Goodbye 2013, you've been great to the Green's!

Tonight, we're ringing in 2014 with each other and my little brother Tedo.

No alcohol, no drugs, no parties.

No fancy-shmancy plans;

it's just us, some Dominos, XBOX, and Ryan Seacrest at midnight.

It's a freaking party in the Green's apartment!

(Actually I'm a little bit grumpy because I'm tired and don't feel good. If anyone wants to help my husband and brother out with  a grumpy woman, you're welcome to try!)

This year has been nothing short of amazing, and one of the best years of my life.

I'm sure there will be more good years,

and some bad years,

but 2013 is one that we'll both remember forever.

I started out the year as a newly engaged woman, 

and I'm ending the year as a married woman with a husband and a new last name.

And I wouldn't change anything for the world.

There's an article floating around saying that getting married under the age 23 is stupid.

"There's a high risk for divorce and you don't know who you are and you haven't lived life."

For me though, I would rather live life with my best friend.

I know who I am.

I know what I want.

I love and adore my husband, and couldn't live without him.

We live a fantastically happy and blessed life.

2013 has flown by so freaking fast. 

We planned a wedding for seven months.

We celebrated one year together.

We bought a new car after Trev wrecked the Honda.

We moved into our first married apartment.

We got married on a fine summer day in August.

I took Trev to Disneyland for the first time for our honeymoon.

We spent lots of time in San Diego.

We got to spend lots of time with family.

We went to two more semesters of school.

We quit jobs and we got new jobs.

I changed my hair color four or five times.

We gained weight.

I got some painful birth control but it works like a freaking charm.

We earned and spent lots of money.

We made friends and we lost friends.

I got to watch Luke Bryan shake his ass for me.

We (I) found out the true meaning of "family."

I gained a sister and two more brothers.

We slow danced a lot in our kitchen.

I started two blogs.

Trevor discovered his talent in theater.

My cooking skills have dramatically improved.

Trevor got two little brothers who adore him.

We found out we're going to be an aunt and uncle next summer (so excited for Tyler and Shannon!).

We watched lots of awesome movies.

We enjoyed our time with Netflix.

I ordered an alcoholic drink on my 21st birthday and hated it.

We got a cat, and then we gave our cat away.

We spent time up at the cabin in Duck Creek.

We attended weddings and funerals.

Both of us ended up with decent grades at the end of each semester.

Trev officially became a elementary education major.

We made plans and set goals for the future.

We tried lots of new restaurants.

We spent a lot of time with Tedo in Cedar City.

I decided not to graduate until next December.

We conquered my anxieties when they arose.

We celebrated our first official Christmas together as husband and wife.

We learned why people say that marriage is like a sleep over with your best friend every night.

Together, we continued to learn how to make our relationship work through the good and the bad.

We continued to become each other's best friend.

And, throughout 2013, we fell more and more in love.

 For the upcoming 2014,

I'm excited for our love and relationship to continue to grow.

I'm excited to graduate.

I'm excited for my new position in the copy center.

We're praying that Trevor finds a new job, because Chartwell's sucks.

We're both looking forward to our classes.

I'm going to learn more ways to positively handle my anxiety.

Trev's going to work on his listening skills. ;)

We're going to start working out for our hot cruise bodies.

I'm going to continue to take way too many pictures.

We're *hopefully* going to Guatemala in June.

We're going to continue to fall in love with each other.

We're going to celebrate one year of marriage.

We're going to accomplish the good, the bad, and the ugly together.

No, we won't be making a pregnancy announcement.

No, we're not going to be moving anywhere awesome.

No, we are not going anywhere cool and exciting.

Instead we're going to enjoy our time as husband and wife with no babies and no stressful moves. HA.

 

I'm looking forward to our new, continued adventures as Mr. and Mrs. Green in 2014.

 

Goodbye 2013!

Thanks for the memories, the love, the support, and the lessons learned.

Thank you for letting me marry my best friend.

Bring it on, 2014!