2012 in Review

I realize there are some definite holes where I've skipped some activities.  However, with the New Year, and all, I just couldn't pass up the chance to recap some of the things that I've done in the past year.  This list could probably go on for a long time.  However, I tried to limit it to monumental items, or firsts.

• Took and passed my Clinical Western Regional Boards
• Sold my lovely Village Green home (and got rid of my favorite green couches)
• Finished serving as a Relief Society President in the most awesome ward ever.
• Graduated from Dental School, and officially became a DDS.
• Got to fly an airplane.
• Also experienced my first real bout of motion sickness...
• Said goodbye to some of my very best friends.
• Reconnected with some old friends - some of whom traveled a great distance to do so - and lost touch with others.
• Moved across the country from Omaha, Nebraska to Cedar City, Utah.
• Accepted a residency position in Maui, Hawaii without ever actually visiting the island.
• Moved across the Pacific Ocean to the beautiful island of Maui, which presented plenty of firsts in itself:
• Figured out how to ship a vehicle across the ocean.
• Packed everything I might need for the next year into 4 bags.
• Learned how to properly pronounce the words Kahului, Ka'humanu, Kamehameha, and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a.
• Started my first real job after dental school where I don't have anyone looking over my shoulder.
• Realized that supporting yourself on your own salary is kinda stressful, but also very gratifying.
• Extracted at least 400 teeth in less than 6 months.
• Started using my new-found title of "doctor."
• Shattered the screen on my old Droid, and finally realized my dream of becoming an iPhone owner!
• Flew across the ocean 4 times.
• Evacuated for a tsunami.
• Escaped from the ridiculousness of daylight savings time.
• Purchased an ukulele and started teaching myself how to play it.
• Converted my old "study time" into "just sitting at the beach time!"
• Got to swim with several huge sea turtles, which I didn't touch, since that is illegal.
• Visited the Big Island of Hawaii, and the crater Molokini.
• Watched The Hobbit three times in the theater, and still didn't get bored.
• Gave up the much-beloved activity of going to midnight movies.
• Went on some pretty awesome dates, but even more "just friends" dates.  (Seriously, is that even a real thing?)
• Consumed waaay too much Diet Coke.
• Went from blonde, to dark brown, back to blonde again.  Not to mention my hair is getting freakishly long.
• Got to be a bridesmaid for one of my very best friends.
• Visited one of my other very best friends and saw her new baby girl, Taylor.

Obviously this has been a pretty eventful year, with many rather large achievements.  I honestly don't know if 2013 can top 2012!!