why hello there, 2012.

On New Year's Eve we decided that one more drink and small bite at Postino was most appropriate before our big night out with Alex. We sat at our usual bar seats and ate our traditional fare while we chatted about the places we'd been in 2011 and our resolutions and wishes for 2012.

From there, we were off to Alex's casa for a champagne toast before heading to Rips, a local dive with a great DJ where we danced in the New Year! Wishing you nothing but the best in 2012. It's gonna be a great one...

a) twelve has forever been my lucky number 

b) 2012 marks ten years since ting and i started doing this dance (holy moly)

c) someone turns the big 3-0 (clue: it's not me) 

d) we already have a year's worth of fantastic vacations and weddings on the books

cheers!

{the last (of many) drinks and eats at our neighborhood Postino}

{hot pink lips & lots of sequins}

{it wouldn't be a celebratory night out without glow sticks}

{love this... the disco ball, the toasting behind us, the kiss in the corner. must be midnight}

{by the proximity to the speaker immediately behind... no wonder our ears were ringing the whole next day}

celebrating christmas in tucson.

we really stretched the christmas holiday this year with a christmas eve family party, a full christmas day followed by a trip down to tucson for a christmas dinner at danny's 'rents house with even more family.

{great grandma meme, aunt deborah and little makaela}

{b-joe and his mama}

{our annual giant box of Cheez-Its from grandma peggy}

{the whole family's stockings made with love by marybeth}

{aunt deborah is so much fun}

{our little busy baby}

{a baby and hunter are like two magnetic forces that can't be stopped}

{huntie is sooooo funny}

{grandma peggy and huntie all ready for christmas dinner}

{hunter keeping my seat warm while I take the photo}

{meme and danny catching up}

{nothing better than chunky baby legs}

{all strapped up and ready for adventure with makaela's giraffe}

{miss makaela modeling her jammies from mimz and handmade beanie from fay}

drinks with dewey.

matt was recently in phoenix for his annual family visit and we managed to steal him for a couple beers at our neighborhood sportsmans. these photos are not staged. i don't remember what was so funny, but apparently something was.

see you in a couple weeks, stick! 

eeeeeeek.