Sunday, January 5, 2014

2013 Year In Review

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There were so many great moments in 2013, it was hard to pick out what to include in my annual Year-In-Review post.  What a great year!  It was full of time with friends and family, good food, crafting, concerts, movies, books, running, traveling, and cute Noodle moments.  I've done a Year-In-Review post every year since 2002, with the exception of 2012.  I didn't do it last year and I missed it!

Before I get to the actual verbiage, here’s a video I created with the best moments of 2013.

 

 

ALL ABOUT US:

  • Went to Carnitas Snack Shack for the first time, on a very cold January night
  • For Todd's birthday, his desk at work got decorated, I gave him the Modernist Cuisine at Home book, and we celebrated with dinner at Amaya
  • My childhood favorite team the SF 49ers went to the Super Bowl and lost
  • I finally got an iPhone
  • Todd built himself a new computer
  • Todd got some nice Klipsch speakers
  • Went to Stone Brewery for the first time
  • My birthday dinner at Indigo Grill
  • Bites San Diego North Park walking food tour
  • Bookstore date night
  • Todd became a Mensa member
  • Todd ran the Xterra Black Mountain 15k
  • We had Umami Burger for the first time
  • We made mason jar salads
  • Todd finished digitizing his CD collection and organized them into boxes
  • We had an amazing dinner at Addison Grand Del Mar to celebrate Todd's new job
  • I met up with Donna Jannuzzi at Starbucks
  • We discovered Lourdes Mexican's chicken soup
  • We had dinner @ Karl Strauss to celebrate our anniversary, and picked up our new dresser (gift to ourselves) at West Elm
  • Todd left his job and began a new adventure at a new job
  • We repainted our bedroom and got a new bed frame, new king mattress, and new dresser
  • I started doing Weight Watchers online
  • We bought a big TV for the workout room
  • Todd's work had Gin Blossoms at their amphitheater for a concert
  • Noodle celebrated his 3rd birthday
  • We went to the San Diego Velodrome for the first time
  • Todd started the Red Pants Club at work
  • We had dinner at Monello - my first splurge meal after a month on Weight Watchers
  • Bernardo Winery for afternoon jazz on the patio
  • Grill Fest & Weezer concert at Del Mar Fairgrounds... sort of
  • Bookstore date night #2
  • Todd was MC at Bark For Life
  • Todd's company's summer picnic
  • We discovered plumcots
  • Happy hour at Donovan's, followed by Padres vs Giants game at Petco Park
  • Dinner @ URBN followed by dessert at Heaven Sent
  • Todd went to Conjecture 2013
  • We went to Bates Nut Farm to pick pumpkins
  • Todd ran the Lake Hodges 15k
  • We carved a Scooby Doo pumpkin
  • We dressed up as Fred & Velma for Halloween
  • We made Team Dumpling t-shirts for Tough Mudder
  • Todd did the Tough Mudder again.  This time with Shannon and Mike.
  • Breakfast at Stratford Cafe & Pacifica Breeze
  • Todd got an iPad Air
  • Ohio State beat Michigan
  • Bought an Eye-Fi card for vacation
  • Christmas lunch at Pacifica Del Mar
  • NYE at home with homemade roman burgers & baked french fries

 

FAMILY & FRIENDS:

  • Went to a Peruvian restaurant for the first time, with Dejah & Roby
  • Lunch with old work friends at Mimi’s Café
  • Club M with Roby for live salsa music
  • Dad came to visit and brought a bunch of old photo albums for me
  • Amy came to visit and did the Tough Mudder with Todd.  We also ate at Pt Loma Seafoods, En Fuego, Phil's, and Dumpling Inn.  Amy & Todd went to the Museum of Man.  We all went to the Torrey Pines Gliderport.
  • Went to church with Monika & David and had dinner at Tender Greens afterwards
  • Cassi moved to Washington.  We ate a goodbye dinner with them at Santouka.
  • Went to visit Sally & the kids at her house.
  • Dinner at Pizzeria Bruno with the Food Club.
  • Meera & I finished Chelsea's Run in Balboa Park
  • Had our combined birthday celebration with friends at China Max
  • Dinner with Pete & Cass @ Fresco
  • I attended Sally's belated baby shower
  • Breakfast with Meera at Original Pancake House
  • Dejah & Roby came over for dinner & 80's movie night
  • Birthday lunch with the girls from work at Chef Chins
  • Lunch with Pearl at Tofu House
  • Went to AJ & Meera's house for the NFL draft party
  • Pearl came over for dinner & scrapbooking
  • Went to dinner at Monello with Minnie
  • Brought Dumpling Inn takeout and visited Sally & the twins
  • BBQ at AJ & Meera's.  We brought homemade Ninja cookies.
  • Went to Bencotto with Dejah & Roby
  • Todd's parents came to visit.  We hiked Lake Poway and went to Stone Brewery for Father's Day.  Todd's dad said it was the best Father's Day ever.
  • Met up with Linda Barber at CKU
  • Joyce & Alex and the kids came to visit.  We went to the beach a couple of times and had good Mexican food.
  • Went up to LA to have dad's birthday lunch at Joe's Crab Shack, with Shelly, and Alex & Joyce and the boys too.  Andrew had crab for the first time ever!
  • Wine tasting at Addison with Dejah & Roby, where we thought we saw Michael Douglass!
  • Went to AJ & Meera's house.  Todd cooked sweet & sour pineapple chicken with noodles.
  • Lunch at Dumpling Inn with Dejah & Roby, followed by a first time trip to Kelly Papers
  • Went to the Friday night races at the Velodrome with Cat & Mick
  • Video crafting dates with Peppermint
  • Dinner at Rappongi with Uncle Sol & Aunt Rose
  • Lunch with Monika & David at URBN in North Park
  • Phil's BBQ takeout dinner at AJ & Meera's
  • VA Tech football game at Anne & Gilbert's new place
  • Dinner with Ben & Sandie at Tender Greens
  • Buckeyes vs Badgers football party + dinner at our house
  • Todd made chili and we took it to AJ & Meera's house.  Met Baby Raidan for the first time.
  • Dinner with Dan at Urban Solace.
  • Went to Julie's house for dinner and Todd's old work friends reunion
  • Brunch with Pearl at Snooze
  • Dinner at Sea & Smoke with Roby & Dejah
  • Thanksgiving lunch with Dad & Shelly at Bali Hai

 

ENTERTAINMENT:

  • Went to El Zarape for dinner + House of Blues for Pentatonix in concert
  • Watched 21 Jump Street the movie on DVD
  • Went to OC to see Paris Combo in concert
  • Saw Iron Man 3
  • Saw Star Trek Into Darkness four times, twice in the theater.  Once at Cinepolis with reclining seats!
  • Joe Robinson concert at Brick By Brick
  • Went to San Diego Symphony's Summer Pop concert at the Embarcadero with Anne & Gilbert, and Victoria & Greg.  Bee Gees tribute band!
  • La Jolla Concert By the Sea with Sally, her mom, and the twins.
  • Watched Perception on TNT.  Good show!
  • Ira Liss Big Band Jazz at Bernardo Winery
  • Dnner at Burger Lounge, followed by Earth Wind & Fire concert at SD Civic Theater!
  • Philip Phillips & John Mayer concert
  • Saw Thor The Dark World movie
  • Saw Catching Fire, Frozen, and Hobbit Smaug movies

 

TRIPS:

  • Drove to San Francisco to celebrate AJ's birthday. Got to go to AT&T Park for the first time, went to Alcatraz, and had Ghirardelli ice cream sundaes.
  • June week of staycation included lunch at Hotel Del Coronado, buying new bedroom furniture, dinner at Buona Forchetta, & nighttime zoo.
  • Flew to Ohio for the Buckeye football game with Todd's family
  • Todd went to San Francisco for Dreamforce
  • We went to Oahu & Maui for nine days

 

CRAFTING:

 

There was a lot of Noodle cuteness.

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I read 13 books.

I exercised for 119 hours and 15 minutes.

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I ran & walked 242 miles.

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What a year!  Excited for 2014 and all that it brings!

10 comments:

  1. Great review on video. . . and can't have a video without Noodle shots :). It's so nice that you document so much and take lots of photos so make memories. Happy New Year. Can't wait for what you share in 2014.

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  2. Don't watch the video! At the end you get a link, "Click here to view your arrest record now." (Hee, hee, just kidding about not watching the video. What fun! Here's to 2014!)

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  3. One of the best year-end videos I've seen, and not just because Gilbert and I made the final cut :-). You and Todd certainly filled your days with fun activities for a full year.

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  4. Love the video! This is always one of my favorite posts...I want to be you when I grow up. Happy New Year!

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    1. Happy New Year, Tracey! Stay warm down there in NC!

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  5. Wow what a year you've have Christine. You certainly show you 'list girl' goodness with this post.
    Maybe you can share your process. Or do you just pick your favs and have a running spread sheet or something.

    Either way, 2013 looks like it was very fun AND productive.
    Happy New Year, thanks for sharing.
    Julie

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  6. This is such a cool way to summarize what looks like an amazing year. Makes me want to make graphs of the stuff I did last year! ;-) I really enjoyed watching the video, and I loved the music you picked to accompany those great photos!
    ~Natalie (QSOgirl)

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  7. I made the review! What a full and fabulous year. I need to start keeping track of things so I can do one of these every year.

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