fall and the rest of 2012

I think I may throw more of my randomness in this. at least, I'd like to. Whatever. :b never believe the first sentences of this blog.
Not in order:
I am gonna try and give up soda. though it's not a hard and fast rule. i'll drink soda at your house if you have it.
The election - oh yes, the ads/phone calls are over! Gary Johnson did not win.
The consignment sale - wow, that was nuts. Glad to say I survived. I was a little scared because I wasn't sure how we did. Was it successful? I had no idea. But we did good. Yay. Thanks God. :b it was fun serving. kinda intense, but in a happy way.
The world did not end.
R went to CA for work and got stuck there because of canceled flights with hurricane sandy.
We visited Pittsburgh and ate badly. It was pretty cold/blustery.  went up the duquesne incline, ate at Primanti Bros and the O. Saw the Big Mac Museum. hehe. Big Macs originated there.
Went to see Pentatonix in DC.
Ate chinese food on Thanksgiving.
S had the crankiest halloween ever!! He didn't want to dress up, he didn't want to trick-or-treat. Sadness on my part. Maybe next year, young man.
I did crockpot pumpkin! It was very difficult to open/cut the outside. So I threw the pumpkin on the ground. Worked very well :)
Read through a lot of beingminimalist.com. I agree with a lot of it, but I refuse to be extreme. I don't feel the need to put away my toaster everyday. it's on the counter. so what. gonna challenge myself to releasing 300 items next year.
Saw my first movie in a theater in 4 years. Les Miserables! I enjoyed. I liked Marius' performance. and Eponine. My apologies, what the heck is your real name.. :b Most of the time I could care less about Marius, but he so nailed "Empty Chairs & Empty Tables". People were singing in the theater. that was annoying. Who sings this? hugh jackman? keep it that way!!
Christmas was nice. went to the inlaws. with all the minimalist reading, and other sources, I feel convicted for next year that gift giving is just.. not the best way to go. How brutally honest is that? For adults, I mean. We already have everything or just buy what we want when the need arises. Or return gifts that aren't our style (which happens a lot, because I'm better at buying for me than you are). I guess i'll still wrap the freebies (google 'drug store game'), but i really need to rethink it. Maybe just give restaurant gift cards.

Now i'm having anxiety. i'm a goofball. i'm just so disorganized and annoyed about it. Like, it's hard enough to stay atop of the papers/mail/clutter/dust, even when you live in a small townhouse. darn you flaking, dead skin cells!! oh well, i'll do my small steps and that's good enough for me :) happy new year!