2011: My Year in Review

I'm back. Again.

It's been a long time since my last update...roughly 8 months to be exact! A lot happened in 2011, so I just wanted to take some time to reflect:

2012, here we come!

1) I took the best trip of my life: hiking & camping in the Andes Mountains in Peru! I hiked over 60 miles in 5 days, ending the last day in Machu Picchu. It was beyond incredible.

2) I went on my first solo trip to Paris and London. Paris is beautiful. London is expensive and cold.

3) I moved to the Upper West Side in Manhattan. I moved in with my college roommate, Sara. It's a blissful union.

4) One of my other favorite vacations was renting a house in the Hamptons with my good friends for a week. Note to self: 4 Loko is no joke. Anywho....

5) I went to Miami for the first time. Brunching at Nikki Beach is like no other brunch. I love Miami.

6) I turned 30. Yikes. I might have to grow up soon. Or maybe not.

7) I made my first trip to the Jersey Shore. Seaside Heights is just like the show. I hear that parts of the Jersey Shore are actually classy. I chose to ignore this fact and will forever associate the Shore with Seaside.

8) I hit my 100th beer at beer club. Everyone has to have goals, right?

9) I still love the Barneys Warehouse Sales. Yes, I still have a shopping problem.

10) I went to upstate Mass to watch 2 good friends get married.

11) I made it back to Ohio to visit only once. I love Ohio. I need to visit more often.

12) I invested in a personal trainer. He is a mean little Asian man, but I love him. He is worth every penny.

13) Our kickball team won first place, twice.

14) I love Central Park. Doing the 6 mile loop with my friends is one of my favorite weekend activities. And so is brunching. I really love a good brunch (aka. mimosa).

...of course there are so many more things that happened but these are the top that come to my mind. All in all, 2011 was a great year. I can't wait to see what's in store next, so bring on 2012. Here we go!

Happy New Year!

xox
Denise