2012 has come to a close, so I wanted to do a little recap (more for my own sake than anything else) on what a great year it was and some of the fun and memorable things I (or we) did during the past 12 months.

[started this blog]

[visited 8 states and 1 country]

[ran our first (very colorful) 5K]

[watched my brother propose to his longtime girlfriend on a trip to Costa Rica]

[went ziplining through the rainforest and then rode a horse down a mountain in a monsoon]

[became faux boat owners]

[celebrated 2 years as a Stella & Dot Stylist and 6 years at the Center for Puppetry Arts]

[took Coco to the beach for the first time (she’s not a fan)]

[attended the last ever Hoopla conference in San Francisco]

[rode in a giant speedboat painted like a shark around New York City]

[celebrated the passing of Craig’s youth in Nashville as he turned 30]

[ate beignets at the famous Cafe DuMonde in New Orleans]

[sat inside a giant Oscar Mayer wiener mobile]

[celebrated 3 years of marriage and the weddings of two of our longtime friends]

[threw my mom a super surprise party in Jacksonville for her 60th birthday]

[met many, many friends’ and family members’ babies who were born this year]

[hosted our 2nd annual Christmas dinner (another success!)]

[remodeled the basement and patio (including all sorts of fun new furniture)]

[hosted a NYE dinner party]

Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a fun, fulfilling, healthy, happy 2013!