Well, friends, here we are again. At the end of another year. How did that happen so quickly? 2015 was quite a year for us – a wedding, a honeymoon, and a new house being among the highlights. In what has become traditional fashion, I thought I would recap the year via Instagram for all of you.
And so, without further ado…
January: We delighted (and I bawled my eyes out) over the birth of my best friend’s first baby, and discovered that Alex holds newborns rather like footballs.
https://www.instagram.com/p/xuxmsilP4Q/?taken-by=stephiecooks
February: We romanced with the best of them over braised oxtail (and Jerry Springer)…
https://www.instagram.com/p/zGn468FP1g/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and my sweet friends threw me the most wonderful, low-key bridal brunch.
https://www.instagram.com/p/zYoBIRlP08/?taken-by=stephiecooks
March: My sweet coworkers surprised me with the the best sign (there were giraffes on it, you just can’t see them here)…
https://www.instagram.com/p/0p-p1IFP9W/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and I hit a fitness milestone for myself.
https://www.instagram.com/p/0yRCETFP0M/?taken-by=stephiecooks
April: Oh, I dunno…WE GOT MARRIED.
https://www.instagram.com/p/1tFRQOFP0s/?taken-by=stephiecooks
(And another one, just because.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/2Cg_V8lP7z/?taken-by=stephiecooks
May: Honeymoon time! We spent a week in the city of my heart, Madrid…
https://www.instagram.com/p/2o34qlFP5Y/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…got to visit Real Madrid’s stadium…
https://www.instagram.com/p/2l0KK1lP6C/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…see some amazing flamenco…
https://www.instagram.com/p/2uIalaFP37/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and visit with my host family from when I studied abroad (truly the highlight of the trip for me).
https://www.instagram.com/p/2o40EtFP6y/?taken-by=stephiecooks
Oh, and I did this to my arm.
https://www.instagram.com/p/22Qc7ClP3y/?taken-by=stephiecooks
June: I discovered the best way to juice key limes. (I also met Giada de Laurentiis, but wasn’t able to get a photo of that. Which begs the question: did it really happen?)
https://www.instagram.com/p/3mCza0FP3j/?taken-by=stephiecooks
July: Gorged myself on cookies at Momofuku Milk Bar…
https://www.instagram.com/p/45hTKgFP3f/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and nursed a sick kitten back to health.
https://www.instagram.com/p/5APqUZFP6c/?taken-by=stephiecooks
August: Taught the other cat how to read (jokes)…
https://www.instagram.com/p/58j1K2FP9n/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and discovered the joy of adult coloring books.
https://www.instagram.com/p/7Ec5X3FP4X/?taken-by=stephiecooks
September: Had some amazing food with amazing friends in St. Louis…
https://www.instagram.com/p/7RYk7elP_2/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…got to see my work in print for the first time…
https://www.instagram.com/p/7Y2FKCFP3e/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and met another sweet baby.
https://www.instagram.com/p/8MjkCxlP2N/?taken-by=stephiecooks
October: Visited Jamaica…
https://www.instagram.com/p/8hTiOiFPwh/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and took a beach-side yoga class from a dreadlocked Yoga Jones.
https://www.instagram.com/p/8mCALqlP-b/?taken-by=stephiecooks
November: Celebrated the anniversary of getting engaged by closing on our first house the very same day.
https://www.instagram.com/p/-g1Ne1lP7a/?taken-by=stephiecooks
December: Spent some time with the Food52 team at the Nielsen-Massey Holiday Cookie Truck in NYC…
https://www.instagram.com/p/_Cr4filP1s/?taken-by=stephiecooks
…and started to settle into our new house (and my new kitchen).
https://www.instagram.com/p/_NuFOQFP5C/?taken-by=stephiecooks
Holy cow, what a year! I hope your 2015 was a wild and wonderful, and that 2016 brings even greater happiness your way. See you all next year!
xoxo,
-S
AHHHHHHHHHHHH! LOVE.THIS.POST. Eating, running, writing, travelling, eating, MARRYING, buying, travelling, MOVING, anniversary-ing, decorating, just generally being a legend. A legend IN PRINT.
Okay, I need to breathe now. An amazing twelve months.
Love you guys. May this coming year be even better than the last. So much goodness ahead xxx
WHAT an amazing year you had!!! I love looking back on it 🙂
Always love that you do Instagram instead of recipes. So much fun – you DID have a great year!
You know how much I love these posts and looking back over the year. It will be hard to top the past couple of years, but I’m looking forward to seeing what 2016 brings our families. So glad that you are closer. xoxo
Loved meet you at the Fancy Food Show – looking forward to getting to know you online and maybe developing our professional relationship as well. Loved this recap.
Loved meeting you as well, Beth!