Well… 2011 has been gone for 2.5 weeks, and I’ve finally decided to sit down and think about all that’s happened. I had a week off at the end of the year, but I refused to do any reflection during that time, way too much energy required.
We started last year searching for a house, and I ended it lounging in newly purchased house with the first actual week off from work I’ve had in years. Over the summer, we took a road trip to Las Vegas with the girls I finally quit my ridiculously part time job at Wizards of the Coast (moved away from Renton).
In any case, let me see if I can at least write out 12 bullet points:
- Jan: started the home search
- Feb: ???
- Mar: Found the house, signed the papers!
- Apr: We started refinishing the floors while the house was still empty.
- May: Started moving our stuff in, and cleaning up the old house we were renting.
- Jun: First official month actually living in the new house.
- Jul: Niki’s 9th birthday!
- Aug: Road trip to Vegas (started in July, to be honest), and my brother’s wedding.
- Sep: Surgery to fix my sinus issue.
- Oct: Maeby’s 5th birthday!
- Nov: My first official year at Substantial
- Dec: Took an actual week off!
It’s amazing how much time the new home claimed and maybe someone can fill in the ???, but I’m satisfied with 2011 nevertheless.