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As it's almost the new year, I thought it might be nice to look ahead to the forthcoming 12 months and hear what everyone's looking forward to doing/achieving in 2012.
My top five are:
1) London 2012 Olympics and being able to enjoy morning sessions of the athletics and seeing one of the run-up events in the diving
2) My best friend coming over to visit me during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
3) Celebrating my 40th on board the Fantasy
4) Cruising the Norwegian fjords
5) Hopefully (if it all works out) finally visiting Hawaii and Aulani
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1. My Wedding in October
2. Daughter graduation from 8th grade in May
3. Disney trip in May with our PA friends
4. Machinac Island Honeymoon in Oct (hope to see Northern Lights)
5. Everyday I get to spend with my great family.
I am sure there is a ton more but these came to mind first
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For the new year:
1. Getting a job, finally! (after 6 years of school and 22 years of being a house-wife, it's about time!)
2. DD Lauren graduating grade 8 - although the school houses grade 8 in the high school, with the same teachers, etc. so it's not as big deal as with most kids
3. Behind the scenes Beluga Whale adventure at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago - in Jan!
4. Using my YMCA membership more, now that my life has calmed down a bit.
5. Putting new flooring in my entry, 1/2 bath, dining room and kitchen!
Celebrating my 25th Wedding Anniversary! And the icing on the cake for that one: I'm coming home from a trip (alone) to Disney on the night of our Anniversary and DH was absolutely fine with that, knowing my time away would make me happy!
Healthy Kids
Hopefully paying off another credit card
MAYBE ripping out my kitchen... not necessarily putting in a new one until 2013 , but I'd really like to at least rip out the old one! (I own a coleman stove now!)
And if my hip/leg are better I might just sign myself up for the Oct Wine and Dine 1/2 marathon... that one is a big if right now...
As it's almost the new year, I thought it might be nice to look ahead to the forthcoming 12 months and hear what everyone's looking forward to doing/achieving in 2012.
Attending Arisia 2012 in January (major Sci-Fi convention), and getting the opportunity to meet Phil and Kaja Foglio, even if only for a few moments ... because I'm a uge Girl Genius fan!
finally, FINALLY paying off my loan to good friend J - a loan which bought me this PC, and the gorgeous monitor attached to it, as well as quite a lot of software for it.
Starting my Fun-Money-Fund for our 2014 WDW trip!
Taking the first steps from turning the lawn at our new home from "big featureless expanse of grass" to something a bit more "cars slow down to admire the landscaping"-ish.
perhaps planning, or even taking, a long-wanted trip to Washington, D.C., with my Ohana.
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Hopefully going to Arizona in May for my niece's first birthday.
A visit from my sister in July
Maybe a visit to WDW with my BFF in September
Possibly a trip to Disneyland with my family for Christmas
My biggest event is my wonderful first born son and his delightful fiancee will be marrying in August. I am looking forward to both the wedding and trip to Texas.
My second born son will be defending his thesis and getting his masters and hopefully getting a great job.
My DD is applying to graduate programs as we speak, with her eyes toward eventually going to med school. She'll be back in school in September. She is also beginning work Tuesday with a top notch research team.
This year because she is back in school she'll be able to do equitation finals again-for some reason the adults (over 18) go during the week. I love watching her compete even though getting a ribbon when there are 150 in the class is not easy.
1. Our family trip to WDW in March
2. Getting my new furniture in February
3. Going back to college in August to finish up my college degree in Education!
4. My baby being able to attend VPK in August
5. Watching the Olympic games with my hubby!!
6. Our 2nd Annual F&WF trip with Steph and Russ!
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And the icing on the cake for that one: I'm coming home from a trip (alone) to Disney on the night of our Anniversary and DH was absolutely fine with that, knowing my time away would make me happy! 
, but I'd really like to at least rip out the old one! (I own a coleman stove now!)
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