2012 in review...

Well, I have spent the past few days really going over my holiday season of 2012 in detail, but I suppose I should really look at 2012 as a whole. So here we go...

 Man so much has happened. Some good and some bad. I made a lot of mistakes this year, but I have also taken the time to really look at those mistakes. To really go inside myself and figure things out. I haven’t found all the answers thats for sure, but I’m really making progress in a direction of a better me. Thats all we can ask for right? I mean if I was to say that I wasn’t ever going to make another mistake for the rest of my life then that would just be setting myself up for failure. Truth of the matter is that I really have been digging deep in the shit that has found its way into myself one way or another. With every pound I lose there is a lot of emotional work that has to be done to let it go. To tell you the truth when I look back over the year there was a lot of digging through “the shit” as I call it. Some I wrote about and some I kept to myself. I would like to think that 2013 will be an easier year for myself or maybe a brief reprieve from all the hard work I have been doing. Sometimes you need to sit back and at least enjoy the progress you made.

My love life...ugh. I ushered in last year dating someone and I will leave this year single. Some of the hardest lessons in life come from the bigger mistakes. When it came to my love life this year I made many mistakes. I do hope that one day she will truly forgive me and understand why I did what I did. On that same wave link I also have been really working on truly letting someone go that I have had a hard time doing for a long time. A lot of progress has been made with this person, but I unfortunately still struggle. Time. Time is the only thing that will help I suppose. Because I really don’t have anymore answers for that situation and I’m sure more will come over time. I’m still looking for a lot of answers in this department, but who knows what 2013 will bring for me. 

Last year I FINALLY when down to see my cousin Jason in Arizona. Man that was so awesome and I’m going to try my hardest to make that happen again this year. I miss being able to see my cousin in real life. We talk almost everyday and play video games online whenever we can, but nothing beats hanging out with him in his game room in person. 

Regular day in Arizona. I could really use some of this right now...

I started going to college. I don’t know for what exactly yet, but it really was a big move for my future. I have learned a lot about myself by being in college. One of the best things about college is being able to just feel smart again. Quick note on college is that I will be taking a break from school writing to hopefully do a bit more of my own writing which is why you are getting two blog entries in one day. *insert loud cheering and applause here* 

We had the second year of the family reunion at my aunt Nat’s house. It was a lot of fun and I like how it’s progressing. Can’t wait till next year. I have been doing a lot of speaking of my family working well as a unit. Well at the family reunion that was definitely true....WE BROUGHT SO MUCH FOOD! lol Especially s’mores stuff. Wow. Awesome. Well at least we followed through. 

I did my second year of PAX Prime and wow what a whirl wind! Best part of that was I got to meet someone from New York who I game online with frequently. Her name is Stephanie and she is pretty damn rad if I do say so myself. Not that meeting her in person was going to change that, but man as I get older I really enjoy being with people in person instead of through the many ways we connect through technology. Just an awesome event to unite the community of gamers I have in my life. Also while in the Seattle area, where PAX Prime is held, I got to hang out with my best Friend Mike and my second Family the Jackmans. Can’t wait to do it again this next year. While I’m on the topic of gaming I did manage to get to rank 50 on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Which for those people who don’t game or play that game won’t know how much time you have to put into the game to get there. For me its definitely worth noting. 

Steph

Two of my closest gamers

Yes, I am that serious when gaming

Lived through the end of the world. It’s crazy the things that I will tell my kids I had to put up with growing up. I mean before 12/20/12 there was Y2K. Sad news really is that the twinkie did actually die. NOT. Ummm people there is SOOOO many reasons why twinkies shouldn’t exist in the first place! 

2012 was a year of making new friends and building on the friendships that I already had. People I work with, that I go to school with, and just anyone that is in my life. 

Lots and lots of babies. Everyone was having babies this year it seems like. Not sure if it was people seeing us pull out of the recession so they threw caution into the wind, but there was a lot of wonderful babies born. Not by my doing of course...lol. Very cute and adorable babies. 

I made my first cooking video about how to cut a pineapple! I also have been doing losts of cooking this year. I tackled a dish that I haven’t had in probably close to a decade and that was eggs benedict. Oh my god was it good! Dangerous in fact. Who knows what I will make in 2013!

Christmas last year was so awesome and this year was just as good. It’s nice to see things heading in the right direction. Really look forward to each year more than I ever have before. 

I had glasses, then I broke them. I got glasses again and broke them again. Had my glasses temporarily fixed, then they broke again. So, I have spent most of 2012 without glasses and that is something I am actually going to try to fix this week. 

Got to see The Avengers movie and The Hobbit Part 1 in theaters. Both movies were in 3D. I watched Jurassic Park & The Big Lebowski on a big screen in the comforts of my sisters backyard over the summer. 

Those are all the things that I can think of now. I’m sure there is many more. This year I’m going to start a container and when something good happens I’m going to write it down on a piece of paper and then at the end of 2013 I will do a better version of recapping the year than I’m doing in 2012. 

Progress and growth is what made up 2012 for me. In the end (since I lived through it...lol) I’m always moving forward. Going to stand tall with the person I am now as I walk up to 2013 look it dead in the eyes and say “lets tango...” 

Raise your glass and lets say cheers to the year past and walk forward together for another year. *Cheers!*

As always I bring this to you with love and pure D-lite. = )

I ate a lot of Cholula and apples w/ peanut butter this year... no, really... A LOT. lol