2012 grab bag

in no particular order, noteworthy events/websites/memes/obsessions of 2012: 

they made us laugh, broke our hearts, or are just plain memorable.

-1D. those cuties from across the pond, One Direction, stole my sister's heart and when Catherine loves something it's contagious. :) (Omg Taylor Swift and Harry?)

-the Summer Olympics in London. the fact that i was stuck on a ship that prevented me from seeing any of it.

-the IKEA monkey - the custody battle covered our news and memes infected the internet about this little stylish rascal.

-sorrowfully, the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado in July, and the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in December. The world is still shocked and our hearts are still breaking over these tragedies.

-New Girl loving (they're into season two now)

- celebrity crush: Chris Hemsworth//Thor//Avengers. watched this during my breaks every day for like a month...or more.

 -Channing Tatum voted People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2012. do you agree?

-movie swoons--the greatest and also the guiltiest of pleasures: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Lucky One, The Vow, Avengers, The Lorax, Rock of Ages, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hunger Games, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (soon), Breaking Dawn, Skyfall, Les Miserables (soon). more here.

- Gangnam Style by Psy. what the heck?

-Barack Obama re-elected as President of the United States of America. some folks are happy, others not so much.

-my friends are married

-hello giggles

- Luka Magnotta, and the teacher who showed the video to students.

-Instagram Parody

-Wide Awake by Katy Perry. don't care. i love her. most especially as she punches Prince Charming

- Hurricane Sandy devastating the east coast.

- Your LL Bean Boyfriend

-the hundredth "end of the world" prediction since December 21st was a fail.

-grumpy cat

- a more comprehensive list of viral memes here.

i'm sure there's tons more but what an eventful year!

merry christmas

  

Hope yours is filled with lots and lots of cuddles!

hey rosetta!

Hey Rosetta! has a way of making you feel at home and all cozy inside. Seeing them in concert at Mile One on December 20th stood as testament to that. With the band rocking out on stage and the feel good energy coming from the crowd I don't think there was a soul in the room that didn't have a good time. It was a nice surprise to watch them run to the back of the room and play a few songs on a mini-stage set up with lamps a glowing, as though we were all invited over for a jam in their living room. And when sparklers were lit up filling the front of the stage with light during Yer Spring? Magic.

Snow fell from the rafters as we sang the good ole Christmas classic. I went with my friend, Ashley and enjoyed every minute. Turned out we were really lucky in our seating, not too far away from the stage and placed just out of reach of obnoxious spectators, you know the ones who push you around and walk all over your feet unapologetically? There's always at least one or two! It's pretty much guaranteed that the tallest guy in the room will stand in front of me but my luck continued as he was pushed over one seat and out of my view by his friend. Thank you, friend!

joy to the blog

It's hard to believe that we are one week away from Christmas. Already.

I was going to say more but it ended up turning into a pointless rant about 

neglecting this blog so I changed my mind. You're welcome! 

Isn't this print from The Burlap Bungalow on Etsy super cute?

I'm hoping that this is my way of easing back into blog life, at least for the remainder of December.