Well here we are. 2010. Holy moly. 2009 was an amazing year and 2010 promises to be even better!
2009 in pictures:
I started going to concerts more regularly again:
Carolynn and I @ Green Day in August
I saw Britney Spears TWICE. Should have only gone once. Fun show, though.
I attended 2 days of the Outside Lands Festival
No Doubt in Mountain View
No Doubt with the fam in Irvine
Not pictured: the amazing Imogen Heap! (couldn't get a good photo)
Family fun:
Mom & Dad came to SF for Elyse's 22nd birthday
Mom & I attended Elyse's final Open Studios - Mom flew up as a surprise
Elyse Graduated from UCSC!!!
Elyse and I drove to Los Angeles for Father's Day (Dad knew I was coming but Elyse was a nice Father's Day surprise)
Grandma Shirley visited San Francisco and we went to Tadich Grill, a restaurant she ate at when she lived in SF in the 50s!
Mom and I attend a cooking class at Sur La Table for her b-day gift
Food adventures:
My first frozen frosting shot from Sprinkles (strawberry of course)
My first ever bread - beer bread.
We had many trips to tackle the Big Eat SF - including the amazing fish tacos @ Nick's Crispy Tacos.
Cookie dough cupcakes
Martha Stewart's apple pie for Pi Day
Made my first turkey!
Trip # 1 (of 3) to Ann Arbor - Enjoyed temperatures of -17
The beautiful HK and I (sans makeup) in Vegas for the NSBE conference (amazing photo quality thanks to HK's amazing camera)
Trapeze!!
DC, DY, and I bring some class to the intern boat cruise.
CSSI 2009
Reading to pre-schoolers
Android's cupcake release results in this beauty.
Google hires some goats to do some gardening work.
Life Adventures:
Tahoe in February!
Moved from Marina to Noe Valley (by beautiful old apartment, hello fantastic commute!)
Some amazing friends joined us at Disneyland for my birthday.
Renegade Vessel camping trip excursion to Humbolt
Bay to Breakers - one of many Waldo groups
Scott and I celebrated our -1 year wedding anniversary!
Atlanta in July - visited the super amazing Georgia Aquarium
Chicago in September (go Cubs!)
Halloween was year of Shrek
Lots and lots of wedding planning - including wedding dress shopping (this isn't my dress).
Of course this only scratches the surface. 2009 was definitely a busy year!
Now that 2010 is here it's time for some resolutions. In 2009 I actually fulfilled my resolution to get in shape. I'm in better shape than I've probably been since high school and I've lost over 20 pounds. I look better and feel better and am more than proud of myself. In 2010 I'd like to accomplish the following:
- Read 100 books (without buying a single one) - I feel I've let myself slide on reading and I really do miss it. I have quite the collection of unread books so I feel between that, the book club, and the library, I have a nice supply of books to read this year. First up: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (this month's book club pick).
- Buy a condo/home! Scott and I hope to purchase our first home together in 2010, sometime after the wedding.
- Cook one item from each of the cookbooks I own. I have quite a few books I've never made anything from. If any remain by the end of the year I probably shouldn't keep them around any more.
- Be a more patient person.
- Be a more regular blogger! I took a 6 month break this year and I'd like to get back into the regular swing of things. I'm not sure I'm going to keep this a strictly cupcake blog (that wasn't my original intention anyway), especially since I've been eating less of them as I try to be a bit healthier. Plus there are so many out there I don't always feel I can contribute something new to the discussion. I'll continue to blog on cupcake related things as they relate to my life.
- Stay in shape!
To come in just the first 6 months of 2010:
- Scott will become an uncle!
- trips to Ann Arbor, Irvine, San Diego, Chicago, Evanston, Urbana, Austin, Boston, Seattle, Las Vegas, and (of course) LA
- South by Southwest
- WEDDING!! HONEYMOON!!
2 comments:
Awesome post. Glad to have been a part of your 2009. :)
Thanks for being a part of my 2009! :)
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