Friday, January 1, 2010

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.
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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.
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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!
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4. april - i spent a wonderful honeymoon with my husband in Playa Mujeres, Mexico. We had such a lovely relaxing time!
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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.
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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!
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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!!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Lovely wonderful 2009... we can't wait for our new adventures in 2010!!

7 comments:

  1. What an amazing 2009, Lynn! So glad you commemorated it with this beautiful spread. Love you and happy new year!

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  2. Sounds like a wonderful year!

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  3. What an awesome idea: a pictorial summary. Gorgeous. Happy New Year! Here is to 2010 and all it may bring!

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  4. Happy New Year!! Sounds like 2009 was amazing! Here is to 2010 being even better!

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  5. I wonder what your adventures would be in 2010 and what will be in your blog...Happy New Year!!!

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  6. We totally started our blogs around the same time! AWESOMENESS. It's been so nice getting to "meet" you this past year, and I can't wait for 2010 to get to know you more, because you seem like an AMAZING person. :D

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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  7. Thank you sweet friends! Happy New Year to all of you! May it be sweet and memorable!

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