2012. thank you for showing up

15 min (it's my blog and I'm going to start sentences improperly) to midnight December 31st I put on my winter boots over my sweatpants, grabbed my cough drops and headed out into the snow filled streets that I have longed for all year.

As I stomped through the snow I looked around and found I had the place all to myself.  It was not cold enough for the snow to stay in place instead it jumped off the branches onto my bare head...I loved it.  It was as if the snow itself was a reflection of 2011, unpredictable, and a mess.  I saw couples and friends in windows laughing and cheering "happy new year"  I smiled to myself and just as I was about to head home the sky filled with the booming sounds of fireworks.  

I looked up and saw nothing. 

I walked further towards downtown and knew I wouldn't be able to see them through the clouds but just knowing they were happening and hearing it made me smile to myself.  I can not see what 2012 holds for me but knowing that it is here makes me really happy.  

May 2012 bring new memories and experiences to you.  

-Kirsten