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I celebrated the start of 2012 in San Francisco with a group of Paul's friends who have graciously welcomed me into the fold. We played drinking games, ate deep dish pizza and fancy desserts, made predictions about 2012, shouted and laughed. Then right before midnight, Paul called and I snuck into an empty room to welcome in the new year over the phone. We heard the party counting down and for a second it was almost like he was there. Not quite as good as a midnight kiss, but the best we could do.

I took a bunch of pictures and my camera was passed around throughout the night. I had an absolute blast, and it was awesome to see the joy reflected back when I looked at the photos yesterday.

I'm so optimistic about this year. Get ready for a parade of posts this week. My sewing machine has been very busy so I have a few projects to share and of course resolutions to chatter about. And hey - check out the new sponsors on the right sidebar! Special thanks to all of them for helping me kick off 2012.

And another special thanks Selina and Hillary for hosting us and to veronica for loaning me her amazing dress to wear on NYE.

January 02, 2012 at 05:00 AM in life |

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