JANUARY
We rang in the new year in different places. Matt was at the Winter Conference for Campus Crusade for Christ in San Diego, and Michelle celebrated with her sister, Candace and Brooke in Long Beach, greek style!
FEBRUARY
Matt's birthday - Chinese buffet, his favorite!
MARCH
The OC Mud Run. My birthday gift from my sisters - so get all muddy, sweaty and well...to get the photo :)
APRIL
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Okay, maybe I am experienced at dying Easter eggs, but Matt's definitely looked better than mine. I think my first "rainbow" was sort of an unfiltered pond water color.
MAY
A pic from Arroyo Verde in Ventura when Matt and I went on a walk.
JUNE
Michelle's end of job vacation to detox, if you will. I put that tent up out of the box in less than 10 minutes! Thank you Girl Scouting.
I maybe did Yoga on a trial where there wasn't anyone else - so relaxing! But, I learned my lesson - no camping alone...or hiking alone - my sense of direction is horrific!
JULY
A picnic with Holly and Kaj, playing bocce.
The ladies! Visiting Davis this summer. Who knew dish-washing could illicit such smiles?!
We learned the joys of Restaurants.com recently and thoroughly our special date nights.
AUGUST
a very Swaney photo
...and maybe sneaking in a Christmas card photo too...
We both volunteered for Reality's VBS and that was filled with laughs and tons of kids.
SEPTEMBER
My Bridal fashion show swan song. (now, how to tell Renee that...)
FINALLY, getting to celebrate Nat's engagement to Jeff...and go dress shopping to find the dress...but I can't post that yet!
Who knew 10 years would go so fast? Heading out to Michelle's high school reunion in Long Beach.
We like to think that friends often have something in common with us, but this is pushing it - totally unplanned. Guess it was twins day for the guys and the gals:
Kaj and Matt
Michelle and Holly
My dear friends Betty Westbrook and Betsie Basa at our "going away-ish" party at none other than...Pete's.
Our second apartment - this one's in Tustin. It's a cozy place.
OCTOBER
LA Arboretum - date day! Niiice! From clouds and tons of rain, to this photo and needing sunscreen. But, the rain scared off the humans, but not the peacocks.
The Rejuvenate event planners' conference. The best planned conference ever...but makes sense doesn't it? Meeting musician Kirk Franklin with other Campus Crusade for Christ event planners.
Grandma Betty turned 90 this year! We Skyped in her brother, Pat, in Ohio and his family, and all sorts of Swaney relatives.
A very Basich photo.
I think we both look scarier than that pumpkin. Matt's freehand pumpkin!
NOVEMBER
Christmas decorations! Set-up the day before Thanksgiving...not optimal, but with much family for Thanksgiving and then our 1st anniversary, what's a Christmas-decoration-loving gal to do?
My first attempt at turkey for Thanksgiving!
Matt's Thanksgiving day experience, while I was slaving away in the kitchen :) haha, it was nice to have some space in there!
Our 1st anniversary! Celebrated with a trip to Julian! But, man was it COOOLLLD! (Yes we are whimps to cold weather, it's true)
DECEMBER
Natalie in her babuscha - celebrating her birthday.
...then we headed down to the Winter Conference in San Diego.
