2012 was a year of a lot of firsts for me, and it became quite a theme throughout the entire year. A few "first highlights" from 2012 are:
First cruise! I never had any huge desire to go on a cruise, but when we had the option to go on the Monsters of Rock cruise, it was kind of a no-brainer.
First time to Key West! My previous posts might have mentioned that Key West is one of Mike's favorite places in the world. He knows all the nooks and crannies of that special island and he's spent many a "guy's weekend" frequenting Captain Tony's and the Conch Republic. It meant a lot to me to finally be able to share that with my husband.
First Van Halen show! Yep, before 2012, I had never seen Van Halen and the legend that is David Lee Roth. The closest I ever got to seeing Van Halen was when Mike forced me to watch Chickenfoot at the Roxy when we still lived in LA...it was not awesome.
First time zip lining! During our beautiful trip to Sayulita, Mexico, I had my first experience with the zip line. I'm not the dare devil/head ropes course instructor that Mike is, but it was pretty incredible and probably the closest I'll even come to feeling like I'm flying (I probably wont ever go sky diving).
First Anniversary! April 30th, 2012 was our first anniversary!!! We had a beautiful dinner together and exchanged our traditional gifts of paper & I can't wait to have many, many more anniversaries with my sweet husband.
First time to Maryland & Louisiana! My sweet friend Randi got married in June of 2012 and her wedding festivities brought me to St. Michaels, Maryland & New Orleans - both places that I had never been before, and both places that I absolutely adored. I'd love to make that a goal of mine in the future to try to visit at least one new state/or city in the US a year.
First time to Amsterdam! For another wedding, we traveled to Amsterdam, and I was absolutely in love with the Netherlands. I truly hope that we get to go back, and we are so lucky to have so many friends all over the country and now in Holland! Our friendships really are the reason that we've traveled to so many amazing places in 2012.
First trip to Italy! I fulfilled a lifelong dream of mine to go to Italy! As you've seen, I had 3 separate posts that detailed the Mobley's Italian adventure, and I can't wait to see where our travels take us next.
First cruise! I never had any huge desire to go on a cruise, but when we had the option to go on the Monsters of Rock cruise, it was kind of a no-brainer.
First time to Key West! My previous posts might have mentioned that Key West is one of Mike's favorite places in the world. He knows all the nooks and crannies of that special island and he's spent many a "guy's weekend" frequenting Captain Tony's and the Conch Republic. It meant a lot to me to finally be able to share that with my husband.
First time zip lining! During our beautiful trip to Sayulita, Mexico, I had my first experience with the zip line. I'm not the dare devil/head ropes course instructor that Mike is, but it was pretty incredible and probably the closest I'll even come to feeling like I'm flying (I probably wont ever go sky diving).
First time to Maryland & Louisiana! My sweet friend Randi got married in June of 2012 and her wedding festivities brought me to St. Michaels, Maryland & New Orleans - both places that I had never been before, and both places that I absolutely adored. I'd love to make that a goal of mine in the future to try to visit at least one new state/or city in the US a year.
First time to Amsterdam! For another wedding, we traveled to Amsterdam, and I was absolutely in love with the Netherlands. I truly hope that we get to go back, and we are so lucky to have so many friends all over the country and now in Holland! Our friendships really are the reason that we've traveled to so many amazing places in 2012. 
First trip to Italy! I fulfilled a lifelong dream of mine to go to Italy! As you've seen, I had 3 separate posts that detailed the Mobley's Italian adventure, and I can't wait to see where our travels take us next.
First visit to the New Dallas Stadium! While I missed the annual family trip to Chicago for the Bears game, it was quite a treat to visit Jerry World. It was even MORE of a treat when the Bears D forced a record number of Cowboy turnovers during a Monday Night Game! BEAR DOWN!
First time to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! This trip was just the icing on the cake for me. After the eye-opening and tragic experience of Superstorm Sandy, a trip to Orlando with my besties was a welcome distraction. We had such an amazing time, and it reminded us that even though we may be almost 7 years out of college and have grown to become a lawyer, a successful sales rep and an advertising exec, you really can't take yourself too seriously in life.
First visit to the Rockefeller Christmas Tree! I know I just wrote a post about this a few weeks ago, but it was absolutely a 2012 highlight and one that I will remember forever.
It goes without saying that it was going to be pretty hard to top 2012, so we had to ring in 2013 in a big way. Last year, we had such a great time getting dressed to the nines and celebrating at one of New York's finest restaurants with some of our best friends. So we did it again this year...and with MORE friends! Once again, the boys donned tuxes and the ladies wore sequins and sparkles to greet 2013 in style. There is something classic about dressing up for a good ol' fashioned New York City New Years...and I don't mean Times Square.
This year, we chose Revel as the site where the 7 of us would say goodbye to "2012" and hello to "2013". We had 3 free bottles of Prosecco to go through and an unlimited amount of New Year's attire to decorate ourselves with. It's very rare that this many of us are all in town for a big holiday such as this, so it was a real treat to have a big group celebration. We chatted about our ups and downs of 2012 and how optimistic we all are for 2013 and celebrate what will be another great year of friendship.
At midnight, not only did I get to kiss my love, I got to hug and kiss 5 more of my favorite people who have become our New York City family. Sure, we may have been asked not to stand on the furniture, and maybe the food wasn't the culinary masterpiece that we enjoyed last year, but if our new Year's Eve celebration is indicative of another wonderful year of friendships, then I truly am comforted in knowing that we will have that as a sure bet in 2013.
First time to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! This trip was just the icing on the cake for me. After the eye-opening and tragic experience of Superstorm Sandy, a trip to Orlando with my besties was a welcome distraction. We had such an amazing time, and it reminded us that even though we may be almost 7 years out of college and have grown to become a lawyer, a successful sales rep and an advertising exec, you really can't take yourself too seriously in life.
First visit to the Rockefeller Christmas Tree! I know I just wrote a post about this a few weeks ago, but it was absolutely a 2012 highlight and one that I will remember forever.
It goes without saying that it was going to be pretty hard to top 2012, so we had to ring in 2013 in a big way. Last year, we had such a great time getting dressed to the nines and celebrating at one of New York's finest restaurants with some of our best friends. So we did it again this year...and with MORE friends! Once again, the boys donned tuxes and the ladies wore sequins and sparkles to greet 2013 in style. There is something classic about dressing up for a good ol' fashioned New York City New Years...and I don't mean Times Square.
This year, we chose Revel as the site where the 7 of us would say goodbye to "2012" and hello to "2013". We had 3 free bottles of Prosecco to go through and an unlimited amount of New Year's attire to decorate ourselves with. It's very rare that this many of us are all in town for a big holiday such as this, so it was a real treat to have a big group celebration. We chatted about our ups and downs of 2012 and how optimistic we all are for 2013 and celebrate what will be another great year of friendship. 
Last year, I took some time to write down a few New Year's Resolutions for my family. I thought that if I published them, I would have more shame in not fulfilling my goals. So if you are looking for a progress report, I will say that Winston has done the best in completing his resolutions, although I stayed fiercely devoted to P90X. NO WINSTON VISITS TO THE ER! 2012 was an extremely healthy and adventurous year for the Mobleys...arguably the healthiest and most adventurous year we've ever had. Rather than outline my resolutions this year, I have opted to keep them more private. Yes, I have the usual "try to be more healthy" and "save money" resolutions, but this year is going to be a lot more spontaneous for the Mobleys and I want to start it out right by not dictating our year by resolutions.
I have achieved many goals that I've set for myself, and we spent 2012 "chasing serotonin" and being committed to various events, so 2013 is truly going to be a surprise because we literally do not know what is coming. We can't wait to see what the year holds for us & what is to come for the Mobley Family. Happy New Year everyone!
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