Happy 2012 -- The End

Well, I did it. I have made 365 post about everyday of my life in 2011. Some of them have been pretty boring, others have resulted in great pictures or great stories. I hope you enjoyed going on this journey with me, I will not be continuing this in 2012. While I started out strong, the quality of my posts has gone down as the year came to an end. Hopefully you all will do this for yourselves, it's a great way to remember the small things that make up the great web that is a life.

Day 365

Blurb: Too bad every new year I just want to sing the Prince song 1999.

Backstory: Yes, we've finally reached the last day of 2012 and I have really been making the most of the holiday season. For the past two weeks I've given myself a pass when it comes to eating healthy. These past two weeks have been filled with croissants, candy and heavy red meat. Today all my meals have been cheese or chocolate based, and while this has been delicious I'm starting to feel the effects of eating so poorly. Needless to say I'm actually look towards 2012 so I can stoop feeling like a big block of Velveeta.

Day 364

Blurb: A surprise visit from the baby of the family!!

Backstory: Just when I thought today was going to be a busy run of the mill day I get a phone call that this little guy is in town. Up until 4pm, today had consisted of a trip to the gym and two hours worth of running errands all over town, but then I got a little happy baby time with Coleman. Some of my family from Indiana came up to get a some sewing done and we all had dinner and watched the baby play with things he wasn't supposed to. The only reason he looks angry in this picture is because Kaity just finished changing his diaper and they were getting ready to leave. Trust me, he did have a very enjoyable time.

Day 363

Blurb: Buying tomorrow self a treat.

Backstory: No matter what I pack for breakfast I generally don't want it when I get to work and sit down to eat. For the past week I've been crazy for the plain croissants at Pistacia Vera, the french bakery near my house. Today I decided I was going to plan ahead for the hardest meal of the day and pre-buy myself an amazing breakfast made up of a croissant and a piece of chocolate cake. Let's just say right now I'm pretty pleased with myself and I'm really looking forward to waking up in the morning.

Day 362

Blurb: OMG Jessica came to visit Ohio.

Backstory: I'm probably one of the many people out there that keeps in touch with their friends from high school. What can I say I like them. But one of them decided to leave for Florida last year, I'm talking about you Jessica Lucas. We've known each other for almost 20 years, but we've only liked each other for about the last 12. Whenever we together we like to reflect on the years and how we were mortal enemies in elementary school and part of middle school. But of course we're beyond that now and we enjoy getting together with our friends whenever she's in town. Oh little Jessica I hope you're reading this and smiling.

Day 361

There's no blurb or backstory today. I just decided to buy myself a little present at the store. I love orchids because they're so delicate and colorful. This one spoke to me when I was picking up eggs and milk and now it's living next to my tv.

Day 360

Blurb: A little after Christmas shopping.

Backstory: Just like Black Friday, I always swear I'm not going to shop the day after Christmas. I've worked a full day and it's the last thing I need to do. But this year the temptation was too great, I took my Target gift card and loaded up on some stuff I needed (socks) and stuff that was just for fun (30Rock season 5). I always get really worked up when I shop on busy days so even though it was enjoyable it was also very stressful at the same time. I must say I am looking forward to the holiday season being over.

Day 359

Blurb: Merry Christmas from my little family.

Backstory: It's Christmas day and I must say I have a lot to be thankful for this year, and today always reminds me of how lucky I am. I've got great fiends and family, and things are going pretty well in all aspects of my life. Granted, I'm not doing tons of exciting things, but I'm still very fortunate. Plus, Sadie's health has been pretty good even though her eye sight is slowly deteriorating. I hope everyone has a great day and remember how lucky we all are.

Day 358

Blurb: Happy family Christmas portrait, showcasing the most important things: the dogs.

Backstory: It's Christmas eve and everyone has descended on the house, including Jenny and here little puppy Sherman. When it's Christmas time I love adding a little flair to the animals' normal outfits. If you look closely in this picture you can see each dog is wearing a little gold bow on their collar to mark the Christmas holiday. It was a little difficult to get them all together because Sadie wanted to follow mom in the kitchen, Ginger was hiding from Sherman and Sherman was just running around. Eventually we did grab them all but as you can see our newest member is very easily distracted.

Day 357

Blurb: Hooray for internet spending!!

Backstory: I never have anything to wear, especially when it come to big occasions, but this year I'm getting ahead of the curve. I'm going to a big new years party and my office "holiday" party is in January, so I want to make sure I've got something nice to wear. That's why I decided to order five dresses offline; because I spent so much I even got free shipping, little does the site know I'm going to send back three of them. Luckily there were two winners in the box, one that I'll wear on new years and another that's a little tight that I'm keeping because it will look good in five pounds.

Day 356

I forgot to take a picture today but I went to the dentist, very exciting. Unlike a lot of people I don't really mind going to the dentist. We've been going to the same place since my parents moved to Columbus 26 years ago, so it's always very welcoming. Just in case your wondering I got an A+ on my check up, the hygenist said I'm doing a great job taking care of my teeth.

day 355

Blurb: Pizza treat.

Backstory: We only have a few more days of Christmas and I still needed to pick a couple things up for my parents' stockings. So I took a little time and went to the North Market for some lovely artisan goods. It was a great midweek treat to visit the market because I always end up buying something delicious. Originally I was going to eat dinner at home but then I decided to indulge and get some corn meal crust pizza; then I decided to get a Belgian waffle and an ice cream sandwich from Jeni's.

Day 354

Blurb: More tv magic.

Backstory: As I've said before, sometimes making things on tv look good means doing stuff the night before. Today we decided the anchors should decorate gingerbread houses and I agreed to do the prep work for the segment. The only reason I agreed to this was because I new that it would end up being a little complicated and I have the mixer needed for the icing.
But even I was surprised at the amount of work I did today. The picture is the carnage of my project. I assembled three gingerbread houses with glue and it took about three hours. The glue took longer to dry than I expected so I'm going to bed with them not totally finished. Right now there are three little houses without one section of their roof. Hopefully the glue will be dry tomorrow and I can finish them up at work.

Day 353

Blurb: Starting my week off right.

Backstory: Of course I love Dirty Franks, but today when I went for lunch I actually changed up my order. Normally I try to order the items that will give me the most cheese for my buck, but today I was in the mood for Mexican food. That's why I slammed down two Tecates and a hot dog with refried beans, salsa, bacon and cheese. It really wasn't that good. I got the that type of hot dog because I really wanted the Tecate, but in hindsight I could have just gotten the Tecate and my normal order.

Day 352

Blurb: Hello Easton at Christmas.

Backstory: For some reason I felt compelled to drag my mom to Easton today. It's the weekend before Christmas and it was packed. I didn't need anything but I really wanted to go. But it was so busy when we went into Macy's you would think they were giving the stuff away. It was a surprisingly enjoyable experience but I much prefer going to Easton when the weather is nice.

Day 351

Blurb: Captivated by Christmas.

Backstory: I know this picture is a little blurry but it really gets across the point of the day. There was a lot of action no matter where you were, but when the presents came out it was all about that moment. This is my cousin Robby's son Brandon wrapped up in opening one of his presents. We had our extended family Christmas today at my aunt Lilly's house. Our family has transitioned from having a lot of old kids to being filled with the young blood of four little ones, so today was all about them and it was hilarious.
I'm not around children a lot and I always forget how fast they move. Right when I came in the door with presents three of them ran strait towards me screaming. I seriously didn't know what to do because even after I sat the presents down they were still running around in circles. It was overwhelming and refreshingly hilarious at the same time.

Day 350

Blurb: It's our Christmas Tree.

Backstory: I have no problem admitting I haven't really been in the Christmas spirit this year. This picture is the tree at my parents house but at the apartment I don't have anything up. I feel like buying stuff for my little place is a waste of money when mom's going to put stuff up at their house. But this is probably why I'm not really in the Christmas spirit; it's no where around me. This season it's really been about buckling down and just working, not really thinking about the holidays. In fact I haven't really spent that much time around the tree, tonight was the first time since mom put it up that I actually sat and stared at the tree. It was actually really enjoyable, but I haven't been enthralled with Christmas as I have in the past.

Day 349

Blurb: I'm fighting with the restaurant down the street, they just don't know it.

Backstory: There are some good things about living near a nice restaurant but now I'm starting to experience one of the worst things: the parking. In the last week or so the parking on my street has gotten really bad. If I leave my spot anytime between 11a and 1:30p I have almost no chance of getting that spot again. The valets have been filling up the street so much I have to park down almost a block (I know, first world problems). This drives me INSANE! All I want is a parking spot, because I paid for my pass and I follow the rules. I just want to go to the gym during the day and not have to park blocks away. Valets, we are officially fighting.

Day 348

Blurb: This is my nose, it's tired of spending time with tissues.

Backstory: I called off sick to work again and this is pretty much unheard of but I can't really sit up. I spent today the same way I did yesterday: laying on the couch then laying in my bed. I did manage to clean out everything on my DVR and I'm almost finished with a book I rented from the library on Sunday. The medicine needs to kick in so I can start breathing from my nose and drop this mouth breathing crap.

Day 347

Blurb: Yep I called off work today.

Backstory: After laying under my desk at work yesterday I called in sick to work today, and this is what I got. Doctor Tranen helped me out with some serious antibiotics that I started taking them. Turns out my sinuses and lungs are infect, this explains why my nose won't stop running and all I do is cough. I feel like crap and I can't sit up for more than 30 minutes.