that nostalgic booth at club congress.

danny and i met in that very booth.

it was a fateful night in august 2002.

neither of us have a stellar memory, but can both vividly remember that night. 

the group of boys sitting in the booth. me in a white mini skirt with colby who said hello to the boys. 

...

ten years later, it was pretty surreal to turn the corner in the taproom and see that booth. the weird thing,  (as you can see) it was the only spot that was open when we walked in. meant to be. 

gave me butterflies all over again.

the view to the left.

...and to the right.

we spent a lot of time reminiscing over the weekend. 

it's really cool that ten years later we absolutely love the place we met 

(which definitely wasn't a place anyone hung out at in college) and it suits us and our personalities so well. 

looking back at 2012.

{our last photo of 2012. just hours before the ball dropped}

all in all, 2012 was a damn good year with some significant milestones for us:

we finally sold our home. 

we moved downtown into a little tudor we adore. 

danny turned 30. 

we purged a ton of stuff & got super organized.

i advanced my career with the start of two new jobs (so weird).

we both hit health & wellness goals. 

i continued chronicling our memories via this blog.

we made new friends and strengthened existing relationships.

we made a decision to keep our phoenix zip code and really embraced our city.

we toasted 10 years together as d & t.  

here's to hoping for an even better 2013 for us, our family & friends! 

i've got a good feeling about it.

new year's posts from the past: last year here, NYE 2011 here & here.

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a trip down memory lane before today's walk down the aisle.

lacey jaye is getting married today! 

as i was writing my toast i was flood with wonderful memories.

sitting down to reminisce and write about your relationship with someone really causes you to reflect. 

as i wrote, i was overwhelmed thinking about our friendship. it's unlike any other that i have and i'm so thankful for it. 

a handful of memories from yesteryear... and to think we're both wives now. wow.

the ultimate beach bums. we spent as much time on the beach as we could. wearing only Roxy.

the only year we were SM knights together.

and i guess these photos answer the question, "teri, what's your natural hair color." 

more lacey + teri memories & photos in this post.

bearin' down in t-town.

since february 14th, it's been the tale of two tings and two soon-to-be quinns. darren arrived in phoenix early for a work trip, the three of us flew together out to florida for the friend's reunion, and then meg joined us all on the flight back to phoenix for another week in the desert (they both had a work conference and extended their stay).

the biggest arizona wildcat basketball fan we know, darren wouldn't dare consider being just two hours away from an important game and not watch it live, sooo we woke up bright and early saturday morning and road tripped to tucson. danny and i were happy to show our school spirit and participate in the campus-wide "red out," but we skipped the game an snagged a great patio table at frog & firkin, the best place to watch a game on university blvd.

after the cats beat ucla, darren and meg joined us for a couple of beers before we took meg on a tipsy tour of the UofA. i really love that danny and i along with so many of our friends share that part of our life. being on campus means non-stop reminiscing, eating all the same things we did back then, driving down greek row and getting all nostalgic watching the current students. ahhh... i love it all. just being on campus makes us incredibly happy.

{meg traded her vanderbilt t-shirt for a more appropriate look in tucson}

{so glad i married this cat - wildcat of course}

{danny's taste for beer has changed over the years. mine, not so much}

{university blvd. where we all learned how to back-in to parking spaces}

{entrance to our beautiful brick campus}

{ashton met up with us for a drink!}

{ashton, also a wildcat alum, and her bf}

{none other than gentle bens. ahhh, the memories. foggy, but they're there.}

{ting enjoyin' the game}

{i think meg was most excited to hit the patio with us (but wouldn't dare admit that to her fiancé)}

{no anchovies! best pizza around}

{it's a true red-out}

{decisions. decisions. to think this was a big decision back in college. no, seriously.}

{a buzzed bookstore visit}

{what up, wilbur?}

{ahhh... the mall}

{us and old main}

{sampling some of the newer spots to his university blvd. candy/yogurt/snack shop}

{the new - but i won't dare say improved - park student union}

{coronado under serious construction}

{until next time, tucson. it was real.}