The Lifeys 2012!

Happy New Year, darling readers! 

Yes, it's that time again.  Time for the Lifeys!
(It's a guilty pleasure, we know, but we won't tell anyone how much you've been looking forward to this).

Best New Song:  A Comet Appears, by The Shins

Best Meal Out: Thai Peacock in Portland, OR, August 2012

Best Meal In: our new tradition of Taco Tuesdays, especially if the zucchini salsa is involved

Best New Baby:  tiny C!
Honorable Mentions: the UHS Alums October Babies, ie: baby boy L and baby girl A, as well as the     November nearly-nephew, baby boy S.

Best New Job:  B's new position as an assistant professor

Best New Album:  Casino Twilight Dogs, by Youth Group (B's choice)
There's No Leaving Now, by The Tallest Man on Earth (E's choice)

Best Startlingly Amusing Movie:  Horrible Bosses
(we saw some good stuff this year too, but nothing worth winning Best Actually Good Movie--did we miss something?)

Best New Cookbook:  Tie:  Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day!  and Vegan Eats World

Best "High School Reunion:"  B meeting his former German exchange students in Berlin this summer!

Best Penny Arcade Comics: Betwixt and Anthrophila

Most Uplifting Video We Found on the Internet:  David Attenborough and the BBC giving us a Wonderful World


All told, looks like it's been another great year!