2015 Recap -- Part 1

I promised a recap post of 2015, and I want to stay true to tradition, so here it is! I have to admit, I'm overwhelmed with this task. I'm still wrapping my head around some of the things that happened to me in 2015. I think this will be a bittersweet post. But I'm excited to dive in and share some highlights of my year with you.

January: Another year of starting the year off right with a trip to New York + Enjoying my daily commute along the Potomac

February: The beginning feelings that every museum visit in DC would be my last + Finding inspiration in unlikely places

March: Found my dream salon + had the experience of a lifetime contributing to the transition of The Textile Museum and the Albert H. Small Washingtonia Collection into the new GW Museum

April: I experienced the most profoundly spiritual Easter and General Conference of my life + shortly thereafter my Grandma died, and at her funeral I felt the Spirit testify of the perfectness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Because I was in Utah for my Grandma's funeral, I was able to interview in person for a position at the BYU Museum of Art, my favorite museum + I got it, which was a miracle and answer to prayer, so it was time to celebrate My Museum Life in DC with one last visit to the GW Museum + Textile Museum, where I left my legacy!

May: My heart ached while spending time with good friends before moving away + I spent my last week on the East Coast with great friends at the Outer Banks, allowing my heart to feel all the complicated feelings
My 6.5 years in DC were the most important years of my life. I can't describe them, and I'll never forget them

June: Crying all the way West with all my belongings + spending a day in my mission, Kirtland...didn't help the raw emotions

Arrived to Utah on a Saturday and started work on Monday...too excited for words! + feeling the love immediately upon my arrival

July: I felt exceedingly blessed immediately having so many wonderful friends and family around me + fell in love with Provo and Salt Lake City all over again


August: Family Fun Day became a thing + Provo becomes the new DC

Learning my amazing art and museum experiences didn't end when I left the East Coast...They are only beginning + Spring City art in the homes of the artists...life changing experience

September: Still lots of chances for firsts! A trip to Bear Lake + Eight friends glamping in a conestoga wagon

Stuart Falls @Sundance + Millcreek Canyon

October: I promise a lot of exciting things happened this month, but our visit to the Salt Flats was everything


November: Absolutely nothing compares to the joy of your hometown boys winning the World Series after 30 years + Thanksgiving with family

December: Christmas brought an amazing trip to New Haven, Connecticut, to check out Bremen's new digs working at Yale and living on the Long Island Sound...dreamy

A few days in New York to round out the year + toasting in the New Year with friends at the idyllic Sundance Resort

What can I say, 2015? You were beautiful, meaningful, life-changing, exciting, hard, interesting, and loving.

Part 2 of this post will recap my theme for the year and how it affected my life...coming soon.