It’s wild to think that 10 years have gone by + how much has changed + happened since then. Thinking back, it feels like 2010 was so long ago while also feeling like it was just the other day. Time is funny that way. I tried to scroll through my Instagram + Facebook page to gather as much info. as I could over the last decade because my memory is bleak.
A lot has changed since 2010 – I traveled more, loved more, worked more, got married, adulted hard AF, became a dog mom of 2 + a business owner. I’m ready for the roaring 20’s round 2 + can’t wait to see what the next decade will bring. Here’s to positive vibes, lots of love + hustle.
Let’s go…
2010
- I was a junior in high school + my biggest worry was figuring out what I was going to wear to school the next day.
- I was playing flag football + in the fashion academy
- Pretty sure IG launched this year?
2011
- Spent my 18th birthday at a Greek restaurant dancing on tables with my closest friends
- Got my first job outside of modeling at Hollister as a greeter
- Went to NYC with my best friends
- Spent Christmas in SC with my family
- Was on the basketball team
2012
- I surprised my BFF in NYC for her birthday
- I met my future husband at the end of my senior year
- Went to prom with my future husband for our first date
- Started officially dating my future husband
- Graduated high school and celebrated in the Keys
- Started college + moved on to campus
- Met my college BFF + roomie
- Spent a lot of nights at the beach
- Devin taught me how to drive stick shift
2013
- Spent my first year of college living on campus
- Took a semester off of school and moved to London for three months for work with a new agency. Blog post on how to make a long distance relationship work here
- Spent a month in Milan for work with a new agency and turned 20 by myself
- Booked a Hollister campaign
- We got Mia Sophia 🙂
2014
- Seventeen Magazine feature came out
- Shot for Sherri Hill
- Spent my summer in NYC working
2015
- Saw myself in an NYC window for the first time
- Shot for Self Magazine
- Devin and I got engaged surrounded by our family
- Went to Maryland to visit Devins family
2016
- I booked my first job with Garnier
- I lived in Chelsea in NYC in a closet – literally + started my blog! first blog post here
- Traveled to St. Kitts, St. Thomas + Bahamas – blog post here
- Went to Vegas + saw JLO at her residency
2017
- Graduated college
- Got represented in LA and spent a month out there
- Spent my 24th birthday in NYC for work + Devin surprised me
- Devin started his career as a real estate agent
- My first box with Garnier came out
- We started looking for our first house
- We bought our first house / moved in together for the first time
- Did A LOT of wedding planning – blog post here
2018
- Had my bridal shower – post here
- Went to NYC for my wedding dress fittings at Kleinfeld – post here
- Went to Vegas for my bachelorette party – post here
- Devin and I got married! Best day of our lives – post here
- We went to Italy for our honeymoon and ate too much pasta + pizza – post here + here
- We grew our family when we bought Dixie Rae!!
- Shot a campaign for Tresemme in NYC
2019
- We renovated our home; new floors and bathrooms – post here + here
- Bought a lot of new furniture for our home
- My Tresemme campaign launched in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, etc. / NYC subway
- Saw a life-size version of myself at Caesar’s Palace in Vegas
- Spent a month in LA + got to shoot for the Kendall + Kylie Collection
- Started my interior decorating business, Common Creative Home
- Devin tripled his sales from last year
- Spent A LOT of time with my best girls this year
- Also got the best news of my life – more on that later 😉
- Spent a lot of quality time with family to end the year and bring on the new decade
What’s the most memorable thing that has happened to you over the last decade? What are you looking forward to the most in the new decade?
xx Raquel