12.31.2011

2011 in Review

It's the last day of 2011; how on earth did that happen so quickly?  I must say, though, it's been a pretty good year.

In January, I escaped Ohio's snow and ice with a trip to Texas...
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and my mom brought me a treasure.


In February I put some of my favorite cameras on display...


and did some large-scale knitting.


In March I spent an unusually warm winter afternoon having a picnic in the park...


cheered myself hoarse for the Cincinnati Roller Girls...


and had curly hair for the first time in my life!


April was for learning to ride a motorcycle...


and welcoming spring.


I rung in May with an annual girl's weekend (with horses!)...


and sold lots of Polaroid goodies at the spring edition of Crafty Supermarket.


In June I packed up...


and headed to Italy for a summer of archaeology...


and celebrated my 29th birthday.

July was full of the sun, the sea, and the best coffee in the world...




and on the 23rd, I'd been married to my favorite person in the world for six years.

August began with a boating trip along the Amalfi coast...


continued with a few weeks working in Greece...


and ended back home in Cincinnati!

September was the perfect time for an afternoon at the county fair (and getting caught in a massive rainstorm on the walk home!)...


and for a quick weekend trip to New York.


In October things got old-fashioned at the Renaissance Faire...


and I got all dressed up for Halloween.


In November it was already time for another Crafty Supermarket...


and December was warm and cozy and full of friends, family, and the holidays!


Whew, that was quite a year!  I hope your 2011 was just as lovely, and your 2012 is even better.  Happy new year!

7 comments:

Miki's scrapbook said...

You've done so many cool things! Hope 2012 brings the best energy and more awesome activities!

Happy New Year, Ali! ;D

Miki.

sister outlaws said...

What a wonderful year! May 2012 bring even more creativity and adventure! Happy New Year!

laurie said...

that was quite a year! it is fun to sum it all up like that at the end and realize how much you really did accomplish. here's to an even better 2012!

masteringtheartoflife said...

What an inspiring look back! Happy 2012!

val said...

Happy New Year, lady!

thecredibilitygap said...

what a wonderful year. is it weird that my favorite picture is the one of the cow? HA.
happy new year!
-cori

Kel said...

Happy New Year!!