The year no one died from Mayan calendars, 2013!

I've had a really fun year, so I wanted to share some of the highlights with you!

January 2013

-I updated the covers of my books and they look amazing!

First Snow

Spring Argyle

February 2013

-I mixed my fist I.V. solution solo.

-I started studying for my motorcycle endorsement.

March 2013

-I went to the theater and saw the play Proof.

-I saw Chris Titus perform at the Helium Comedy Club.

April 2013

-Jury duty but my group stayed in the holding room ALL DAY LONG! (The defendant eventually made a plea bargain.)

-I started making friends on Facebook with local comedians.

-I discovered Tiger Lily Restaurant with my sister.

May 2013

-I went to my first live performance of Rock Horror Picture Show.

-I started performing live comedy at Tiger Lily under the stage name Lizzie.

-I made a "Find the Toenail" cake for my co-workers.

-I bought a Discovery Pass which I never used.

-I saw Patton Oswalt at Helium Comedy Club.

-I passed my written motorcycle endorsement test with the score 100%.

-I watched The Fast and the Furious 6 and LOVED it!

June 2013

-I earned my motorcycle endorsement!

-I went with my family to watch all the antique cars Cruise the Gut.

-Karaoke baby at Tiger Lily!

July 2013

-I joined the neighborhood Fourth of July parade.

-I celebrated my 35th birthday by bungee jumping off a bridge.

-I started harvesting fruit from my garden.

-I saw the moon and Saturn through the telescope my brother-in-law built.

-I finished writing my book Cinnamon Summer.

-I went to The Indigo Girls concert at the zoo.

August 2013

-I published my new book Cinnamon Summer.

-I tandem skydived for the first time. You can read about the experience here.

-I went to the beach and lost my favorite pen in the ocean only to find it later on a wave!

-I started crocheting blankets for Project Linus.

-I began to study A Course in Miracles.

Cinnamon Summer

September 2013

-I drove the kit car my dad, myself and my brothers helped build over fifteen years ago.

-I started to learn how to crochet hats. My niece and I made hats to donate to God's Closet before she left for boot camp.

-My Book Cinnamon Summer hit the top 10 in romance on Amazon.

October 2013

-I crocheted my first pair of gloves.

-The Website I work for won the award for being the best source for new authors.

-My siblings and I went to a few haunted houses.

-I had a family Halloween party coupled with a farewell party for my niece who went into boot camp. We filled a tote and a crate with donations in her honor and donated them to God's Closet.

-I sold my first crochet hat

-I started doing random acts of kindness

November 2013

-I joined Info Barrel and started writing articles for moo-la!

-I volunteered at God's Closet to help separate all the donations for their quarterly event.

-I made a Christmas tree crochet hat. It took three days to complete!

-I started building on my ugly sweater for the family party.

-More comedy!

-A dear friend gave me lots of yarn.

-Thanksgiving was fun, with lots of food and laughter.

-I volunteered with my niece (I have three nieces) at the Clark County Food Bank. We folded bags for the Walk n' Knock.

-I went with my family to enjoy the tree lighting in Downtown Vancouver.

-I went with my sister's family on a search for Christmas CDs. We found them and then we went to dinner and then desert!

December 2013

-I created a wonderful advent calendar of events for giving and receiving which you may read about here.

-My sister and I watched the graduating class of comedians at Kiggins.

-I made crochet cat hats. My cats were unimpressed! 

-I watched a live performance of A Christmas Carol at Kiggins.

-I was the recipient of The Twelve Days of Christmas from my family: 12 kitty litters, 11 bags of cat food, 10 flavors of tea, 9 fluffy Kleenex, 8 pairs of hair care, 7 smelly bubbles, 6 suds for dishes, 5 tushy toilet papers, 4 clothing soaps, 3 cat toys, 2 clothes softeners, 1 a couple of shopping sprees! It was amazing and made December a month to remember forever!

-I made five hats for Crochet Geek's cause.

-I took second place in the Info Barrel contest!

Thank goodness for Facebook, or I would have forgotten most of the amazing things and people I experienced this year. I'm so excited for 2014!