2012 Year in Review - Gif Parade

Rather than blather on about my year in a long rambling post, I'll let the magic of Gifs sum it up:

January 2012

New Years in Tasmania

 Self-imposed Fast Food ban over!

February

Wandered through the Outback

March

Living under my friend's stairs

Leaving Australia

 42 hours of flights and layovers

Finally getting off the plane

And Then...  I'm Home!

Job interview with JetLag

April

I got the job!!

May & June

Meh...

July

Birthday - 31

I bought a house!!

and got broken into

August 

September

October

Broken Into Again

And several more weeks of...

then finally...

My1st Halloween giving out candy

November

Thanksgiving at my house

(with a ton of help from my sister!)

The Fridge Stops Working on Thanksgiving

December

Blood is dripping from the walls... this house is possessed!

whew... not actually possessed after all!

And the remainder of the year to come

Christmas with the Family

New Years with Stasia

and ??? (honestly, there's no telling!)

Happy Holidays and Have a Fabulous New Year!!

Global Shopping Spree

In a conversation with my sister last night, I was reminded of just how different we truly are.

The topic of "china" entered the conversation. My mind immediately envisioned strapping on my backpack and trekking The Great Wall, hopping on and off crowded trains and sampling the unique culture and food

She was thinking more along the lines of picking up a laser scanner and trekking through Macy's trying to dodge the crowds while searching for the perfect pattern of Wedgwood on which to serve food.