HaPpY 2012 !!



January 1, 2012 - has arrived!!  A cold, windy, 28 degree start to the day with a scattering of snow.

We spent the evening with Amy and her family playing games, and then watching 'Iron Man 2' until the stroke of midnight; then it was kiss and hug the New Year in LOL!!

It is a melancholy beginning for me as I look back over the last year of 2011.  It certainly had it's high notes as well as its low, so to speak.  The lowest was definitely having lost Mom in December of 2010.  We went to lay her to rest in April and packed up and went through her things.  So sad that she was never able to return to her home, which she so desired.  A heartache for all of us as we would have loved nothing more than to have that happen for her.  Her poor health and mind would not allow

for that to happen and her whole world basically crashed around her from Febr of 2010 to December.

Such a decline.

My highlights were so many though.  I had so many wonderful events spent with family--birthday celebrations, dance recitals, spring concerts, babysitting the littles for a few days while their parents vacationed.....

Speaking of vacations....I was so lucky to go first to Pennsylvania for the College Wrestling Tournament.  Actually in Philadelphia.  We went with the Berglund's who are seasoned travelers, so sight-seeing was high on our lists.  I saw Liberty Square, where all this countries forefathers came together to lay the foundation of what this country was built on.  SO MUCH HISTORY!!  I was less than 6 feet from the Liberty Bell I believe....in the rooms where the Declaration of Independence was penned and signed both.  I came away with such appreciation for how this country had it's beginnings.

The wrestling, subway, food, hotel, architeture of the buildings.....fabulous.

Then in June I was able to go with Amy and the kids to DISNEYWORLD!!!  OMG I had soooo much fun.  I went on every ride I thought I could tolerate LOL which was most of them.  The castle in Magic Kingdom IS magical---oh my!!  The weather was hot and humid, the day we went to Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom--well, they almost lost me to overheating!! Lukie and I cooled off watching a play of 'Little Nemo' in an air conditioned auditorium while Amy and Em went on the wild Yeti ride!!  The next day we were at Epcot Center and that was another fabulous treat.  A wonderful sit down lunch at a fancy Japanese restaurant where they cooked the food right at our table.  Many wonderful rides, shows (Michael Jackson), and Nation scenery.  The ride inside the golf ball looking Epcot was fabulous!!  We stayed at a little house not far from the Park and it had a pool in the back which we were so happy to have----much fun.

We left Orlando on Monday night for Daytona Beach.....we met up with Mike and Paul (in memory of Mike & my honeymoon LOL) and Emily's dance competition.  We had a beautiful condo right on the ocean beach with a private pool also.  It was so fabulous---RIGHT ON THE BEACH---a dream come true for me!!!  I had so much fun bonding with the kids......

Then we were off for the Bayfield condo and a week of vacation there.  It was a relaxing week.  Steve and Angie and boys joined us over the Fourth of July festivities and that was very fun.  Amy and the kids spent a couple days later in the year and we had a great time---albeit NO bear incidents this time!!

Peggy came to spend a week of her vacation with us in September and that was another fun-filled time.  Almost as much a vacation for me as well as her!!  We took in the Renaissance Fair, The maze out in Shakopee (so many laughs that day), a downtown outing at the Shout House, and a trip to a 50's style malt shop and 'Cavalier' a horse show inside a big tent.  Of course, there was also shopping to be done. 

The Holidays were so fun, filled with family and laughs and FOOD!! 

On a sad note.....our dear pastor at Epiphany for 30 years of our being parishoners there....passed away on Dec 28th.  He was such a shepard of his flock -- as was so evident by the thousands of people that came to show their respects.....a 24 hour vigil/wake with a 7pm prayer service, and a funeral that was so moving a beautiful.   I am so blessed to have known him, in just the small capacity that I did, I learned so much spiritually, and hope I can remember always to be the person he taught us that God wanted us to be.  I will miss him.

Well, I welcome 2012, and hope it is another great year for myself and my wonderful family and friends.

A yummy Cinammon tasting Kuerig coffee for today ..... yummy!

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