in conclusion: 2013...

you guys...2013. i cannot complain. not one little bit. 2013 you have been great. and by great i mean fantastic, phenomenal, monumental, life changing, glorious. who would have thought 27 would have been one of the best years of my life to date? not i.

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now, please enjoy some photos from the past year:

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TRAVEL:

california x2 - first trip to disneyland in february with my favorite brother and SIL - again in september over labor day weekend

{about to ride the tower of terror}

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st. george for a beautilful weekend of wedding celebration and merriment! we were hot bridesmaids {in every sense of the word...holy 105* st. george}

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vietnam & thailand - rode elephants, played with tigers, toured viet cong tunnels, mekong delta tour, fish spa pedicures, massages, loooots of thai food, lantern festivals, tuk-tuks, buddhist temples, motor bikes, playing at the beach, tons of flying, and SO much more

{this is what you look like after being on planes

 for 12 hours already, and still have 8 left}

{maebae the elephant}

{yi peng festival}

{bike ride through the jungles of vietnam}

{phuket...even though you didn't give us any sunshine, i still liked you}

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layovers in denver, tokyo, hong kong, san francisco, singapore, & indonesia! it was intense

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FIRSTS:

payson salmon supper - you all should go. every year. it's delicious.

{the best salmon ever}

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signed up for my first half marathon {halloween half}

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got a promotion and became the supervisor at work

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bought a new car {goodbye 14 year old alero, hello heated seats and sunroof}

{new car!}

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ran my first half marathon - and totally dominated...for me at least {i'm an addict now}

 {right after the race! - thanks dillon for taking some sweeet pics!}

 {what great friends i have that came to watch and cheer me on!}

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turned 28 for the first {and last} time :)

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first trip to the ER

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lindsay flew to utah to visit me

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SUMMER:

lots of hiking in beautiful utah

{half calf creek falls with my friends}

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first trip to lagoon in almost 20 years

{epic photo bombers}

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rock climbing

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went to a lumineers concert and imagine dragons concert

 {imagine dragons}

{the lumineers}
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RUNNING:

bought my first REAL pair of running shoes

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alien 5k

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santa 5k

{yes we ran in the snow. yes it was hilarious} 
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registered for 10k in february, and the rock n roll half in seattle for june 2014! and probably the SLC half in april

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HOLIDAY SEASON:

christmas and the nutcracker with the family

 {ballet west nutcracker with mom, sisters, and nieces}

{christmas eve fondue}

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skeet shooting with the boys

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epic new year's eve party with friends tonight!

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here's to hoping that 2014 is even better!