So my Owning 2013 list had a few items that didn't get done:
1. Read Rebecca
3. Take a Dulcimer Lesson
4. Paint a painting
5. Put together granny squares of moms into throw blankets
6. Back the quilt top mom finished
7. Ride in a hot air balloon
8. Learn tatting - complete a project
14. Watch Casablanca
18. Ride a mechanical bull... someone out there recently said this was on their list too.. speak up and let's get it done :-)
Some of them I've added to my Rocking 2014 list and others I've decided are really OK for me to just let fade away into the sunset...
More importantly I did do a lot of awesome things in 2013 -- some from my list and some just because. I've taken up hiking to prepare for an epic adventure to Peru in the spring, I shot a gun for the first time, I read some awesome books, went on an incredibly fun and relaxing vacation with the Florida branch of the family and just learned to relax and enjoy life a little more (I'm still working on this... most of my friends would probably say my worrying level is still a bit high on some sort of scale of how much normal, well adjusted, people should worry but progress is progress). I also added an adorable bundle of fur to my life and made quite a few new friends and spent quality time with old friends and family. Oh and I saw a ton of super fun concerts with an awesome partner in crime :-) Not too shabby really. I'll take it.
So a couple favorites from 2013:
Book: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell granted I didn't get much reading done this year but this would have been a stand out no matter how many books I read. My short review of it was: simply beautiful, great, writing.
TV Show: Walking Dead -- it's really the only thing I watched regularly. I've also recently started House Of Cards and I'm enjoying that too. I've learned setting and action/plot aren't really what drives my watching.. as long as there is character development and relationships to follow I'm good with zombie guts or backroom politics :-)
Movies: I don't know if they were a 2013 favorite for me but I did finally see the original 3 Star Wars movies thanks to some very persistent friends.. and I think that's notable :-)
Songs:
I have so many favorites from this past year but I'm especially fond of these 3
Compass by Lady Antebellum
We Were Us by Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban
Drink a Beer by Luke Bryan
Funny how the good ones go
Too soon, but the good Lord knows
The reasons why, I guess
Sometimes the greater plan
Is kinda hard to understand
Right now it don't make sense
I can't make it all make sense
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I had lots of changes in 2013, and change is a good thing, so world - feel free to keep bringing it :-) And I'll keep trying to keep my head above water and have some fun and make some memories in the process. Happy New Year everyone... only a month and a half late :-)
