Patrick and I have settled in to our lives, finally. After months of waiting and filling out documents and stressing and one interview somewhat straight out of The Proposal, Patrick is finally a permanent resident. He now has a job at Mercedes-Benz of Fresno, which meant a wonderful new car for us!
My sister and her main man got married on October 19th. Their wedding was in the mountains right below Yosemite, and it was amazingly beautiful. See for yourself :)
I am so happy to have gained not one brother this year, but two. I also couldn't be happier for my sister, she is an amazing person that deserves the world.
Speaking of weddings, I realized I never blogged anything about ours. Our wedding was wonderful and full of love, not just from family, but so many friends that made the 3 hour trek to be there. It was a beautiful, emotional ceremony and a great party afterwards. We also had a wonderful honeymoon in Hawaii. There were lots of adventures, and even more importantly, plenty of much needed relaxation!
And maybe one from the honeymoon...
Needless to say, this year has been an overwhelmingly wonderful year filled with an abundance of love, amazing times with friends and family, and a great insight into what the future holds for Patrick and we continue our lives together.
We are already planning new adventures for next year! To celebrate Patrick's great month at work, Patrick and I are going to take off to Vegas for the weekend at the end of January. It might be pretty darn cold, but we are really excited to get out of Fresno and have some fun on the strip. I can already taste that 3 foot long margarita!
Since I missed Thanksgiving, I figured I would end this catch up session with reminding myself of the things I am thankful for. I am incredibly thankful for my husband. He keeps me on my toes, and life is never boring with him. He is always up for the random adventures, silly ideas, and sometimes just having a veg day. He is such a hard worker, with such drive that it inspires me to work harder at what I do as well. I am thankful for my amazing sister. I honestly have no idea what I would do without her. In Grey's Anatomy terms, she is my person. She gives me the honesty when I need it and wonderful advice because she knows me so well. I am thankful for my incredibly awesome friends. We have made some wonderful memories over the last few years, and I know we will make plenty more. As I have gotten older, I have really realized who those through thick and thin friends are, and I feel blessed every day they are in my life. I am thankful for my parents. I heard someone say that after 25, your relationship with your parents gets better. However, I am going to completely disagree with that one. I feel like I have always had a close relationship with my parents, even through those high school years, but the past few years I have felt closer to them that ever. They have given me so much, but also kept me grounded and taught me what hard work is. They have helped me become a strong woman who knows her self worth. They pushed me to further my education so I can have the wonderful job I am also so thankful for. And lastly (I promise) I am thankful for the little things in life.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
