2010 in Review

I know this is a little late since January is already almost over, but this post was a must! I was treated very well in 2010. I am a very blessed little girl! Here are the highlights of my year…mostly for my journaling purposes. It might be a very boring read for everyone else.

January

- Started my new healthy lifestyle (pants size = 20)

- Spent a week in Kanab, UT for work

February

- Helped out with ailing siblings-in-law (Dan’s Crohn’s surgery and Kara’s gall bladder surgery)

- Surprised my parents with a trip home to Bakersfield with Kara, Ryan, and Deeds

- Bought size 18 pants

- Went to a Polynesian missionary homecoming party for a missionary who served in Bakersfield – so funny!

- Played on stake RS basketball team – I could actually run around and play for a while without dying!

March

- Went to a concert all alone for the first time – Michael Bublé (what a hot lover!)

- I guess March was a boring month, Bublé is all I got for March

April

- Spent a night in Park City with my friends, Heather and Marchelle, and went shopping at the outlet mall

- Celebrated Deeds’ graduation from BYU with the fam. Way to go Deeds!

- Spent a week in Logan, UT for work and visited the house I used to live in and the elementary school I went to

- Did a session at a new temple - Logan Temple

May

- Bought size 16 pants

- Went on my first hike of the summer to the “Y” with Ryan

- Hiked Ensign Peak with girls in my ward

- Hiked Brighton Lakes with Heather and Michelle

June

- Lakers win the NBA Championship and ate In-N-Out to celebrate (my first and only In-N-Out of 2010)

- Awesome family vacation in Park City in the most awesome condo ever

- Hiked Donut falls with wardies for FHE

- Bought size 14 pants

July

- Went on a blind date, my first sort of real date in years (if you consider blind dates real)

- Carrie Underwood concert at Stadium of Fire

- Visited Scott and Nancy and the boys in Denver for a weekend

- Spent a week in Denver for work

- Served as water passer outer at a marathon at 4am

- Hiked the “Y” again

- Hiked Mineral Fork with Brett – 9 miles roundtrip

- Released from the Relief Society presidency

- Did a session at a new temple – Vernal Temple

August

- Road trip to Bakersfield with Amy, Jack, and Kara for a week vacation

- Moved to my new apartment

- Bought a king size bed and a washer and dryer

- JooLin and Seoul came to visit for a long weekend

- Taught my first gospel doctrine lesson

- Went a real date for the first time in years – a boy I actually was interested in asked me on a date

- John Mayer concert with Amy for her birthday

September

- Went to Swiss Days in Midway, UT with Heather

- Hiked to Lake Solitude with Michelle and Heather

- Went to 2 BYU home football games

- Hiked Mt. Timpanogos with Heather – 17 miles roundtrip

- Bought size 12 pants

- Went backpacking and camped overnight up Big Cottonwood Canyon with Brett and Heather

- Sophie Darlene Grossen born! Yay! My first niece!

- Spent a few days in St. George for work and saw Tarzan at the Tuacahn Theater

- Went on a another real date with a different boy that I was actually interested in – I’m liking this one a lot!

- Celebrated Jack’s 2^nd birthday

October

- Went to 2 more BYU home football games

- Isaac Lee Cosby born! Yay! Another nephew!

- Hiked the “Y” again

- Lakers ring ceremony party

- Mom and Dad came to visit for Sophie’s blessing and to meet Isaac, and we took family pics

- Played stake RS volleyball

- Spent lots of time with boy mentioned in September

November

- Celebrated my 31^st birthday!

- Received size 10 pants for a birthday present and they fit!

- Went to 1 more BYU home football game

- Celebrated Thanksgiving twice, once with Dedo and Allan’s family and once with Deeds and the Grossen’s

- Ran my first race – Utah Human Race 5k – 34ish minutes

- Still spent lots of time with same boy

December

- Ran my second race – Winter Sun 10k in Moab – 1 hours 4 minutes

- Spent a weekend in Moab with Haley and Heather – hiked to Delicate Arch

- Did a session at a new temple – Oquirrh Mountain Temple

- Bought size 8 pants (my original goal size!!)

- Boy just wants to be friends…boring…and moronic! Oh well! On to bigger and better things!

- Spent a week at home for Christmas with my amazing family

- Rang in the New Year with the most awesome friends on the planet!

So my year was so, so, SO great! I learned so much about myself, and made so many amazing memories. I spent more hours exercising this year than I have in my entire life combined. I ate lots and lots of fruits, veggies, and wheat things. I went on more dates than I have in my entire life combined. It’s interesting how when I actually am in love with myself, other people start to love me too. I am forever grateful for my dear family. They are truly all my best friends. I also made many lifelong new friends who have blessed my life in so many ways that I can’t even count them. I feel overwhelmed with all the blessings that I have been given. I am so anxious to jump into 2011 and make it just as awesome as 2010 was! Now it just needs to stop being winter so I can go hiking and camping!!

And here are just a few before and after pictures:

Me in December 2009

Me in January 2011

Party Like It's 2011

For as long as I can remember, I have celebrated New Years with the fam. It is always fun because my fam is the awesomest, but I felt like I needed to change things up this year. I talked with a couple of the girlfriends, and we decided to throw a New Years Eve party. I left CA little early, and headed back to Utah to be home for New Years Eve (after making an attempt on the 30th and running into road closures because of snow, Deeds and I finally made it back on the 31st). I walked in the door of my apt at about 5:30pm and headed back out at 6:45pm to make it to my 7pm party. What a crazy day! But it was the funnest! We met at Noodles & Co for dinner and then headed to Michelle's house for the party.

We attempted a black and white themed party. These are all the people who played along. Thank you, ladies...and Chris! :)
There was kareoke, Wii, lots of food, movies, games...so fun! Gretchen and Heather on the mikes.
Brett, Kyle, Preston, Tricia and I played Quirkle.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Brett ringing in the new year.
Brian all ready for a toast! Brett and I decided he looks like the awesome Dos Equis guy.
Me and Brett
Me and Tricia...aren't we so pretty? I think so!
Me and my partners in crime. Haley and Michelle made this party happen with zero help from me because of my delayed return to Utah due to the snow. Stupid snow! They are the best, and the party was awesome!
One of my greatest blessings = my friends! I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate the new year with so many of them! We were up until 4am, and for some reason I woke up at 9am. I've never had a hangover, but I'm pretty sure I know what one feels like now! I'm getting too old for these kinds of shenanigans!

California Christmas

I know that Christmas was nearly 100 years ago already, but I've been super busy! Here are some pictures of my trip home to California for Christmas. This sunrise was Christmas morning. And people wonder I love Cali!
Christmas with kiddos is so fun! Jack would yell "whoa" or "wow, look at that!" before he even knew what the present was. So funny!

My Christmas babies - Isaac and Sophie

My little Sophie Clause...Lakers style!

Jack and Sophie on Christmas morning.

The ladies all ready for church. We are so lovely!

We went down to SoCal one day to go to the beach and to visit family (we got to see Claire, Evelyn, and my uncle Jim). Here are the motherlies getting their b-feed on at Santa Monica Pier.

The Cosby fam on the pier.

People-watching is my favorite thing. We couldn't pass up a picture with this Christian hero in head-to-toe lavendar and crosses.

Me on the pier.

Jack's Baywatch shot. He loves the beach! When Amy asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he said, "the beach." Here ya go, little buddy!

The Grossen fam at the beach. Jack would not be distracted from his castle building.

I got to spend so much quality time with these little ones. Oh how I love them!!

Sophie and Uncle Deedsy...also featuring Sophie's horn.

I am in love with my little Sophie buggy!

It was such a great vacation. I slept so much. I was in bed before 10pm every night, took a nap almost every day, and usually woke up around 7am. Brilliant! It was very relaxing and a much needed break from the normal routine. I love being with my family so much! I feel so blessed that we were able to spend another Christmas all together!