a very fond farewell

to 2012,

a beautiful year.

my favorite day of this year:

2.22.12

(from the journal i keep for him)

dear miles,

i have you in my arms! you are here!

and you are perfect.  daddy, oliver and i are totally

in LOVE with you...

welcome to the world sweet baby miles.

love,

mom.

what a year indeed.

i look forward to all that lies

ahead in 2013.

i even made a few wee resolutions:

get more fresh air.

less iPad, more legos, cars, blocks, robots...

eat more green stuff.

drink a bit less red stuff.

make a bit more use of my gym membership.

push creativity.

pick up my camera 

even more than i did in 2012.

a random few (maybe a bit more than a few)

of my favorite images of the year:

in 2013

i will continue to be

ever so thankful

to be surrounded by the

most amazing family and friends and

for the opportunity i have

to do what i love + 

love what i do.

cheers to 2013!

may it be your best year yet.

nik

"life is too short to wake in the morning

with regrets.  so love the people who treat you right

and forget the ones that don't

and believe that everything happens for a reason.

if you get a chance, take it.

if it changes your life, let it.

nobody said that it'd be easy,

they just promised it would be worth it." - anon.