Mumford and Sons. Ryman. YES!

Good things are on the horizon folks.  Back in 2010, the Mumford and Sons show I went to at the War Memorial was one of the best shows I saw that year, and I saw some pretty stellar shows which also included Arcade Fire, Conan, Bonnaroo, and DMB.

My friends and I were just lamenting last week about the lack of shows coming to the Ryman this spring. Well we hit the jackpot. Not one, not two, but THREE nights of Mumford and Sons. Yep. I'm lucky. Life is good. And now I just have to wait two months for these shows.

Happy 2012!

Well wouldn't you know? It's 2012 and I have been sort of absent. I may have gone MIA on the blog front, but I guess that's because I have been living life and staying busy and trying to lose the Christmas weight I found between all Belgian Beer and stroopwaffles I consumed while in Europe. And I know personally it has been a little hard for me to deal with the creeping number on the scale when I want so desperately to be back in marathon shape, but I don't want to put in a marathon effort. And I want cake. And I want to eat it too.

I rang in 2012 in The Hague, Netherlands with my brother, my friends Esther and Lauren, and a few new friends. It was a great way to start the year. Considering I almost threw up after an attempt at eating herring and onions in typical Dutch fashion, the year can only get better!







Half marathon training is in full swing and I am leading a 1:59:59 pace group for East Nasty. I am also trying to find another half to run before Country Music. Probably Tom King an/or Run the Bluegrass.

2012 is the year I turn 30. Um, holy shit. Where have the years gone? I thought about making one of those 30 for 30 lists, but I am horrible at stuff like that. If I want something I usually go do it or go buy it. However, the things that would be on my list would be things like go to Hawaii, go to New Zealand, climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, etc.. And those are things I can't all do in a year...unless I win the lottery or marry rich. And considering I haven't bought a lotto ticket in years and am not currently dating anyone, the odds are not in my favor.

So instead, I have been focusing on a few goals.
1. Read more (this always seems to be a goal).
2. Get together some sort of budget (again, this is usually always a goal). But I am actually doing ok with this one and I am using January as a baseline for the rest of the year.
3. Bring my lunch to work more.
4. Limit my Diet Coke intake. Friends this is huge. I have had about one Diet Coke a week since getting back from Europe. I was on a couple of bottles a day habit before I left.

For the most part things are going well and I really hope the first three week of 2012 have been good to you too!

December 24

I cheated and opened these before I left...

City Advent Calendar: Santa and a chimney


Star Wars Advent Calander: Santa Yoda with gifts. This is by far one of my favorites from both calendars.


Merry Christmas!
My brother and are off to an untraditional Christmas Dinner tomorrow. And by dinner I mean Champagne Tea at the Ritz.

Converstaion with my mom on Friday:
Mom: Does Jacob need to wear a tie to tea?
Me: Yes
Mom: I don't think he knows how to tie a tie.
Me: Well I don't either. We'll just get the doorman to do it.
Mom: Ok

My mom called my brother and he does indeed know how to tie a tie. All is right in the world. This is going to be a fun trip!

December 23

City Advent Calendar: A cute little dog and 2 bones


Star Wars Advent Calendar: A Christmas Tree


A different tree from the one that was on the City Advent Calendar. Interesting that there are two different trees.

I am literally off to Europe for the holidays in a few minutes. Have a great holiday season and a happy new year!