2007 Review:

Places traveled to: Manhattan Beach, Washington, D.C., New York, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Paris, Los Angeles, North Lake Tahoe

Spent Christmas in: DC

Rang in the New Year in: Tahoe

Best Fiction book read: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Best Non-fiction book read: Eat, Pray, Love

Best Book re-read: The Time Traveler's Wife

Best Movies: Knocked Up and Juno

Best Meals: Tapas at Cuines Santa-Caterina in Barcelona (deep fried padron peppers, deep fried choritos, Spanish tortilla, fried anchovies and cava); tied with Mother's day dinner at Obelisk in DC (fresh mozzarella drizzled with olive oil, balsamic and salt; carpaccio, prosciutto and fried anchovies; handmade pastas, roasted lamb)

Second Best Meals: Coco500 (squid ink spaghettini, mole tacos, tartare, deconstructed strawberry shortcake); tied with Bix (tomato cart, tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich)

Best food discovery: green tea French macaroons at Sadaharu Aoki Patisserie in Paris

"Bucket List" goal accomplished: SCUBA certification

Number of Weddings attended: 1

Number of babies born to friends: 5

Worst experiences: getting audited by the IRS, flooding in condo, 4 months of insomnia

Funnest weekend: Hizzoween in LA

2007, in five words: uncertain, selfish, fun, honest, new