2018 was a whirlwind of a year filled with love, excitement, and *big life decisions*. Exactly one year ago, we were two separate souls living completely different lives. We had met just once in person back in September before our paths diverged again. On a whim (but also probably due to some nudging by Divine Intervention), I messaged him on SnapChat last NYE. That one random out-of-character moment led to the next 365 days which involved beginning to date, vacationing together, embarking on many little adventures, meeting each others’s families…and OH YEAH getting engaged about 7 months after we began dating. It also led me to this moment in time on December 31st, 2018— exactly one year after I sent that fateful text. I’m snuggled up on the couch with my man and my cat sipping tea and writing on our family blog. What. A. Year.

One day I’ll share our little love story on this blog, but essentially it was a happy combination of a dash of serendipity, a hint of luck, and a whole lot of Jesus taking the wheel. It seems impossible to recap everything that has happened this year, but here are a few highlights!