2012

2012 will forever be remembered 

as one of the best, 

and busiest, 

years of my life. 

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January

We saw American Idiot. 

We celebrated Mike's birthday. 

We got a touch of wanderlust. 

We hung out with old friends, and celebrated new ones. 

February

We had the first special lady weekend. 

We painted & watched football.

We celebrated April's engagement, Valentine's Day, 

the science of wine, and the love of painting

March

We celebrated St. Patricks Day,

 our Anniversary, (where we won trivia)

We enjoyed our weekends and weekdays

April

We celebrated Eastover,

ate chili, drank wine, and went to DC.

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My knee and I broke up (again.)

May

We watched some baseball,

celebrated Mother's Day, and my Birthday. 

Mike went to China

We went to Asheville. 

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June

We saw concerts & went painting.

We went to Durham.

We found Shiva.  

Here's our updated family :) 

July

We brewed, 

I went to New Orleans, & hardly blogged about it. 

We went to the Outer Banks, 

introduced Mama and Daddy to Shiva

and crossed a goal off my list. 

Mike interviewed in California. 

August

We went to Beer, Bourbon and BBQ,

 and celebrated Raleigh Beer Week. 

We traveled to New York and announced our move,

September

We went house hunting and succeeded.

We said our goodbyes to Raleigh. 

Mike drove to Cali and I got real.

We celebrated weddings, & packed.

October.   

We went to Europe,

and packed some more. 

I got engaged to my best friend. 

I went to Charleston for April's Bachelorette.  

I quit my job, went to Charlotte, 

and made one last trip home. 

November

We went to April's AMAZING wedding. 

We traveled 3000 miles across this AMAZING country. 

We had our first California weekend. 

We went home to NY for Thanksgiving.

December

We said goodbye to Grandpa Joe & Mike went to Brazil. 

I decorated for Hanukkah & Christmas. 

We went to Ikea. 

We traveled back to NC for Christmas. 

We were overwhelmed by the presents. 

Mike's family came to visit US the week after. 

We celebrated NYE on our couch, in pajamas. 

HELLOOOOOOO 2013.  

You're gonna have to be pretty spectacular to beat 2012. 

I have faith in you though