- I finally understood what the fuss was all about with The Hunger Games. As well as the fuss about Veronica Roth, Gillian Flynn, Jen Hatmaker and John Green.
- I got to celebrate 10 years with my perfect partner at a winery. Bliss.
- We started our biggest remodeling project as homeowners and spent too much time (and money) in tile stores, appliance showrooms and hardware stores. Notice I didn’t say we finished our project. Here’s hoping for that sentence to appear in the 2013 write-up.
- They boy visited the dentist for the first time.
- The girl lost her first tooth.
- I got to share coffee dates, dinner dates, play dates and wine nights with a much appreciated group of girlfriends.
- I also got to see both my undergrad and grad school roommates this year. I love that we are still friends.
- American Girl dolls and stories came into our lives in a big way.
- I finally joined Pinterest and my project loving daughter rejoiced.
- We took another trip to the Frio River with some fun families and made some fantastic memories complete with catching fireflies, fish, butterflies and a tadpole. They were all released, but I’m 99% sure the tadpole didn’t make it. oops.
- The girl learned how to play Uno and we played it several times a day for months.
- We all survived the boy’s first head injury and he now brags about having staples in his head.
- She became a fanatical reader and my heart smiled.
- She rode the bus for the first time. The proud smile on her face matched mine.
- We took our first family trip to the beach. The kids smiled for two days straight. Except when their mouths were full of smores and even then, I’m pretty sure you could detect a smile.
- I found my peace (and abs) on the yoga mat.
- I finally got my act together and let the kids have a lemonade stand. They’ve only been asking for 2 years. It was a success.
- We went to Disney World with a group of 8 and even with the girl coming down with the flu on day 2 of the trip had a ‘magical’ time. Disney approves of the word magical.
Cheers to a pretty great 2012 and hopes for an equally eventful 2013!
Happy New Year! All the best in 2013.
Thanks! Same to you and your crew!
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LOVED the recap of the year! Look forward to making more memories with you and your family in 2013, friend!!
I’m thinking 2013 will be pretty memorable, especially with a planner-friend like you!!
Did you notice that there is an angel looking over your shoulder in that last picture?
Happy New Year, sweet friend! Here’s to making great memories in 2013!
I hadn’t noticed the angel! That’s got to be a good omen, right? Even if it was a manufactured angel statue in Epcot at Disney.
At least it wasn’t a troll or something.
So blessed to be a part of your 2012!
Be part of my 2013 too, mmkay? The girl was actually talking about you yesterday when she saw your card and saying that she misses you.
Plus she needs her hair french braided again.
Would love to be
Looks like a wonderful year and I hope 2013 is just as good to you. (Maybe with fewer head injuries though!) I look forward to reading more blog posts and seeing what you are up to. Happy New Year!