goodbye 2012 :: hello 2013

Goodbye 2012, what a wonderful year!! Here are a few highlights that we won't forget.....

January :: The month where I was awarded a scholarship for the EXACT obscure amount of money I owed Idaho State University when all along it was my own "lost check in the mail". Funny story. And Cafe Rio opened and quickly became our favorite place to eat on a Friday night!



February :: Nic got a promotion at the Vein Center he was working at! We had our first Valentine's Day as a married couple and it was one of my favorite days we have ever spent together.



March :: My grandma came to visit Pocatello for the weekend! And we went to Boise and celebrated my niece Ava's 1st birthday!



April :: This month I wrote about my thoughts on being a teacher and my college experience.

May :: We celebrated our one year anniversary!



June :: We both celebrated our birthdays {Nic 25; Me 22}, mine was an extra-special one in Bear Lake. We went on a trip to Boise for my friend Angelina's baptism, a mission farewell for my friend Brooke, and to see my mom and brother! We also went through the most horrific 24 hours as we waited to find out if my mother-in-law lost her house in a huge fire {so blessed she didn't}.



July :: We spent 4th of July under the Pocatello sky watching fireworks on a blanket just the two of us. Nic got a second job promotion and I couldn't be more proud of him!! I took and passed my Praxis exam which is part my certification for teaching in the State of Idaho! I taught Science classes at the Museum of Natural History for two weeks and learned that I'm not cut out to be a middle school Science teacher. Our best friends had their first baby, Ari!



August :: I finally conquered my fear of yeast and learned out to make homemade pizza! I was the assistant girl's camp director for my church and took a group of 12-17 year old girls to Palisades, Idaho for a few days. Nic moved into his first grown-up office and hung that fancy Bachelor's diploma on the wall. I learned how to sew a pleated skirt. I started my last year of college, got to wear that name tag that says "Mrs. Williamson" making this whole teacher thing more official every day, and completed my semester of pre-student teaching in a fourth grade class at Chubbuck Elementary!



September :: We had a blast Labor Day weekend in Boise with my momma renting bikes for a ride to the downtown market and seeing the play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at an outdoor theatre in the mountains. I sewed my very first table runner for Fall which turned out pretty darn cute if I do say so myself.



October :: I wrote a gushy post about my person. We carved pumpkins with our best friends, the Bradley's; ours a minion from Despicable Me and theirs a disco ball when lit. We dressed up as Mr. and Mrs. Baker Man for Halloween and handed out treats in a muffin tin!



November :: I voted for the second time in my life. We spent Thanksgiving in Boise with my fam, some of which we hadn't seen in a year! And my dreams came true on Black Friday when I got my very first Nikon DSLR camera!



December :: We attempted to go on 12 dates of Christmas but really only made it half way, better luck next year! Went on a getaway weekend to Salt Lake City and saw the play Savior of the World to get us in the Christmas spirit. And I celebrated my first Christmas with my in-laws.

2012 was good to us but I have feeling 2013 will be even better! We are looking forward to both of us graduating and finally be done with school this year as well as our 2 year anniversary!! Hello 2013!