If I had to choose one word to describe my 2015, it would be CHANGE. So much has happened in the past twelve months! I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane and share some milestone moments from this past year…

{A New Year’s Day polar bear plunge in Connecticut}

{A buying trip to Atlanta with a pit stop at Ann Mashburn}

{Will and I took a helicopter tour of NYC}

{I hosted the second Design Darling blogger brunch at fashion week in February}

{In March, I visited my brother Grayson who was studying abroad in London}

{Grayson and I took a weekend trip from London to Cassis, France}

{In late March, I announced that Will and I were leaving New York and moving to Dallas}

{I created a Design Darling New York City guide during my final week in the city}

{In April, Will and I took advantage of his time off work and headed to Paris}

{…followed by the most glorious three days on the Amalfi Coast}

{When we got back, we filled up a truck and drove across the country with our pup Rory}

{And at the end of April, we moved into our new house!}

{In May, I moved into the new Design Darling headquarters}

{In June, I wrote about making friends in a new city}

{…and learned a lot about moving in with my significant other}

{My Fourth of July shoot was featured on Town & Country}

{I drank these prickly pear margaritas all summer long}

{In July, Will and I went back to New York and got thisclose to Taylor Swift!}

{I loved this pretty picnic shoot}

{I got to see lots of family and friends on Nantucket}

{In August, I turned 26 and celebrated with new friends in Dallas}

{In September, I released one of my first original Design Darling products, personalized lucite trays in collaboration with artist Susie Horner}

{Sailing Nantucket was one of my happiest moments of the year}

{In October, we relaunched the boutique website and hosted our first Dallas shopping night}

 

{Our living room finally started coming together}

{We did lots of apple picking and leaf peeping near my parents’ new home in Connecticut}

{In November, I wrapped up the One Room Challenge in our guest bedroom}

{An unexpected trip to Naples for Grandy’s surgery, which thankfully went perfectly}

{Our friend Paul launched his boot company}

{In December, Will and I hosted our first Christmas party}

{We headed up to Maine to celebrate Christmas with both of our families…}

{…and on Christmas Eve, Will got down on one knee and I said YES!}

Lots more on that to come… 🙂 Happy 2016, everyone!