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It’s a new year!

… and unfortunately, I am not in Yosemite like I was last year! 

Last year my new years resolution was “Do More. Go More.” and I’m quite sure I did that. I think that resolution morphed to really mean do more things—that I’ve never done before, and go more place—that I’ve never been before. 

Things I did this year that I hadn’t done before:

• Worked a 9-5 (8:30-5:30+, in reality) as a full time employee
• Run a 12K (or anything over a 3K for that matter)
• Continued to run and work out since—impressive considering I absolutely hate running
• Went (indoor) rock climbing
• Went on exhilarating 6+ hour hikes
• Ocean kayaking
• Capsizing from ocean kayaking—twice
• Traveled to the East Coast
• Snowboarded down a black diamond
• Owned a smart phone
• Baked a pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting, peppermint bark, and oatmeal cookies

Places I went to that I hadn’t before:

• Yosemite (1/1/11-1/3/11)
• Point Reyes (7/2/11)
• Big Basin (7/29/11)
• Pinnacles National Monument (8/6/11)
• New York City, NY (11/11/11-11/16/11)
• Muir Woods (12/3/11)

And you know what? Since food (yes, I’m serious) played that much of a role in my 2011.. Things I ate this year (and LOVE) that I hadn’t before:

• Japanese curry
• Chicken over rice (at the Halal cart!)
• Spanakopita
• Butler and the Chef
• Spinach (okay, I’ve had it before, but I definitely hadn’t LOVED it before)
• Food trucks
• Macaroons

And that was my year. I think what I did more this year on the negative side was get stressed and (over)planned. So, that leads me to this coming year. 

• Do More. Go More.—v2
• Visit at least one other state I’ve never been to before
• Visit at least one other country
• Stress less
• Plan less
• Do more of what I want to do
• Be with the people you want to be with, not the people you hope to be with
• Redo my room (boring)

Anyhow, here’s to a new year. Photo highlights to come.