January 3, 2012
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Best Year Ever
2011 was by most accounts the best year of my life. I’m sad to see it gone. Here is a brief summary of what my year was like:
- Rang in the year in the biggest way possible: in Times Square. On January 1 I saw my first Broadway musical, Green Day’s “American Idiot” which was nothing short of amazing. Of course it also helped that Green Day is my favorite band and “American Idiot” is my favorite album.
- Somehow manage to survive the Great Blizzard of 2011 in spite of some major incompetence on my part.
- I had what a friend of my named a “nosegasm” at a weekend long party. This was a night that will go down in infamy for my friends and I and was the single hardest I have ever laughed in my entire life. As for the nosegasm……..use your imagination.
- Applied for the Major League Baseball dream job contest. Shocked to actually find out that I made it to the next level and although I did not get the job, it was certainly still exciting.
- Won a trip to L.A. to see my beloved Cubs lose to the Dodgers. As part of the contest, I also got to go on the field before the game, watch batting practice and meet Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. While on the field my friends and I somehow, inexplicably wound up being in an episode of FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen” for about half a second.
- Spent a weekend in Milwaukee with some friends. I know what you are thinking “uhhh Milwaukee?” but honestly, we liked Milwaukee better than L.A. and had a great time.
- In June I went to Key West with a couple of friends for an unforgettable experience. A couple of the nights there were so memorable and fun. I would go into more detail but I did post all about it back then. All I can say is that I really need to get back there someday. And more then just once, I want to go back again and again. Just like New York.
- Went camping with my group of friends in August for the first time in eight years. It was just like old times and we all loved it and can’t wait to do it again sometime.
- Went out of town for work for a week in August. Sure it was only Iowa, but it was another trip and the first time I have ever gone out of town for work.
- Bought a new car in September. This was single handily the best day (September 22) of the year; on the same day I bought the new car my unemployed brother got a job.
- Also in September I started swimming lessons.
- October might have been the craziest yet best month of the year which I guess is fitting since my birthday is in October. Speaking of which, on my birthday some friends and I went to a haunted corn maze and hung out in the college town of Dekalb for the night. The next weekend, we started the project of remodeling my front room, hall and bedroom, complete with about 10 inches of insulation in my attic.
- December was another great month; hell I had two weeks of vacation in November. Oh and December also had the World of Chocolate which is ALWAYS a great time and this year was no exception.
I’m sure I’m leaving some things out but this is just a rough summary of what was an amazing year. Tomorrow I hope to post pics from the past year.
Comments (1)
The good streak doesn’t have to end just because the year did. Here’s to 2012 being one of the best years as well. :}