So this is the new year...

Happy New Year everyone! 2010 was quite possibly my favorite year yet. 

Here is my top ten for 2010:

10- Graduating from USU. It may confuse you that this is only #10, but I loved USU, so graduating was bittersweet. I love that I have a college degree, but it is currently not being utilized, and that also puts a bit of a downer on the fact that I am a college grad.

9- Denver Road trip #4. I drove out with Saydee, and Lia to Denver in September to visit Dan. Kelly and Sydnee flew in and hung out with us to. That weekend consisted of words with friends, bike rides, heroes, oatmeal cream pies, "the ox is in the mire," sushi, wings, and so much more. I had fun with Dan, and fun with my friends. Plus those four got to see my future apartment, yay!


8- Two new nephews (Koa and Drew).  Becoming an Aunt was fun the first time, and has continued to be just as fantastic the four times after that. I love mynephews, and it is going to be hard leaving all five of them behind. They are all so cute, and fun. Hopefully they all come visit Denver sometime.



7- A sh**load of Sushi. When I was a sophomore in college, I worked at Takara Sushi in Logan. I ate sushi probably twice a week at least. I loved it, and my body loved me for it (except for when I had too much mercury, but that was probably due to all the tuna fish sandwiches). This year I probably averaged Sushi three times a month, and it was wonderful getting back to it. I have missed it a lot, and this year kinda made up for that. I cannot even count how many all you can eat sushi sessions I have had this year. Probably close to ten.

6- Josh Ritter. I have talked about Josh Ritter A LOT, and I was able to go to his concert this year. I loved it. Plus a new CD. He makes me happy. I will post another Josh Ritter Video under this. Get stoked!

5-  Dallas trip. This was also the third time I drove out to Denver. We moved Dan out, and it was sad, but luckily right after the move we took one last trip together to Dallas to visit Jessica and Jed. This trip introduced me to the game of Small World, and Zaxby's.  Dan and I just purchased Small World, so now I am not going to be missing that, but I freaking miss Zaxby's it is delicious. It also included a road trip to Oklahoma City for the OU USU game. The pre game meal was great, and a little embarrassing, but still fun. We also got to see the Cowboy's stadium, and an art museum. Plus an amusement park, and that makes any trip wonderful. This trip involved USU athletics, football, food, board games, amusement parks,  and great friends. Nothing is better than that. Plus it made leaving Dan for the time being that much easier.

4- Sufjan Stevens. I can't describe this. If you weren't there you won't ever understand. Like I said before I felt every emotion in one single intimate/infinite moment. It was AMAZING! I am not posting this video to make you depressed, and I am sorry if it does, but this song is beautiful even though it is addressing a very ugly part of history, and an ugly part of human nature as a whole.

3- Europe. 20 days spent in Europe, how could that not be great? I was able to go to England, Scotland, Ireland, and France before "the incident."






2- The Proposal. 3 years, and two break-ups later Dan and I are getting hitched. The proposal was perfect because it was so "us." A candle lit dinner featuring bruschetta, and tilapia with a basketball game on mute in the background. Dan saying, "I want to marry you," instead of necessarily asking, and me saying "yes," and "I feel weird." It was perfect, and I can't wait to marry him.




1- CHAZ. It may shock people that the proposal doesn't come first, but it never will because in 2010, we got Chaz. The cutest cuddliest creature in the world. I love him to death. He is Dan and I's illegitimate puppy, and he will be moving to Denver with us, and he will be part of our family- hopefully for a very long time.

2011 is going to be a year of changes... moving, marriage, and hopefully the start of a real job plus maybe more school.  I am excited for it! 

To those of you that read and enjoy my blog I have decided to make it a little bit different. It will start with a post series called "Random Rantings" or something of that sort. It will be posts about day to day stuff that is a little annoying. I should probably do a more positive and less sarcastic blog to so maybe once a week I will write about things I love or something. There also will be an occassional update post, but this blog WILL NOT become the Alexis & Dan blog. If you want to stay caught up on our life then call one of us. Oh and I am also going to start pimping stuff even more than I already do.