Goodbye, 2012!

I think this has been one of the fastest years of recent memory.  Seriously, it feels like just yesterday I was super excited about the year starting and a Disney vacation waiting for me in May.  Oh wait, I am excited about the new year starting...and a Disney vacation waiting for me in just a few short weeks.  Adios, 2012!

All in all, it was a damn good year.  A few highlights off the top of my head...

• Disney World with the family - I had a blast and cannot wait for our next family trip.  Four years to go!!  I get the biggest dumb grin on my face every time I look at photos.  

Brent missed out the torrential downpour in Animal Kingdom!

• IDAHO!! I got to visit my awesome brother Marshal in Idaho for a few days of turkey hunting.  It was a real hoot!  And Marshal hiked me into the ground.  Even though we didn't kill any turkeys we still had a blast!

• Running, running, and more running - Yeti Race (January), Running of the Green (March), Boulder Bolder (May), Firecracker 5k (July), Equinox 5 miler (September), Race for the Cure (October), Turkey Trot (November).  And don't forget the miles upon miles of training for the half marathon!!

 

  

• Paying off my 2nd mortgage (Hallelujah!)

• Victoria Lillian - Getting to be there on the day she was born and hearing Jason say "It's a girl!" through the hospital wall was definitely a highlight.  Ms. Tori is a precious little thing and I love knowing I'll get to watch her grow up!!

• Yellowstone National Park - Brent and I took a quick trip up to Montana looking for a certain yogo sapphire and made a trip through Yellowstone on the way home!  It was gorgeous and huge, just as I imagined it would be.

• Getting engaged - It took five damn years but we finally got there.  Not much has really changed.  Other than I'm now procrastinating on wedding planning.  Deep down I'm perfectly content with a trip to the courthouse.  Oy.

A few lowlights...

• Finding out Mr. Miles has gnarly hip dysplasia and trying to wrap my head around the idea that he could be in pain.  I constantly watch his back end to make sure he's moving fluidly.  His right leg does seem to roll out less ... I know that doesn't make any sense.  But I think he's more comfortable now than he used to be.  And yes, I'm ignoring the odd front leg limp he has going on at the moment.

• Not moving - most frustrating thing on the planet right now.  I'm feeling more and more claustrophobic by the day as stuff, stuff, and more stuff swallows me whole.  I'd pack stuff and move it to the garage but the garage is FULL.  Effin' hate that this has to be such an ordeal.

No photo of the messy overstuffed house... just Brinkley exemplifying how I feel about it.

• Losing my shift at work.  I'm going to miss waking up by my natural body clock.  And getting my runs done in the morning.  I'm creature of habit and routine.  And my routine is getting completely knocked off kilter in next week.

Check back tomorrow for the standard new years resolution post!