favorites of the year

songs

• George Michael, "Faith"
• Katie Herzig, "Hey Na Na"
• Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" (before I heard it 5,000 times on the radio)
• Andrew Belle, "Static Waves"
• Billy Joel, "Sleeping with the Television On"
• Brett Dennen, "Sydney"
• The Civil Wars, "Poison and Wine"
• Katie Herzig, "Lost and Found"
• Landon Pigg & Lucy Schwartz, "Darling I Do"
• Mazzy Star, "Fade Into You"
• One Republic, "Good Life"
• Taylor Swift, "Ours"
• Jaymay, "Gray or Blue"

bands/artists

• Katie Herzig
• Fleetwood Mac 
• Billy Joel
• Noah & the Whale
• Andrew Belle
• Bombay Bicycle Club
• Bon Iver
• Mat Kearney
• Brett Dennen
• Adele

movies

• Harry Potter 7.2
• The King's Speech
• Midnight in Paris
• Crazy Stupid Love
• Life in a Day
• Adjustment Bureau
• The Muppets
• Limitless
• Waiting for Superman

tv shows

• Friday Night Lights
• Downton Abbey
• Freaks and Geeks
• Arrested Development
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Gilmore Girls

books

• Unwind 
• Persepolis 
• One Day
• Little Women rereading (I was SOO upset about the whole Laurie/Jo debacle)
• Out of the Dust
• The Book of Lost Things

foods

• Thai curry (any kind)
• frozen yogurt
• grapes
• black bean burgers from Costco
• horchata
• Pad Thai

trips

• San Francisco
• Disneyland
• Oceanside

lessons learned/re-learned

• I am a big crybaby
• I need to leave more time in my life for people
• Although I sometimes think I can do life all on my own, it really is better when I let other people in
• I am so much happier when I am learning and progressing
• Life is best when I am close to my Savior