2018 was filled with lots of love, happiness, and craziness. So many memories and fun things we did so I want to take a moment and look back on every month and write down something I did! And these might be some little things, but they’re good memories to look back on because I have a hard time remembering stuff! ❤
January:
- I rang in the new year as an engaged lady
- We closed on our new home
- Officially started buying renovation supplies for the house
- Started my last semester of college
- Tore down a wall in our house (for the first time) and it was super fun
- Made a famous soup recipe from The Spaghetti Factory and it was 🔥
- Started officially taking my blog seriously and committing time to it (I started in December of 2017, but just created one)
- Got my bridal shower invitations made, printed out, and sent out to people
February:
- Bought a really cute pink purse combo (huge step because I only buy black purses so having a different color was new to me)
- Saw Aleksandra Prijovic live in concert
- Struggled with my finance classes (lol)
- Booked my last appointment to take my braces off
- Took my niece and nephew to Sky Zone and went to eat after – my nephew drank soda and was so hyper
- Completed the tiles in the bathroom
- Talked about our wedding and looked for wedding venues
- Moved the gym from his parents basement into our garage
March:
- Took our niece to the movies to watch Peter Rabbit (such a good movie)
- Painted our house
- Put a new tub, toilet, and sink in our bathrooms
- Someone stole our AC system outside at our new house (assholes)
- Father in law got the kids new bunnies (we made sure to not attach ourselves to them otherwise we would take them home lol)
- Added the flooring into our house
- Got my braces off!!!!!
- My dad left his power tool in one of the houses he sold so he was sad until they let him get it back lol
- Went to Chicago with Ado and Nejla for a weekend (end of March, beginning of April)
- They took us to a place called Steak 52 I think and it was super expensive but such a cool experience
- Got drunk from a fish bowl at Sugar Factory
- Visited the Nutella Factory in Chicago for the first time
- Had a mimosa for brunch for the first time
April:
- Tore all the walls off in the basement
- Made bosnian bread for the first time in a long time and it was delicious
- Mirhad fell down the stairs in his basement and now has a huge scar on leg (lmao)
- Started looking at furniture for our house
- Had Husko’s chili for the first time (the best)
- Made my party favors for the bridal shower and other decorations
- Passed my second kidney stone – worst pain ever
- Looked for my graduation outfit
- Got my makeup done by my bff for my bridal shower
- Had my bridal shower!!
- Elma bought a snapchat geo filter made just for my shower ❤
- Opened up gifts at home with the families instead of at the shower, it was more fun this way and my nephew had a blast trying to open all of the gifts before me
- Put in our kitchen cabinets
- Sanela’s fam bought us a TV
- We picked the granite top for the kitchen
- Dad installed a new door, but had to knocked down some of the wall to do it
- Furnished our living room
- Bought a bed set
- Planted my first flowers 🌷
May:
- Searched for my Mosque wedding dress
- Entered my last month of college
- Had my graduation party (earlier bc we wanted to also celebrate my dads and sister birthdays)
- Mirhad went to Boston for a couple of days
- Went bike riding in Forest Park
- Granite top was added to our kitchen
- Ordered a graduation cap topper from Etsy and got it in the mail right before graduation
- Got our kitchen completed including the appliances
- Graduated college!!!
- Got married a couple days later ❤
- Mirhad walked the stage at his graduation, but actually just now graduated a couple days ago
- My niece graduated pre-school, had a mini graduation
- Went to Colorado with Mirhad, Ermin, Sanela, and Anel and had lots of fun
- Mirhad had his eye surgery
June:
- We bought a puppy!
- My sister went to a college prep camp for 2 weeks
- We got a dining room set finally
- Mirhad and Omer killed a wasps nest by our door
- Celebrated our first Bajram as a married couple
- Mirhad drove 4 hours to pick up our puppy
- Had lots of fun, snuggles, and struggles with our pup and ended up having to give him away 2 weeks later
- I started my new job
- Went to a family picnic in St. James and fished
July:
- Mirhad was trimming the bushes in front of our house and accidentally trimmed the extension cord as well
- Celebrated 4th of July in the park we’ve been going to for 3 years now
- Went canoeing in Forest Park
August:
- Celebrated my birthday and went home earlier from work
- Went to Dallas, TX for my birthday weekend
- Tried Texas BBQ for the first time
- Went swimming on a rooftop pool
- Sat in a Tesla for the first time
- Made my fall wreath
- Went to a Card’s game
- Made a coffee bar
- Surprised my nephew with a birthday cupcake and a mini trampoline
September:
- Attended one of my best friends brothers wedding
- Chilled on a hammock with Mirhad and ate fruit
- Ate a spongebob ice cream
- Attended another friends wedding
- Went on our trip to Seattle, San Fran, Yosemite, and Vegas
- Celebrated Mirhad’s birthday in the West Coast
October:
- Decorated pumpkins and put them in front of the house
- Got a patio set
- Took some photos in a pumpkin patch
- Tried a pumpkin spiced latte for the first time ever
- Watched our friends get engaged
- Surprised Zana with a baby shower
- Searched for fall leaves in every park and took lots of pics
- Had a picnic in Forest Park
November:
- Put up my Christmas tree
- Had our first sleepover with my niece and nephew
- Dyed my hair dark brown
- Heard a car crash into the river by our house (scary)
- Parked our car in the garage for the first time (after it was all cleaned out)
- First snow at this house
- Had Friendsgiving at our friends house
- Got this super cute purse from my hubs
December:
- Celebrated my nieces 6th birthday
- Got to meet baby Adnan
- Got Mirhad Airpods for his New Years present
- 2 of my bff’s graduated college
- Went to Chicago for a weekend to see the lights
- Finished wrapping all presents and put them under the tree
And now as this year is about to wrap up, I wish everyone a very happy and safe New Years! Hoping for lots of happiness, love, and adventures in 2019! ❤
Meli 