Let's pretend 2012 is over, which let's face it, since we're all on senior slide this time of the year, it effectively is. There's too many goodies at the office/home, 12 more parties to attend, shopping to finish, and a general giddiness that make doing anything productive rather unappealing right now.
Tomorrow I'll bore you with my goals for next year, so today I'll entertain you with [insert moviefone voice] "A Year in Pictures" !
February 12 – Dressing up on a Saturday night in Wausau, WI will get you labeled.
that's right
March 17 – We found the best coffee in the ENTIRE world when we walked 3 miles in 80 degree weather. In March. In Minnesota.
that's right
March 31 – Damn you, charming baby!
that's right
April 4 – Damn you, non-charming babies!
daydreamer, crabber, dinosaur
April – The garden begins! Look at how innocent it looks. Not at all like something that will try to cannilbalize itself, get me sunburned, leave me with a sea of tomatoes, or turn me into a hippie.
innocent like dirt-eating toddlers
April 11 – We make our children walk off their Easter feast in the cold. [Note the crystal clear photo. *sob* I miss you, camera!]
it was windy and cold AND too far
April 18 – I took pictures of these fools, who just released their album. Do you like drinking or Irish music? Then you'll like their music.
broken spoke
April 17 – The best cake ever was decorated.
that's right
All year – Surrounded by rhinestones, The G and I hit up the East Coast, West Coast, and No Coast for a year-long ballroom dance blitz. Sometimes we sucked and sometimes we didn't, but we were always enveloped in shiny things, self-tanner, and fabulous people.
farkles
May 6 – I proved running long-distance is just as ugly as it sounds.
that's right
May 16 – The G and I had Epic Date, which included this place.
it was ideal
End of May – We saw a big boat. And then we made it a boatload of Bratts. Family reunion accomplished.
U.S.S. something or other
Still May – The ladies continued their stellar record of taking beautiful portraits together.
so precious
June 30 – V debuted her dancing skills. Watching the audience was almost better than watching her.
crossover break, done well
June 1 – If you're going to run a 5k on the hottest day of the year, obviously it should be 90% uphill and involve obstacles.
or not
July 6 – The drive-in is where birthday magic happens.
that's right
August 5 – Zoo proves that you can't be cute all the time. Especially while eating.
especially while eating a lemon
August 30 – I learn how to make big hair look good.
before
September 1 – I recovered from forgetting my dresses and geeked out at The Bean.
after
September 22 – We didn't die in this slightly-creepy corn maze.
snow white, of course
September 25 – Pittsburgh's Monongehela Incline was DA BOMB.
vintage cable car view
October 11 – I set a personal low bar for running. I think I rigged it so my next marathon time makes me look like a BEAST. Way to go, pink pants.
i didn't fall down
October 13 – The G and I continue OUR stellar record of taking awkward photos together. Ah, I see, a family trait!
that's right
October 31 – I complete a sewing project on time AND bribe my children with candy.
flora, tinkerbell, and merryweather
November 15 – They prove me wrong! Secret trick: put them up on something 5 feet up in the air, then they can't stop giggling.
spotter?
December 8 – Zoo and I have the same reaction to the awesome registration area at the Bellagio.
geeking out is a family trait, too
December 11 – We return from the 70 degree desert to a foot of snow. Someone couldn't be happier.
that's right
What did you do this year? Any fun trips? Awkward family photos? Do tell.
festivus
Riot and Frolic 