Sunday, January 1, 2012

Looking back on 2011

2011 and me didn't get along whatsoever. 
 hardest year of my life, 
and some of it made me happy and all of it made me a stronger person.
I honestly couldn't have done it without God, my family and frannsss! 
Here is a recap of my shitty year so if thats depressing its da truth unfortunately!

warning long post 

January

Me and my (ex) husband separated for the first time.


I moved back to bama 
Got my job back at ruby Tuesday
Started working out at Sassy Girl Studio:
 Pole dancing, Braziallian Butt Lift, Kick boxing, Yoga all that good stuff and tanning 


February 

found out who my true friends were and learned people change and to let them go.

Some people make your life better by walking into it, and others simply make it better by walking out of it ♥

Started to have a huge crush on a guy I worked with :)

March

A MUCH BETTER MONTH :) 

dyed my hair back dark :)


tried out for americas next top model (FAIL)

got a new boyfran and had many crawfish dates :)

spent my spring break at the beach :) 



 

Swayze turned 1 :)




Shadowed a dental hygienist... not sure if thats what I wanna be 

fell in love with emily giffin books 

April

was very sick and landed myself in the e.r bc I couldn't breathe turns out this girl had bronchitis 
and it took my through hell.
I quit smoking
  (for the billionth time) 

my favorite college football team Alabama in t-town (Tuscaloosa) went through many bad storms and tornados where many people lost their lives and homes.


May

made the biggest mistake going back to my husband.
made this new blog :) 
my big seester got hitched 



June

started summer classes at Central Texas College 
(volleyball & math)

started selling scentsy :)

adopted this little girl, we named her chuggs at first but renamed her chloe :) 

went to sea world with the ex and his family.




the ex got a harley..


July

went tubing with my cousins at Temple Lake, TX and went to eat at some amazing restaurant  

find my creativity bone.


changed my blog name to "Keeping up with Courtney" instead of "a southern belles way of a life as an army wife"

went to the fertility doctor to have many tests because of my miscarriages, they said I should be able to have kids still in 5 years or so :) 

August 

finished my first semester at college :) 

started career step for pharmacy tech faillll..

TURNED THE BIG 21 :D





tried many new recipes in the crock pot...nummm nummm nummm :) 

became the biggest wine fan

and once again me and my now ex separated for good read "here"

& my brother and cousin came to texas and moved all my shit back to bama to start over again :)
(i was really hurt by all what happened we just weren't meant to be)


September 

reunited with old friends :) 
got a job at a different ruby tuesday 
started back smoking :( 
and not much else happened this month..sooo next 

October

where my inner party animal came out.
took my first trip to bourbon st.



got arrested on my friends 21st birthday, spent 9 hours in jail.
drinking and driving is NOT worth it :(

November

the divorce was FINAL <insert happy dance>
got a new job at Hooters and love it


legit divorce party 

first thanksgiving in alabama with no family so celebrated with friends and made our own dinner


went to georgia to see james :D


AND alabama football nuff said 



December 

my great grandpa passed away :( 

tortured my dogs by dressing them up along with me :)


 


my brother came to stay for two weeks on leave :)



spent tons of family time :)

and changed for the better with no partying for me;
I will do my new years goals next post..
until then i hope every has had a great new year and...

goodbye 


HELLO...



2 comments:

Alana Christine said...

I am LOVING your blog! I'm sorry 2011 treated you so badly. You live and ya learn & you thank God it's a new year! haha.
We have a pole body studio in my town and I want to do it so badly, but I can't bring myself to spend that money. ha ha
I LOVE the Emily Giffin books! I have them all. She's my favorite author.

Courtney said...

thank ya and 2012 i started fresh and so far so good :)
and i never actually did the pole class i was to scared i did all the other ones tho it was soooo fun but they had a discount going on since it was new but they closed down :/