Thursday (5/25) marked the 12^th anniversary of Carrie Underwood being crowned champion of American Idol, and she took to Instagram to reflect on what that fateful day meant to her. Underwood shared several throwback pictures from the day she won on Instagram, saying, “12 years later and I’m still not sure how it all happened to me! 12 years ago today, my dreams came true and life has been a dream ever since! I am beyond blessed and so thankful!”