2018 Rewind

Tuesday, November 27, 2018


Last year, I wrote on the blog about my “2017 rewind”, in which I turned a YouTube tradition into a blog platform and you know what? It was one of my biggest clicked on and read posts! I was actually really surprised that people wanted to read about what I did that year, but it was cool. Thanks for being interested in me!! So on that note, how about a 2018 rewind?! It’s not QUITE the end of the year, but with the holidays approaching and me working a retail job, I’m not sure how much time I’ll have to post this! NOW, I have a surprise announcement at the end of this post, so make sure you read the bottom of this post! 

So here we go, in no particular order of when they happened and which was my favorite adventure, here’s what I did in 2018:

1) Bachelorette Party in Miami, Florida. Calm down, it wasn’t ME getting married, it was one of my friends. But it was a great getaway with great girls and I had the time of my life. I went swimming in the ocean, ate food on the boardwalk, and drank my weight in watermelon water they served free at the pool (which we spent so much time at, that I got the worst sunburn of my life. Whoops!). (P.s I'm on the left!)




2) Meeting My Favorite Author. Anna Todd writes the After series and those books have been with me through a lot. And this year I met Anna! Here’s a really blurry picture of us (I’m not sure where the good quality picture is...) I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE ‘AFTER’ MOVIE IN THEATERS 2019!!!




3) My Orange Hair. Now, this is just put on the list because it was an iconic look. I mixed Bleach London dye with ION dye. Truly memorable. 


4) My Second Harry Styles Concert. The first one was last year and this past June was my second time seeing him and it was just as glorious (SHOUT OUT TO MARY FOR COMING WITH ME!). He has such a stage presence that the only time I almost fell asleep was from his opening act. He was wonderful.



5) My Birthday/ Birthday Party. I had my golden birthday this year and I invited my favorite people to come celebrate with me. For my party, we ate food, had a bonfire and I drank too much to the point of where I was dancing by myself in my backyard at 2 AM. Then for my actual birthday, I saw Hotel Transylvanina 3 in theaters and went thrift shopping all day. It was a great birthday.





6) The Kesha Concert. I have a tradition (albeit only 2 years running) where I go with my friend, Noe, to Summerfest in Wisconsin. This year we went to see Kesha. We waited for hours, most of it in the pouring rain, to see her and let me tell you, she did not disappoint. She WAS super drunk and that kind of took away from it a bit but other than THAT, it was very fun. (I decided to add this picture of Noe and I because I know he’d appreciate being on my blog).



7) My Book. Welcome to the Middle, Kid was released in January. Almost a year ago! This book has been a whirlwind of adventures but my favorite part was being the guest speaker at a luncheon and doing a Q&A. It was surreal that people LIKED my book. It’s still a little weird to me because even though it’s my own life story, I’m my own biggest critic. But I’m VERY thankful for WTTMK!!!




8) My Play. This play I was in was small, but I was the main character and got amazing feedback that left me on cloud 9. It reminded me how much I love acting and it’s something I’m actually GOOD at! Here’s a picture someone took of me onstage!



Okay, I didn’t put EVERYTHING on this list, but I like to give some shout outs via first name only for being with me this year:

Ashley: For going to the pub every Thursday to get half price drafts with me and never judging me. (Here's me having fun on a Thursday:)

Noe: For being down with going on adventures with me.

Lindsey and Chris: For being so amazing to me when I drove 5 hours to see you guys. I hope I can visit again!
My new coworkers: I love going to work because of you guys. Thank you.

(I MAY HAVE MISSED SOME PEOPLE BUT I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!)


Here’s to an even better 2019!

Now, here’s the surprise: I’m doing another giveaway! This time, I’ll be doing an online gift card because HOPEFULLY it will be able to be international and everyone can enter! I'll most likely be buying a Visa Gift Card so you can buy what you want!!! All I need is to hit 10K views and I’ll do the giveaway! Also, this post will NOT be a podcast episode and the giveaway will be on my blog ONLY. I’m so excited!!!


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