The Mighty R and R: Bam! And just like that...2012!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Bam! And just like that...2012!

Hello and Happy New Year!

I spy with my little eye a kitty cat under the tree

My my my, what a year we have had and what a year it will be. In the spirit of acknowledging the good in life, here are the top highlights of 2011:

01) Ryan successfully defended and completed his graduate degree. Anyone looking for a top-notch paleontologist? (see #2 & #4 below)

02) He landed a one-of-a-kind job on a deep-sea drilling ship for the National Science Foundation running a thin-section lab. The pros: its in his field, the crew is international and they are good people, he travels all over the world (hello Barbados, Portugal, the Caribbean, Newfoundland, Panama...). The con, he is away from home about six months of the year.

03) I scored my own new gig at Nike WHQ as a space planner and love love love it. The departure from architecture was a bit scary but I've both adjusted just fine and have found myself working on a few fun construction projects here & there.

04) We have a baby on the way and boy howdy are we excited! What I've made so far: big butt baby pants, burp cloths, and bibs. What I'd like to make soon: fitted crib sheets, a sun hat, and a quilt of some sort (I'm inspired by this one & this one).

our boy

Now, picking up where we left off, our end-of-year in review:

Birthday Boy Beer Tasting 2011
Top Hits (2008, 2009, 2010 picks):
1. Southern Tier Brewing Company's Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout
2. Redhook's Winterhook Winter Ale
3. Bridgeport's Ebenezer Ale

Bonus: Braunsten's looser gift, which he wore like a good sport while singing Christmas carols and explaining the ins & outs of the 12 Days of Christmas.