Where I Went
Hallandale, FL // Tampa, FL // Akron, OH // Columbia, MD // Raleigh, NC // Leesburg, VA // Athens, OH // San Juan, Puerto Rico // Barbados
What I Did
Celebrated
the New Year in Hallandale, FL with Aaron // worked for Hillel as a
substitute teacher //
celebrated 6 years together with Aaron // played slots in a casino for
the first time // earned a promotion // became the substitute
coordinator // tutored middle school students in
pre-algebra // decided to move to Raleigh, NC // went to Akron for
spring break to celebrate Passover and Mia's 2nd birthday // went to
Columbia to celebrate Kristin's bridal shower // stopped working at
Hillel // celebrated Steven's graduation with the Kline/Manassa family
// Moved to Raleigh NC!!! // started a new blog // started a new career // bought real furniture for the first time ever // hosted my family // hosted Aaron's family // celebrated my birthday MD style at a crab feast // I said yes! // celebrated Kristin and Michael's wedding in VA // started planning our wedding // drove to Athens for Homecoming 2012 // hosted my grandparents // Joing the Yelp Elite Squad // hosted friends // celebrated Halloween at the Boogeyman Pubcrawl in Downtown Raleigh // voted for President Obama // went to a Hanukkah party in Chapel Hill // saw fun. live at The Ritz // went on a shuffle in DTR in footie pjamas // celebrated Christmas weekend seeing movies and had Christmas Eve dinner at the Flying Burrito // traveled to Tampa to visit Aaron's family // went on a Caribbean Cruise with the family to celebrate New Years
Most-played Songs & Albums
Fun. - Some Nights // Glee Season 4 // Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday // Mumford & Sons - Babel // Pandora // Perks of Being a Wallflower Soundtrack // Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal // Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel // Glee Season 4 Volume 1
Most Loved Television and Movies
Mad
Men // Community // How I Met Your Mother // Pan Am // American Horror
Story // The League // New Girl // Big Bang Theory // True Blood //
Gossip Girl // Glee //
Weeds // Modern Family // GCB // Once Upon A Time // The Five Year
Engagement // The Avengers // Girls // Parks and Recreation // Brave // The New Normal // Sons of Anarchy // Moonrise Kingdom // Perks of Being a Wallflower // Dexter
Top 5 Purchases
iphone 4S // Skwisgaar! // my new watches // RTG Couch & our new bed // New glasses
Best Food & Drinks
Cake pops at Kristin's bridal shower // Chuck's High and the Valley Burger // End of the summer corn from the farmers market // triple apple cider // Gigi's Pumpkin White Chocolate Cupcakes // Big Boss - Harvest Time // Lily's Gus Pie // homemade chili // HoneyBaked Ham Thanksgiving Dinner // beef wellington on the cruise
Best Things I Did for Myself
Kept blogging // found another apartment on Craigslist // found steady employment all year
long // worked on my creative side // worked on keeping in touch with my friends and family
Loveliest Gift
My engagement ring!
Favorite Websites
Pinterest // Twitter // Bloglovin' // Tumblr // Etsy // Gmail // Facebook // Yelp // BuzzFeed
Couldn’t Be Without
My mermaid
ring // Aaron // my iphone // Kindle // chapstick
If you are interested in reading my previous annual recaps, here is my Hello, 2012 // Hello, 2011
