I told you I keep my promises! Instead of doing the typical club or bar scene where you never get served drinks and get trampled on by annoying drunk people, my cousins decided to host the party at their house.  We were with all of our favorite people, we chose our music and made our own drinks – does it really get any better?

Here are some snippets from NYE 2012

Our fridge stocked with mixers:

Our Queen of Jello Shots and Photog:

Stella’s “cool” camera option that captures smiles and automatically flashes: Take 1

Take 2: Attempt at Chicago Scene

Take 3:No Words

My favorite part of the night was in “club office” where the music was louder so we really believed we were in a club (or at least I did) and got up on the ledge as if it were a bar – nbd.

Our photog clearly needed to get comfortable for this moment so she changed:

Apparently the kitchen chairs were used for dancing instead of sitting:

Lots of hugs in 2012

 more hugs..

and of course my bf was shying away from the camera:

Started the year with lots of fun and lots of love Couldn’t have asked for more!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! First and foremost, I want to say that Georgia and I completed the 10k Turkey Trot with zero walk breaks – I’ll elaborate more on this topic tomorrow!

Things I’m thankful for:

• My health
• My loving family
• My fantastic boyfriend & friends
• Georgia – for waking up early and running with me
• Living in this wonderful country
• YOU! My fabulous readers who keep me motivated.  Hopefully, I am  inspiring some of you to pursue your goals too

What are you thankful for?