2012: Our Year in Review

2012 was good to us! Here's a look back..

This was our second year living in Baltimore, and we just keep loving it more and more..

view from a water taxi

we enjoyed Derek's company seats at Orioles games!

Kaiah turned 3!

baby girl and her cupcake

We got engaged!! I turned the corner in our apartment one evening.. absolutely unsuspecting.. and there Derek was.. on one knee! It was such a perfect, intimate, and special moment between us that I will cherish forever. 

I can't wait to become Mrs. Ziese!

THE ring!!! An endless circle of diamonds

We celebrated our engagement in Jamaica a few weeks later!! 
We spent four days on the famous 7-mile beach in Negril..

..and four days on Negril's cliffs! 

Our villa on the cliffs was built atop a huge cave, and we spent our days in complete privacy, jumping into the water 30 feet below.

We moved into a beautiful new apartment. We are looking forward to having more visitors in 2013!

our view of the sunset from our terrace!

This is my favorite picture of 2012..

I adore them <3

October 8th, 2012 marked 8 years together.

Derek turned 24!

We enjoyed fancy parties and celebrated all the successes that 2012 brought us.

Derek surprised me with a trip to New York City the day before Christmas Eve!

I can't wait to see what this year brings! 

Happy 2013!!!