lynn in love with 2009 in pictures

I'm a little late with this post, but I knew I had to review this amazing, crazy, wonderful, dramatic year that was 2009. This was a year of new beginnings, real hardships, family drama, growing pains, and answered prayers. I think I am 100% a better person from this year and I want to always remember it.

Here were the highlight of my year in pictures!

1. january - I rang the new year on my "engage-versary" with my friends in Victory Park. I donned my new cowboy hat and two-stepped in style.



2. february - one month left of singleness and was buried in last minute wedding planning. I took some cold cold bridal portraits in a field with the wonderful Heather Essian.


3. march - this was the month I married my best friend, the love of my life. I cried and laughed, and was surrounded by my family and best friends. It was amazing. We had a 4 day wedding extravaganza that I will never forget!




4. april - i spent a wonderful honeymoon with my husband in Playa Mujeres, Mexico. We had such a lovely relaxing time!



5. may - we travelled to Buffalo, New York and Niagra Falls to attend a good friend's japanese/peruvian/lebanonese/hungarian wedding and had a fantastic time.



6. june - I finished my internal medicine residency! After 11 years of training, I finally was done with school and training! I celebrated with all my fine colleagues. I also started this blog!



7. july - i spent a month travelling to my parents' home country of Vietnam for the very first time. It was one of the most amazing and eye opening experiences of my life!!




8. august - august was a crazy hard month for various reasons, but it also made us closer to God who answered prayers and comforted our souls. We also got celebrated husband's birthday and I started my first month as a stay at home wife. We noshed and cleaned and exercised and enjoyed ourselves immensely in these acts. Our wedding also got published in D Weddings magazine!


9. september - was a busy month for us! We celebrated my father's birthday, became grape stomping champions, and had a smashing time in San Franscisco!





10. october - we went to the fair, I second shot my first wedding, celebrated my mother's birthday, and got to spend time with some old friends in Atlanta. I got to accompany my husband on his reproductive endocrine and infertility conference.




11. november - i started my new job at the hospital as a nocturnist. I also took a big leap and started lynninlovephoto, my portrait photography business. Husband matched into his fellowship programing in REI which means we'll be in Dallas at least 3 more years. We also went to wedding galore! and go camping alone for the first time.


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12. december - sweet december, we built gingerbread houses, and celebrated my nephews birthday, and rejoiced in Jesus's birthday.



Lovely wonderful 2009... we can't wait for our new adventures in 2010!!