“I’ve got total yoga hair…” Yup. Pretty much.

Thanks to Brynne for sharing. 

It wouldn’t be fair to elude to our epic NYE without a little recap. Just got back from our “ski trip” which involved a 2.5 hour drive to a snow-less mountain with 13 party animals and more alcohol thank you could dream. Fireworks, mini-golf, dirty Apples to Apples, countless games of Jenga, no less than 4,501 bloody marys later…

Photo courtesy of our resident paparazzo on the trip. And what a photographer he was!

I wasn’t going to jump on the bandwagon. Mostly, because January 1 of any year is generally a bad time for me to resolving to do anything besides drink more water (see below) and wash away the party guilt from the amazing time I had ushering out the previous year…

HOWEVER! Since this blog started almost two years ago to the day, and the premise was to track my resolutions (fail…), I figured updating my list couldn’t hurt.

2011 was an incredible year in so many ways. I spent time with family and friends. I hit the quarter century mark. UCONN won the Big East and National Championships. I fell hard for someone. I went to weddings. I spent two glorious weeks at the beach. I went to concerts. Oh, the concerts. I got over someone just as quickly as I fell. I got sick… a lot. I got promoted. I lost my dear Gram. I spent amazing holidays with my family at just the right times. And true to tradition, had a New Year’s Eve for the record books.

I expect that 2012 will be just as amazing. And learning from 2011, here are my top 5 for 2012:

1. Call my family. See my family. Tell my family I love them. As often as I can and then, once more for good measure. They won’t be here forever.
2. Bring my lunch. It’s costing me $10 a day to be lazy. That’s pricey.
3. Drink more water. Drink less booze (not in frequency, but in quantity). This is also a pricey habit…
4. Make time for yoga and runs at least twice a week (for each).
5. Take time to step back and appreciate how great things really are.

EMILY’s List published their first ever GOP Presidential Scorecard ranking the Republican candidates on issues that will hit home for women and familes in the 2012 election. I urge you to consider the outline which breaks down the candidates’ stances on your workplace and health care rights (including reproductive rights).

There’s a reason the United States, a leader in so many ways, falls behind here. It’s time to take the lead.