Jennifer’s 2012 in Review:

Went to Kenya – Y

Saw elephants, giraffes and zebras – Y

Got eaten by a lion – N

Met an authentic example of a bitter, pickled, post-colonial European – Y

Visited some classic Olympic Peninsula sites with old friends – Y

Breathlessly toured the “Twilight” sites of the Olympic Peninsula – N

Made fun of friends who breathlessly toured the “Twilight” sites of the Olympic Peninsula – Y

Had my house broken into – Y

Had a pink zippered cat carrier stolen from my house – Y

Had items of value stolen from my house – N

Saw The Boss in concert for the first time since high school – Y

Shared my friends’ joy at the adoption of their daughter – Y

Went halfway around the world for Lady Gaga – Y

Enjoyed the Lady Gaga audience almost as much as the Lady Gaga concert – Y

Visited Charlotte, NC for the first time – Y

Visited Charlotte, NC for the last time – Y

Enjoyed seeing Seattle through the eyes of my oldest friend and her family – Y

Saw whales with my oldest friend and her family – N

Saw beautiful, whale-free views of Puget Sound and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca with my oldest friend and her family – Y

Learned more about Bhutan and Nepal through my high school mentee – Y

Figured out that I was spending too much time on the wrong things – Y

Figured out what the right thing are – Y

Figured out what ALL the right things are – N

Became the published author of a heartbreaking work of staggering genius – N

Got closer to becoming the published author of some work of non-staggering, non-genius – Y

Joined a blues cover band – Y

Achieved world dominance as a member of a blues cover band – N

Visited Mount Rainier for the first time in over 10 years – Y

Learned a lot about hair dye – Y

Developed a willingness to admit that I know a lot about hair dye  – N

Stayed at Dwight Schrute’s Beet Farm B&B – Y

Enjoyed state of the art spa experiences at Dwight Schrute’s Beet Farm B&B – N

Made new friends – Y

Kept old friends – Y

Saw “Wicked” – Y

Marked my “blogversary” – Y

Survived a road trip through East and Southern Africa – Y

Survived 26 straight hours of flying in coach class – Y

Recognized the irony of complaining about coach class discomfort experienced on the return from a visit to some of the poorest countries on Earth – Y

Wish all my friends and family a happy and healthy 2013 – Y