Best of 2012: Year in Review

2012 will be remembered for:

• the least snowy winter i can recall. 
• work trips to phoenix, knoxville, alabama, calgary, montreal.
• a promotion for me in february, and for brett in may.
• fun on bicycles.
• miles upon miles of walking in the park with friends four-legged and two.
• beautiful summer hikes & sails.
• a steamboat wedding, a new york state wedding, an illinois elopement, and a vermont wedding.
• a slew of great concerts: head & the heart, the lumineers with old crow, mumford & sons.
• a road trip to indiana for a celebration luau.
• another summer of fresh grown veggies in the backyard, our first CSA, and many great farmers markets.
• sweet, sweet time spent with best friends.
• long weekends on cape cod. reading with gran on the porch, walking on the beach, kayaking in all weather. 
• a dodd family reunion in new hampshire.
• exercising with a trainer for the first time- and finding a new workout buddy. bringing yoga back into my life.
• sunday morning family snuggles & coffee. 
• finally! a big snow storm. ending the year with six consecutive days on skis.

Best Books I read in 2012:

• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
• MWF seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche
• Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Best Movies I saw in 2012:

• Argo
• Intouchables

Best Music I was introduced to in 2012:

• The Lumineers
• Alabama Shakes
• Of Monsters & Men
• Ben Howard

And looking ahead to 2013:

• hopefully much more snow.
• my first vacation to the beach since 2006, and brett & my first non-visit travel together.
• more visits with friends.
• new music & fun shows.
• extending our circle of friends in vermont.
• work trips to boston, and hopefully seattle/castroville.
• continuing my education with a certificate program at marlboro college.

(see: 2011, 2010, 2009)