12 In 2012: February and March

So I know I'm a bit behind on February's post for my 12 In 2012 goals but I'm just going to roll it into this post as well. I'm pretty sure you don't mind.

For March we decided to go on a trip without family where the destination would also not be to visit family. Sounds like no big deal I'm sure, but people we have not been on a vacation of any kind with just the two of us SINCE OUR HONEYMOON!! What the what??! I'm not even sure how that happens. And in all of the (very modest) vacations we have taken in the last 5 years, only one of those was without family members! We love our family and all, but we were itchin' for a chance to get away just the two of us.

So. When I heard that one of my very favorite bands was playing in Tucson this weekend AND we got our tax refund, we figured there was no better time to head off for a little mini trip. It really is a shame that they were playing in Tucson though...Gary aptly described it as the New Jersey of Arizona. It's gross. It's dusty. It has the most ridiculous traffic I've ever seen, especially considering that it's neither a large city nor a very cosmopolitan one.

Since this post is getting awfully wordy, I'll just flood the rest with pictures. (Please excuse me for posting crappy phone pics, but I didn't want to lug around the DSLR.)

View from our room...surprisingly lovely.

We had to move out of our first hotel room because there were a ton of BEES in the bedroom!! Good ol' Tucson.

Dinner at Pita Jungle...one of our all time fav eateries.

Fun. There are no words for how amazing these guys are live. Nate Russ was incredible way back when he was in the Format, but I think he has really come into his own with this new group. There is such joy in Fun's music and the acoustics and sound balancing in the Rialto was the BEST I've ever heard in a concert. Un. Real.

After the show we were so pooped that we crashed in our (unbelievably uncomfortable) sleep number bed and fell asleep while watching tv and eating pringles. Don't judge.

The next morning. Gary has a music hangover.

Breakfast: my first ever eggs benny...delicious!

The last thing we did before heading home--a couple's mani/pedi date!

I got the gel/shellac treatment on my nails and toes and this stuff in INCREDIBLE! I think it may literally be bulletproof.

Teddy Grahams = premium road trip snacks.

***Did you guess how I fulfilled February's 12 in 2012? Ahem, my hair is no longer blonde! I went dark brown with auburn tones. I reaaaalllly wanted to go full red but after trying samples against my skin tone my stylist helped me see that I basically look like a chubby clown with true red.***

Out with the old, in with the new.

I like lists. I'm a list-maker. I'm pretty sure I've made lists of the lists I need to make. It's probably the biggest reason I enjoy writing my goals for the year when January rolls around and this year I ended up writing 3 or 4 lists of goals. There is the list of personal goals that will happen over the course of a year (keep losing weight, learn to really use my camera and take more pictures, sew more, build more, cook more, socialize more, etc). Then there is the list of goals for our family which always includes what big "project" we want to tackle (last year was replacing all of our flooring and baseboard). A crafting goal list (skirts for me, dresses and pants for C, many more quilts, the pillowcases I bought fabric for 2 years ago...) and finally, FINALLY, the list of twelve things I want to do. This is the "12 Things To Do In 2012" list. My plan is to pick one thing to do each month so that even if I don't cross ANYTHING off of my other lists, at least these 12 simple things will happen. 

12 in 2012

1. Plant a Tree
2. Build a playhouse (or an outdoor sectional. or a kitchen table.)
3. Go on a trip (without family and without visiting family!)
4. Start and finish a quilt
5. Potty train Cora
6. Post on the blog every day for a month
7. Move C into her big girl room
8. Finally organize the office top to bottom
9. Go Camping
10. Finish caulking/sanding/painting all of the baseboard in our house
11. Change my hair color
12. Compile a proper recipe book

 

I'm off to a pretty good start I think since I finally re-started a quilt for a friend's baby girl. I'm about 80% done with the piecing and I bought material for the backing and binding today...I'm quite sure that the quilt which was meant to be a baby shower gift will be done by the end of January (only 11 or so months late) so it can be a 1st birthday gift! This year is off to a good start.