July
We were happy to go back to Panama City to see the in-laws and spend our 4th of July with PC friends. While I was there, I bought what would turn out to be my New Year's Eve dress :) We also bought new tables for our living room, which was a long time coming, and I signed up to be penpals with 4 other amazing bloggers! The end of the month marked my 1 year blogaversary and I celebrated it with a fab giveaway :)
My New Year's Eve dress :)
Our new Ikea coffee table
New Ikea side table
Bringing penpals back!
August
We marked the beginning of August with a big purchase... the hubby's new SUV! I also purchased my first item from Anthropologie, which I thought was pretty awesome, and revealed my completed second guest bedroom, in which all items were less than $20! We also received our season tickets for USF football and I suffered the loss of Twitter and Facebook at my job :(. One of the biggest things I did this year was purchase tickets to go to NYC in December and it gave me something really awesome to look forward to.
Hubby's awesome new SUV
The budget friendly guest bedroom
Love how the green furniture turned out
Wall mural thanks to IKEA
Our USF season tickets
My NYC trip is planned!
September
September brings about one of my favorite things.... college football! Our team started their season in September and we were there to cheer them on! I also read one of the best books of the year this month, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and really started getting into expanding my library. Another exciting thing that happened was hearing that Lady Gaga was coming to Tampa next year, so tickets were purchased :)
Rockin my USF earrings at work
Fantastic book, especially if you work in the medical field
Purchased my tix to see the Gags in all her glory
October
The hubby and I started off the month with a bang... we went to see Rush in concert! It was his birthday present and it was mind-blowingly awesome! This month, I joined a book club for the first time, in which I was the youngest by 30 years. I also sold my wedding dress on Ebay and sincerely hoped that the person in New Mexico loved it as much as I did. Finally, after teasing for a month, I finally revealed my Halloween costume and shared pictures from the party we attended.
Rush in concert
My beautiful wedding dress
Lady Gaga for Halloween... all fierceness :)
November
November means Election Day and I voted on who I thought was the best, though none of them won :( I started my Christmas shopping and also picked up some great books at my local library sale. I participated in a blog Christmas Swap and got some great gifts from my swap partner in Canada. Finally, we traveled back to Panama City to spend Thanksgiving with hubby's family and had a great time, including getting some Black Friday shopping done (we are crazy, I know).
Doing my patriotic duty!
Some great book finds at the library sale
My Christmas swap items
Our Panama City friends and their new baby
Us holding the baby
The line on Black Friday for us to buy our new computer
December
One of my favorite months of 2010, I started off December in the most spectacular way... a trip to New York City! I had an amazing time with my friends and was so happy to see the Big Apple dressed up for Christmas :). When I got back, it was time to get decorated for the most wonderful time of the year and we had our Christmas party the next weekend. After that, I rocked the Christmas spirit at work and we had a fantastic Christmas in Tampa with family. The end of the month brought college bowl games (USF's is this afternoon) and getting ready for the New Year.
The tree is so amazing in person
Keeping warm in Rockefeller
This place was in so many movies
The geek in me got very excited about this
Our completed Christmas tree
Christmas porch decorations
Outside Christmas lights
My awesome Christmas earrings at work
Our Christmas card
Well, that sums up my year. I hope each of you had a wonderful 2010 and a Happy New Year! I'll see you in 2011 :)
