goodbye 2011 // hello 2012!

one thing that i've absolutely loved since i started this blog is the chance to look back on each year and sum it all up. it makes me feel so blessed for the amazing opportunities i've had, and gives me a chance to be thankful for all of my experiences, both good and bad.

this year has been a wonderful, hectic, and stressful year. mixed feelings, much? i have several beautiful memories of this year, and some very sad memories from this year. i look back at all of them, and can see that they've all shaped me. i dealt with the loss of my grandfather, the stresses of student teaching, and entered the awkward "out of college, but unemployed" phase of my life. however, i also graduated from college (whoa!), moved in with my fiance, realized that despite the stress i really do want to be a teacher, and continued to plan for the happiest day of my life, which falls in the upcoming year, when i marry the man i love. let's just say that i am very ready to say goodbye to 2011.

with 2012 just around the corner, i can honestly say that i think it is going to be the best year yet. i get to marry my luke and make a huge move to start our life together! this is so nerve-wracking, and yet it's the most exciting thing i've ever had to look forward to.

so, here's to the memories of 2011, and to the new ones to be made in 2012 (the year i become a mrs.)!

happy new year! be safe, and have fun!

xox, eden