Toodles, 2012

What can I say, 2012 was...interesting.

I traveled...a lot.

I went to concerts...a lot.

I both cried and laughed...a lot.

There were endings and new beginnings in both my personal and professional life. 

Most of all, I think I finally learned to embrace the here and now and just live in the moment. A dear friend told me that we are in the prime of our lives, and we better damn well enjoy it. So enjoy it I did.

 THE TRAVELS

 

THE CONSTANT OPPORTUNITIES TO DRESS UP

CELEBRATING ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS

  

  

  

AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD TIMES IN BETWEEN

 

 

  

 

I think 2013 will be pretty kickass, as there's a lot to look forward to...

Another trip to Australia and about 500 weddings [all good friends, so I'm quite excited about these]. And maaaybe some big changes around here.

Whatever 2013 has in store, I'm ready!

It's [not] the end of the world as we know it

Where I've been...

...partaking in a Thanksgiving pub crawl [with an Aussie turkey]

...spending time with the fam

 

...pretending to be Johnny [Heisman] Football [Whoop for my alma mater!]

 

...and dressing up like a reindeer with a penchant for Dos XX.

It's been busy around these parts!

I was distracted by a foreign guest for a few weeks and now find myself with a very busy work life.

No longer being able to read blogs at work has really come as a shock to me...I'm still recovering.

In other news, less than two weeks until Christmas!

What I'm doing tonight

Via

I'm so excited I can barely breathe.

Why November is going to be the best month ever

In order of occurrence.

1. Paul McCartney concert...AKA date night with myself

2. Aussie visitor

 3. Binge eating

Excellent? Yes.

ERMAHGERD

 

This might be my favorite Halloween costume yet.

Twinsies.

Top 100 places to see

Travel is constantly on my mind, so I stole this little list from the lovely Sara. 

I'd like to start checking all these off, please! 

1. Alamo - San Antonio, Texas, USA
2. Alhambra - Granada, Spain
3. Andros Island - Bahamas
4. Angel Falls - Venezuela
5. Angkor Wat - Angkor, Cambodia
6. Atlantic City Boardwalk - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
7. Ayers Rock - Australia
8. Big Ben - London, England
9. Bora Bora - Polynesia
10. British Museum - London, England

11. Canals of Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands 

12. Cathedral of Seville - Seville, Spain

British Museum

Amsterdam

13. Cave of Crystals - Mexico

14. Christ the Redeemer - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

15. Cinque Terre National Park - Italy

16. Colosseum - Rome, Italy

17. Crater Lake National Park - Oregon, USA

18. Dead Sea - Israel/Jordan

19. Death Valley National Park - California, USA

20. Devil’s Tower - Wyoming, USA

21. Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem, Israel

22. Easter Island Statues - Polynesia
23. Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh, Scotland
24. Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
25. Empire State Building - New York City, New York, USA
26. Forbidden City - Beijing, China
27. French Quarter - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28. Galapagos Islands - Ecuador

Cinque Terre

29. Gateway Arch - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
30. Gettysburg Battlefield - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
31. Glacier Bay Basin - Alaska, USA
32. Glacier National Park - Montana, USA
33. Glowworm Cave - New Zealand
34. Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, California, USA
35. Grand Canal - Venice, Italy

Venice

French Quarter...on my 21st birthday, no less.

36. Grand Canyon - Arizona, USA

37. Grand Mosque in Mecca - Saudi Arabia

38. Great Barrier Reef - Queensland, Australia

39. Great Mosque of Córdoba - Córdoba, Spain

40. Great Wall of China - China

41. Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey

42. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii, USA

43. Hollywood Boulevard - Hollywood, California, USA

44. Iguazu Falls - Argentina and Brazil

45. Kiyomizu-dera - Kyoto, Japan

46. Kremlin - Moscow, Russia

47. Lake Titicaca - Peru

48. Las Ramblas - Barcelona, Spain

49. Las Vegas Strip - Las Vegas, Nevada

50. Leaning Tower of Pisa - Pisa, Italy

51. Louvre Museum - Paris, France

Vegas strip with some yahoos.

Hollywood Boulevard

52. Macchu Picchu - Peru

53. Matterhorn - Switzerland

54. Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza - Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

55. Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA

56. Mount Everest - Nepal

57. Mount Fuji - Japan

58. Mount Kilimanjaro - Tanzania

59. Mount Rushmore - Keystone, South Dakota, USA

60. Napa Valley - California, USA

61. Ngorongoro Crater - Tanzania

62. Niagara Falls - New York, USA

63. Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris, France

64. Pacific Rim National Park - British Columbia, Canada

65. Pebble Beaches of Nice - Nice, France

66. Petra - Jordan

67. Petronas Twin Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

68. Portland Head Lighthouse - Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

69. Puerta Del Sol - Madrid, Spain

70. Pyramids of Giza - Egypt

71. Redwood National Park - California, USA

72. Rock of Gibraltar - Gibraltar

73. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado, USA 

74. Ruins of Athens - Athens, Greece

75. Ruins of Pompeii - Pompei, Italy

76. Sagrada Famila - Barcelona, Spain

77. Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) - Chicago, Illinois, USA

78. Sedlec Ossuary - Czech Republic

79. Sistine Chapel - Vatican City, Italy

80. Smithsonian Institution - Washington, D.C., USA

81. Space Needle - Seattle, Washington, USA

82. St. Peter’s Basilica - Vatican City, Italy

83. Statue of Liberty - New York City, New York, USA

84. Stonehenge - Wiltshire County, England

85. Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia

86. Taj Mahal - Agra, India

87. Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Kyoto, Japan

88. Teotihuacan - Mexico

89. Tian Tan Buddha - Hong Kong, China

90. Times Square - New York City, New York, USA

91. Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh, India

92. Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe

93. Wailing Wall - Jerusalem, Israel

94. Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando, Florida 

95. Washington Monument - Washington, D.C., USA

96. White Cliffs of Dover - Dover, England

97. White House - Washington, D.C., USA

98. Winchester Cathedral - Hampshire, England

99. Yosemite National Park - California, USA

100. Zion National Park - Utah, USA

Yosemite

28/100...I have some work to do.

Anyone want to be my travel sugar daddy?