When I look back at this year I've had, I can't help but smile. Trust me, there have been plenty of upsets this year...like facing failure, scary health issues with our pup (we almost lost him), having to continue a long distance marriage with my husband, and don't even get me started on grad school. It's definitely been a challenging year. But that's life in all its blessings and its grief. Overall, this year has been overwhelmingly filled with good compared to bad and I'm thankful for this beautiful life I've created.
So excited to share my annual review because it really puts all the best parts of the year into perspective. I did things a little differently this year by making a quick video. It was impromptu, but I'm loving how it turned out. I'm especially loving the song because it really feels like "I lived" this year fully. My only regret for 2017 is that we didn't film more of the year to include here. But I didn't decide to do this video until 3 days ago, Ha! Oh, and in case you want a bit more context for the video, there is a classic recap highlighting the best parts of each month below. For now, here's my 2017 year in review video!
january
- I knew 2017 would be an epic year from the start!
- Began the year with a trip through Europe thanks to the best gift ever. Traveled through the French Riviera, Monaco, Spain, and Italy with my little sister. Nothing like ringing in the new year from Barcelona.
- Marked a year of free flights
- Finished out the month with a meet up in New York
- May have spent the entire winter writing love letters!
- Celebrated the month of love with my NYC Valentine thanks to rainy days at Moma and exploring central park in wintertime
- Oh and let's just say that this Jasmine found her Alladin
- Finally ended the month with marking hubby's 28th birthday from afar with this birthday in a box
- Constantly being reminded that it's still winter
- This month involved the quickest Southern Road trip y'all with a Nashville Day Trip and a visit to the world's largest cave system in Kentucky.
- Also, took the time to catch up with grad school-see a day in the life of a dental student-spring break edition
april
- Definite highlight of the month was starting clinic and seeing my own patients in dental school
- Passed through the tropical paradise of Florida and did everything from beach camping to moped-ing around the keys to boating Biscayne national park to spotting alligators in the everglades to camping on a deserted island. It was basically the best week ever!
- A month of mayhem is the best and only way to describe may. Not going to lie, I was definitely overwhelmed with transitioning into clinic.
- Still managed to squeeze in some time for myself with spending Memorial Day in the Mountains with my little sister---camping, hiking, and mountain zip-lining
june
- Celebrated my 28th birthday with a low key celebration because I'm both older & wiser
- Spent the majority of the month focusing on dental school because the struggle is real
july
- Kicked off the month enjoying a belated birthday present with finally seeing WICKED on broadway!
- Then had a very frantic fourth that turned out to be nothing
- Decided to spend a little time with our neighbors to the north. Spent our time wandering around romantic Quebec City and realized that I adore French Canada. Love that we did this trip all on a budget
- Also, got to zip-line along size Montmorency Waterfall---the tallest waterfall in Canada!
- And let's not forget learning the biggest lesson in dental school with realizing that every point counts
august
- Marked a year away, a year back
- Noted the importance of taking vacation days and headed on our annual trip to the West Coast. Love this tradition!
- Had a fun Seattle Day Trip
- Then we put things on Cruise Control and lived life at sea with a cruise as an early anniversary present. Loved every moment of our Alaskan Anniversary Adventure from boating through fjords to chasing black bears to visiting sleepy port towns to train rides to nowhere! The cost and the logistics of planning this cruise were definitely worth it.
- Finally, returned back home in time to start the semester
september
- Started the month with a visit to see Husband in Boston. Spent labor day on the water with kayaking the Charles River. Glad we made room in our doubles kayak for our fur baby!
- Spent a rainy day visiting the Harvard Museum of Natural History
- Then headed back to the South for a few tough weeks of dental school because this tooth fairy works on weekends!
- Shared lots of highlights of dental school life lately including what's in my clinic bag?
- Had our official 4th anniversary where Husband gave me a new wedding band. You would understand how crazy this was if you knew all the weird places I've lost my wedding ring
october
- As always, this was my favorite month of the year because Autumn!
- Had an amazing month with dental school thanks to a week of dental surgery!
- Celebrated halloween weekend with a foggy spooky cave hike in the great smoky mountains
- And spent lots of time road-tripping the blue ridge parkway to see all the best fall foliage that the South has to offer. Loved every moment of our weekend filled with autumn camping
november
- Oh November! Had to deal with a few rough days of dental school before making this comeback
- We spent our Thanksgiving traveling all through Iceland with a winter road-trip, riding Icelandic ponies, chasing the northern lights, spelunking through a lava tube cave, and soaking in a geothermal pool. Wow! What a crazy 4 day adventure this was. Stay tuned--I will be sharing more on this adventure in January.
- This final month of the year has been the busiest with finding time to trim the travel tree, mail the Christmas cards, and wrap all the gifts! But oh so worth it.
- Was also the craziest month of dental school life with sleighing decay all month long, receiving the greatest gift from a patient, and having a little visit with Santa Clause
As you can see, I've been spoiled with having the best year despite all the hardships! So I'm holding extra tight to 2017 during these last few days because who would ever want to see a great year like this one end? More details with a monthly recap can be found below:
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