2012, you’ve been good to me

First there was the book. The parties, readings, signings and visits were definitely the highlights of the year. So many wonderful friends, old and new, who showed support and shared the sweetness, from New York to New Jersey, Kansas City to Denver. Thank you!

 

(And I can't forget the Portuguese translation!) 

  And then there were the travels. Zip-lining in Park City…

… hiking and mountain biking in Colorado, it was an adventurous year.

But also peaceful and rejuvenating.

 I loved getting to visit my beloved cities, San Francisco and Paris…

 … and also spending time in New York and Brooklyn. After all, home is where the heart is.

Speaking of home, I got back to Connecticut tons (and wrote about it), where I spent QT with my dear dad as well as cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.

I even got back there with my mom, when she came for a girl’s weekend in the city, and we visited family to watch the $20,000 action on Family Feud (oh yeah, Family Feud, baby!)

My 40^th birthday turned into a week-long soak on the beaches in Grenada, grace à Hurricane Sandy (pas mal)…

…Followed by the culinary highlight of the year: dinner at Eleven Madison Park. 15 courses of brilliance, which included not only sturgeon, smoking on the table, and carrot tartare, straight from a tableside meat grinder, but this humble little picnic course.

Not to say the rest of the year was slim pickings. Cupcakes, lobster rolls, Manhattans… and as many meals at Buvette as I could manage.

2012 gave me happy times with my man…

 

(My man!)

Plus all the little moments. Minor league baseball…

Friends getting married...

 Friends, being together...

2012 was very good to me. I can only hope 2013 is equally fun, fulfilling, relaxed, productive, delicious, adventurous and filled with family, friends, love and health.

Most of all, I’m wishing the same for all of you! Happy New Year, everyone! Bon année!