2017 Rewind

YouTube does this "yearly rewind" every year. I've never watched it but it's probably about the best videos of the year? Maybe? Even if it's not, this blog post is. But instead of videos, I'm going to be sharing the best parts of 2017 that I experienced. Via blog post, obviously. So sit back and enjoy my year. 

In no particular order:

1) Disney World. I was very sad for a couple months before I went to (a planned trip) to Disney World. I was in a total funk. But after going to Florida, I found out why Disney was dubbed "The Happiest Place on Earth." My funk was gone and I had the time of my life. It was a family trip to never forget. 

2) Summerfest. This concert festival is something I've been to before, but I've never done a last minute road trip to it. Which is what I did. I texted my friend, Noe, if he could drive 2 and a half hours to Milwaukee because I had free tickets, then drive home the same night. Just so I could go and see a singer I liked, named James Arthur, perform. He said yes and even though that night was long, it was still so much fun. 

3) My birthday. I turned 24 this year and invited my coworkers to a birthday breakfast at Denny's. Surprisingly, they showed up even though it was 7:30 AM! I was honored because they brought me cake and balloons and I almost cried. I had my friend Lauren come visit me that day too, which I'm always so happy because she lives pretty far away. At night, we went to see Dunkirk with some of my other friends and even though we couldn't talk during the movie, my heart was so full of love for the people who came. I had the BEST day. 

4) My new job. I officially got a new job on February 25th and started March 1st. I wanted this job so bad and thought they wouldn't hire me because it's a fashion retail store and I'm neither fashionable nor pretty. BUT I GOT THE JOB!! And my coworkers are such amazing people and I'm so glad my manager hired them. I gained so many friends because of it. We have coworker bonfires, outings, goodbye dinners, secret Santa and so much more. I also LOVE, love my managers and the store I work at. I'm so glad I get to be a part of this little posse (also, these are only some of my coworkers. There's actually about 22 of them!)

5) My blog posts. I have 2 favorites in particular: the Style Like Me series and of COURSE my "Ladies All Across the World" girl power post. Which was my absolute favorite and it was also was my most viewed. I loved reaching out to fellow women and reaching out to women-run companies and blogs. It was so inspiring to me. As for my Style Like Me series, it brought together people and friends that I haven't seen in a while and I had the time of my life taking pictures of them. I can't reiterate how much I love taking pictures of people and I really got to show off my pictures in this series! Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in my blog this year. You're all the best. 

6) Friends. This was saved for the last because it's the nearest to my heart. From the craziest party I've ever attended, to wine nights in my backyard. I've reconnected with people, I've had friends visit me, and I've made many new friends. I always talk about friends but it's such a big part of my life and I will never stop talking about it. I'm honored so many people like me and tolerate me, to be honest. Thank you to the people who drank alcohol with me, who attended my cool as heck bonfire, who got dinner with me when I was feeling low. I will treasure you guys, no matter if you're an old friend or a new one. Always. Thank you. 

Now, I did a lot more in 2017, including attending my brother's high school graduation

 went to my first Friendsgiving, 

and submitted a video that was shown on Gurls Talk's instagram, to name a few.

 With my memory, it's hard to remember things so this post is for you guys but it's also for me, to look back upon. 2017 was the year that I was happy for the first time. Thank you to my family, friends and 2017. 

I can't wait until 2018. 

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Top 5 of Life: December

Wow, it's been a while since I've did a top 5...sorry about that. I've been told by many people that this is their favorite part of my blog and I'M SLACKING, I'M SORRY!! But here's my top 5 of December (and maybe a bit of November...we'll see...)

1) Nice people on the internet. This is vague, I know, so let me explain. My brother, Cameron, is a special kid who has a hard time with social situations, which means he has a hard time making friends. Every year during Christmas time, I get some cards and gifts from friends and every time he asks "did I get any?" and he never does. So this year, he has been working his butt off at school and at his new job and I wanted to show that people care so I asked if people could send him Christmas cards this year. After I put out the memo about it, I got so many people messaging me, asking if they could send him a card. I got anxious/excited about it so I told Cameron that he was going to receive some cards (and I filmed his reaction!) and he is really thankful, even though he hasn't received any  yet since I JUST put out the memo. What he doesn't know is that he's going to be getting cards from all over the world, like Australia, Canada, France, and Belgium! I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALL!! I think I'm more excited than he is!! If you are reading this and would like to send a card to Cameron, I'll include my social media's below so you can message me! I live in the US, by the way!! Thank you ALL who are taking part of this, friend's or strangers, I'm so overwhelmed I might cry. I'll update after the holidays about the cards, too!!!

Twitter
Instagram
And if you liked to email, just copy and paste this into your email: Mhuibregtse@sbcglobal.net

2) Baking for coworkers. I started my dream retail job (is that a thing?) this past march. I commend my manager for hiring the best people I've ever met. My coworkers are my friends and some of them I never want to lose. So I decided to show them my appreciation by making them holiday cards and baking goodies for them. I worked hard on the goodies and I'm so thankful that they liked it when I gave it to them. I honestly think they liked the cards better than the baked goods, but I still had a fun time showing my love to them!

3) Mini road trips. I have never really driven more than an hour away from my home by myself. I think 10 minutes is far away. I know, I know, I'm a wimp. But my grandma lives a state away and it's about 2 and a half hours if I didn't get lost. I randomly had 4 days off in a row from work and decided to drive to her house by myself. I had to drive through a major city and it was terrifying and I got lost (it was inevitable, if you know me) but I made it! It was so much fun and I think my grandma really enjoyed me being there. I bought some Christmas gifts for people in her little tourist town by her house and ate the best mac and cheese I've ever had. And I didn't get lost when I drove home! I say the whole thing was a 'win'.

4) Harry Styles' concert. Ok, this is from September but I never wrote about it!! I'm the biggest Harry Styles fan EVER and 98% of people didn't get tickets to his small venue tour this year. BUT I DID (thanks to my friend, Mary). I literally got the last seat in the house, but it was small enough for me to have a good time, even though I was by myself. Harry is a great performer and if you get tickets for his tour next year, I promise you won't be disappointed! P.s. I waited by the backdoor of the theater to see him walk in and he waved at us and I got a video of it. I screamed a bit. 

5) Making shirts. I couldn't stay away. I'm back to making shirts. The other day, I was like "designing shirts is what I love to do. Why not start it again?" So I made another Etsy shop and put up some designs. My shirts are designed simplistically with fonts. Because simple is cool. I use lyrics or positive quotes on my shirts because having shirts that say "screw you" just isn't me. I'm still working on some more designs, but if you'd like to check them out, I'll link my Etsy account below!

Megan Hubrex Shirts

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