Last week...

This is my LAST WEEK of being 23! I remember, someone once told me *cough* Derek *cough*, "23 is the worst year of your life!" BOY WAS HE WRONG! I had such an amazing year! Here are just a few highlights of what made my 23rd year of life so great!

1.) Learning how to KNIT!
2.) Visiting the MINNESOTA ZOO with my mom, Jeri, Britt, Rumor, Rebel and Chakylin!
3.) Going BUNGEE JUMPING at Valleyfair with Chantel and Katelyn!
4.) Being the MAID OF HONOR at Chantel's wedding!
5.) Getting a full time SOCIAL WORK position at Sibley County Human Services!
6.) Buying my own HOUSE!
7.) Started CONSOLIDATING my debt!
8.) Went ICE SKATING with my county kids!
9.) ROAD TRIP to Gulfport, Mississippi with Dan to visit Chantel and Josh!
10.) Spending Thanksgiving in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
11.) Reading tons, and tons, and tons of BOOKS!
12.) Got two new, beautiful NIECES! Sophia Rose and Aria Lynn!
13.) Was chosen to be Sophia's GODMOTHER!
14.) Celebrated our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY with Dan!
15.) Became a LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER!
16.) Was booked to SING at two of my high school girlfriends (Katye Matthews and Katie Helget's) upcoming 2012 weddings!
17.) Became a MARY KAY consultant!
18.) Applied for the ADVANCED STANDING MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM at MSU, Mankato!
19.) Started WEDDING PLANNING for Dan and my wedding (for September 28th 2013)!
20.) Saw BOBAFLEX in concert (again) with Dan, Jeri and Britt!
21.) Sang in the Brown County Fair TALENT CONTEST in August 2011 with Karen!
22.) Bought the DROID 3 SMART PHONE!
23.) Got my FORTUNE READ in New Orleans!
24.) Finally got to visit the OCEAN, in Gulfport!
25.) Continued my goal of BLOGGING more!
26.) Visited FIVE NEW STATES: Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana!
27.) Bought a NISSAN SENTRA with Dan!
28.) Bought a 55" flat screen LCD tv with Dan!
29.) Got a PUPPY, Allie McBeagle, our little beagle-shi tzu-poodle mix!
30.) Went to VALLEYSCARE with Chania, Courtney and Hannah!
31.) Had my first HOUSE WARMING PARTY with Dan, our family & friends!
32.) Got four MICRODERMAL PIERCINGS on my back/Claddagh tattoo!
33.) Got each of my EARS PIERCED again, three times!
34.) Got two new TATTOOS! A "Believe"/Skeleton key and a Love/Infinity symbol!
35.) Went to the SCIENCE MUSEUM with Dan, Chantel and Josh!
36.) Went to a MONSTER TRUCK RALLY with Dan, Chantel and Josh!
37.) Bought an ACOUSTIC GUITAR!
38.) Saw MADAGASCAR LIVE! with Katye!
39.) Ate at TOBY KEITH'S BAR & GRILL with Dan!
40.) Made NEW FRIENDS at work!

I'm POSITIVE there are WAY more great things that happened during my 23rd year of life, and I'm POSITIVE there will be WAY more great things to come in my next year!