New Year

2012 slide out over champagne and board games at home. 2013 arrived.

MLKJ in Jerome. Guilty. Later reversed and remanded. We’ll do it again. 

Weekend in Minnesota, beautiful bridal shower. Returned to lunch in the sun in Phoenix with law school friends. Drank so much iced tea I could have floated away. Glee. Guilty/not Guilty. We don’t say “stab,” we say “cut.”

Beyond amazing ladies long weekend in New Orleans. Feeling like the luckiest girl in the world. Gifted a priceless book of photos and stories from girlfriends from all stages of life. Tattooed to remember “these are the days of miracle and wonder.”  First organized run, Pat’s Run.

Visiting everywhere I’ve ever lived in a week- NYC to Middletown to Mpls to Madison. Turning 32 in the middle of all that. We can’t believe we’re 10 years out of Wes. We can’t believe it’s another 5 years until reunion. Our livers are thankful. I brought a graduating senior into the portapotty with me to dispense life advice. Many of my best ones in one place, degenerates on the back porch of Eclectic with Joss Whedon. Baby sister graduated from college. Spotted Cow.

Pre-honeymoon aka trial college in Dayton, OH. Skyline Chili, Dayton Dragons and Sophy. Rising Star Award!

Less organized run, 4 on the 4^th. Small town parade. Arizona shower, bridearific. 

Weekend at the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Work shower. Bridetastic. Week in Minnesota, laughter, anticipation and the state fair. Sing a long into the night... unforgettable songs and faces and feelings. Hot afternoon at summer camp, circle of friends, surrounded by love and laughter and silliness. And Spotted Cow. Married. 

Faux honeymoon at hotwire Sheraton. Wedding party #2 in Flagstaff. Family from Montana, friends from California and AZ. Not guilty! Jewelry from the Yazzies and Sizzler lunch to celebrate.

Wedding party #3 in Great Falls. More celebration, end of the marathon. Neon Color Run. Untimed. Mrs. Peacock in the library with the candlestick.

Hiked into Havasupai. Ate microwaved cheeseburgers in the dark at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Lake Havasu for Thanksgiving. Thankful.

Royal Palms weekend in Phoenix with my best girl. First snowshoe of the season. Slice & dicing surgery and resulting stuporific Christmas cheer.

In between countless jail visits, dog walks, texts and jokes and victories and losses. Tomorrow 2014 slips in.  2013 has been a good one.