As 2011 came to a close and 2012 began I took a few minutes to pause and think about the year that has passed and what I might want to do in the year to come.
I make it a point not to make New Year's Resolutions. They never work for me and I feel like they're basically a recipe for failure. I have had some success making Birthday Resolutions, but I neglected to make any this year. So perhaps instead I'll focus on some of the things I did in 2011 and some of the things I'd like to accomplish in 2012.
Here goes...
2011 - my personal year in review (including some items which I've elaborated on in this blog...)
Jan – My first cruise...to the Caribbean with an amazing and hilarious bunch of friends (Katy, Emily, Aaron, Jon)
Feb – Fabulous trip to Disneyland with Carly, Jessica, and Lisa (my now roommate!)
March – Impromptu day trip to the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco
April – The wedding of two of my favorite people: Jamie and Jason AND a long awaited work trip to Heidelberg - beautiful weather, fun companions, and I finally got to meet in person some colleagues I've been working with for several years
May – Had a fantastic time at the Mid-Singles Conference in Huntington Beach with Natalie, Melissa and Hillary (plus a bonus day at Disneyland!)
June –Everyone's gotta take a month off now and then right?
July – Made the tour of SF with Katy and one of her friends and took an awesome day trip to Sonoma/Napa with Allison including free tasting tours (olive oil, cheese, and chocolate)
August – The aforementioned Lisa moved in as our fantastic new roommate and Justin and I threw a Settlers of Catan Extravaganza
September – Amazing Labor Day weekend trip to San Diego with Amanda and Delphine
October – Trick-or-Treating at Disneyland with Katy, Jeff, and Daniel
November – Awesome birthday trip to Bodega Bay with Mom and developing my sewing skills with my very talented friends.
December – Christmastime at Disneyland with the roommates (Katy and Lisa) and CA Academy of Sciences with Katy and Hillary
Ok, reading over that is a little more like a travel log than anything else. Which actually kind of makes me pretty happy.
So, here are some aspirations for 2012.
Places I'd like to travel this year:
-England (for work and maybe some family history?)
-Washington DC
-Salt Lake City
-Seattle
-Alaskan cruise (I hope!)
-Alcatraz
Things I'd like to do:
-establish and stick to a regular exercise plan
-attend the temple at least twice a month
-visit 2 new temples
-complete Project Management certification
-take some formal training in genealogy and attend at least 1 conference
-purge the storage in my room and get the rest of my stuff out of my parents' house
-continue learning how to sew
-explore new cooking adventures
I'm sure I could go on...and I certainly hope I get to do more travelling that that (at least day trips), but that's probably more than enough "aspirations" for the time being. Maybe I'll check-in in a few months and see how I'm doing.
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