2013! What a year!
Our Year in Review:
January
- Spent our first New Year's together! (In Ontario)
- Went to Toronto to explore and spend time with
Greg's sister, Janelle, and her family
- Got a million awesome manicures from Greg's talented sister, Beth
- Got stuck in Ontario alone while Greg went home to start school. (Oops!)
- Miraculously got home, thanks to my awesome dad, from the exciting trip to Ontario (This trip was the first time I met a lot of people in Greg's family)
- Began my last semester of school
- Greg and I got to be in school at the same place and time together again. So much fun!
- Finished my 225 wpm speed requirement in my Court Reporting program
- Got our engagement pictures done!
- Greg got an awesome new trials bike
February
- Greg had his 24th birthday
- Spent our first Valentine's day together! (We went out for
dinner and Greg got me flowers)
- Had fun at the YSA Cupid's Ball
- Greg finished his second block of schooling, making him a third-year electrician!
- I started my practicum hours
- Went to Magrath to spend some time
with family and get my temple things in order!
- Had a bridal shower in Magrath hosted by my amazing Nana! It was so nice to have all my Southern-Alberta family be a part of it!
- Greg dog sat Archie while we were away
March
- Greg got me an iPhone 5! Yes, I am spoiled.
- Had my Edmonton Bridal Shower hosted by the amazing Tami Garside, my YW leader from when I was in Laurels.
- Had my bachlorette party! Abagael, Kiko, and Kathryn, you guys rock.
- Went on a girl's weekend with Abby to the Hatch's cabin in Cherry Grove
- Moved out from living with Abby and back in with my parents for the last few weeks before my wedding
- Went to the Billy Talent concert. (I got Greg tickets for Christmas)
- Went on a super fun Mac date with Susanne
to get treated to some wedding makeup!
- Got my endowment at the temple!
-!!!! GOT MARRIED!!!!
- Drove out to our Honeymoon
- Got my first Coach purse, courtesy of Greg. I am super spoiled.
April
- Finished up our honeymoon
- Moved in with Greg
- Both got horribly sick right after we got home
- Watched general conference
- Got back into school-mode and wrote some final exams
- Greg's sister, Rosalind, had a baby girl named Hanalei
- Chaperoned our first youth dance (I am like three years older than everyone there...awkward)
- Wrote my last final exam EVER!
May
- Got my driver's license (finally)
- Had my commencement/graduation party
- I got called into Primary and Greg got called into Young Men's
- Went into full-practicum mode
- Did some practicum at a CHHA conference. Such an awesome experience!
- Had my 20th birthday!
- Greg got me a shiny new steno machine!
June
- I got a second calling into Activity Days
- We went camping together in the mountains
- Greg's parents came out to visit!
- One of my best friends, Abby, got her mission call to serve in the Philippines!
- Went camping with Greg's parents in the mountains
- Sent out resumes for my first Court Reporting job
July
- Finished my practicum
- Got a Court Reporting job
- Went up to Yellowknife for the first time
- Traveled to Magrath for Magrath Days
- Killed a tremendous amount of gophers
- Went to the mountains for some camping yet again
August
- Went to Yellowknife for the second time
- Had my first discovery (This is work. I didn't actually discover anything except that discoveries are a lot less scary than hopping on a plane and flying to work.)
- Ran 5k in the Edmonton Marathon with Rosalind!
- Got to visit with one of my best friends from High School, Riley, while she was in town
September
- Went to Greg's work golfing tournament. So fun!
- Quit my part-time job at Entrust and went 100% into Court Reporting
- Went to a Stake family dance
- Traveled to Yellowknife yet again
- Had an epic Lord of The Rings marathon with one of my best friends, Abby
- Went to the temple for Abby's endowment!
October
- Traveled to Fort Smith for a trial
- My little brother, Luke, got baptised
- Went to my last Entrust potluck and got a sweet T-Shirt
- Ran in the Turky Trot with a running team, Hot to Trot. This team included Rosalind and Susanne :)
- Said goodbye to Abby for 18 months!
- Traveled to Yellowknife again
- Greg and I took Kaeli, Luke, and some of their friends trick-or-treating
November
- First month of Karissa achieving full-time work! Woo hoo!
- Traveled to Yellowknife again
- Went to Calgary for our friend's wedding
- Said goodbye to my beloved Great-Grandma Coombs
- Ugly sweater parties!
- Greg's mom came to visit!
- Went on my first court circuit through the Sahtu
December
- We went to my first work Christmas party. It was a blast!
- Went to Greg's work party. Also super fun!
- Purchased and decorated our first Christmas tree!
- Went to the Bethlehem walk together for the second time
- My sister, Ava, had her dance showcase
- Traveled to Inuvik in one of the darkest weeks of the year!
- CHRISTMAS VACATION!
- Spent Christmas with my family
- Celebrated New Year's with Rosalind and her family (Greg's sister)
What a year! 2013 sure treated us well, and we feel so blessed for all the opportunities we had in it and all the amazing people that helped it be so great. I can't wait to see what this next year has in store!
