style into it. We’ll be starting from complete scratch, so it’s going to be an expensive start for us, but so worth it in the end.
And the final thing that is most important to me is my wedding in June! I will finally be marrying the man of my dreams and I can not wait to become a wife to this amazing man.
I can already see that 2018 will truly be my year to shine and I can’t wait to grow and share it all with y’all! Thank you for your continued support of me and this crazy life I live!
XOXO
Not Another LA Blonde 