realizing how powerful daily gratitude is ... guest bloggers ... jvc reunions ... for all the places jvc led me ... time for painting ... reading lots of great books ... celebrating a year in community ... naming 100 things that make me happy ... visiting friends in Denver ... the adventure of starting a community garden ... learning to play cribbage ... running another 5k ... falling in love ... attending great concerts ... trips to Portland ... all my summer 2012 adventures ... writing down and achieving goals ... lots of trips to the library ... our community discussion that led to me reflecting on my technology usage ... everything fall related ... a tasty breakfast treat ... pumpkin picking ... our first themed Halloween costumes ... weekends spent celebrating with old friends ... trips to St. Louis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... appreciating spending time with my Papa ... taking a month to write about all the things I'm grateful for ... reaching the 100 posts milestone ... picking out our Christmas tree ... Christmas cookies and hosting cookie making parties ... our Christmas travelling adventure ... writing down highlights of 2012 ... starting a new job ... celebrating our first anniversary ... snow days ... tulips that helped me survive the long, cold days of winter ... st. patrick's day treats ... joining a book club ... our spring break trip to San Francisco ... celebrating Easter with our Milwaukee community ... cheering my sister on at her first half marathon ... adopting another beagle ... so many lessons learned from community ... our trip to Europe ... Milwaukee visitors ... lots of time in the garden ... a summer weekend spent with my sister ... all of you reading this now - so grateful for you!!!