2011 was a fine, fine year

Happy 2012! Yeah, I’m a bit late with this post, but I couldn’t resist adding a 2011 recap/appreciation rundown, because it was truly a phenomenal year for me. So many big changes, amazing trips, happy feelings, and so on. So here goes.

In 2011, I/we

• began the year by doing handstands
• got laid off from Myspace and began a happier new chapter of life
• visited friends in Italy, saw Naples, Rome and the Amalfi Coast
• went snowboarding in Big Bear (Julian’s first time!)
• bought road bikes!
• gave up sweets for Lent (SO hard)
• celebrated our first anniversary in Kauai, Hawaii
• Julian interviewed James Cameron!
• started running, met my goal, and ran my first 5k
• decided to go back to school to become a veterinary technician (& got straight As my first semester!)
• went to Chicago to have fun in the city & visit family nearby
• said goodbye to Noah, my family’s loving yellow Lab
• celebrated 4th of July with the beach & Hall & Oates
• moved to the valley and into our first REAL house, spent a week with my little brother & sister, and welcomed Frank to our family! (all in one week – crazy!)
• celebrated my 29th birthday at the Gentle Barn
• had the most wonderful Thanksgiving with J’s family back in Nashville
• said goodbye to Julian’s Great Grandma Dorty, one of the most unique and inspiring women I’ve ever met.
• welcomed visits from many friends and family
• spent an incredible week in NYC and VA over Christmas
• hosted our first party here at the house on New Year’s Eve

In 2012, I hope to:

• visit my Grandparents in Scotland this summer
• make the most of our trip to Mexico (later this month!)
• be the best Maid of Honor ever for my little sister Ana
• grow my hair long
• keep running
• eat breakfast everyday
• start volunteering at a veterinary hospital
• finally hang some art on the walls of our house
• be a more patient, appreciative, and proactive friend, sister, daughter, and wife