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2012

tomorrow is new years eve and i feel like this past year has just been a whirlwind of crazy things that i never thought would happen.  so here's a few of the highlights of 2012.

at the beginning of the year i had a boyfriend who spent 4 months at bootcamp...he came home and i had a fiance during fireworks on july 3rd...and then on august 24 on a beach before sunset, i had a husband.  definitely my most favorite times this year...




in mrd land, i rocked out fashion week at Henri Bendel, had one of my designs worn by Jaime King on the CW's, Hart of Dixie(which i still have to blog about), had one of my pieces featured in Southern Lady Magazine, and met some amazing new fans and friends along the way!  i'm so excited for what's in store for mrd in 2013...big things all the way!!





2012 also consisted of new scenery for everyone in my family!  my parents and austin moved to texas in the summer, shortly followed by johnny and i.  ian moved back to chicago and laura moved to a new part of connecticut.  if you would have told me at the beginning of the year that half my family would be in texas by the end of the year i would have laughed in your face, but i'm so happy we all jumped right in and started new adventures!




overall this year is going to be a tough one to beat, but i can't wait for what lies ahead!  
bring it 2013!

be pretty~melis
















bootcamp complete...check

a couple of months ago...
a little over 3 1/2 to be exact...
my boyfriend left for bootcamp.

and this past weekend,
after letters and a few phone calls,
crossing my fingers for pictures to be posted,
endless hours of wondering how he's doing,
trying my hardest to keep myself busy so i didn't think about the fact that i was living alone 
(and having to kill spiders by myself...ugh)
his bootcamp graduation finally came...

and i got to see his smiling face after over 100 days
and squeeze him tight:)

















the weekend was short, but sweet...
and sadly i had to board the plane by myself,
and say goodbye again, while he stays for another month for airborne training...
you know...jumping out of planes...
no big deal;)

so back to making meals for one,
leaving fabric piles all over the floor,
buying more girly things for our condo (bc there is no one there to stop me)
and sadly...still killing spiders *shudder*

be pretty~melis