The 2012 Season of The Jason Show

The Most Important Events of 2012 on The Jason Show

1.    I transferred to a new school.  This was HUGE for me and has made a vast difference in my day-to-day work life and overall well-being. My new school is only eight minutes away from my house, the principal is out of this world fantastic, and it is lovely to not spend each day battling the dysfunction, mislaid priorities, and daily drama of my previous school. Luckily, my bestie, Pumpkin Delight, was able to transfer with me, and even luckier, she is still my next door neighbor and we're still working on the same team.  The one word that we have used to describe our new school more than any other is "dreamy".  It really is.

2.  After ten years, we returned to Italy.  Diego had never been, and Amelia was dying to go back, too, so the four of us went.  This part of the year is actually pretty well chronicled on The Jason Show in the month of August.  So you can check out the side bar and find the links, if you really want to.  All in all, our trip was bellisimo.

3.  I endured the Fluororacil 5 nightmare and came out on the other side with younger looking skin free of actinic keratoses.

4.  A group of friends and I formed a social group called "The Mixed Nuts".  We get together each month chat and laugh.  Most of us used to see each other on an almost daily basis, but we have splintered in many different directions, so getting together now monthly is always a kick.

5.  I participated for the third time in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day in San Diego in November.  This time, we served on the lunch crew rather than walking.  While we had a very meaningful and fun experience, we all agreed that we like walking better.  So next year, I'll be walking again!

6.  Diego finished the second grade and started the third.  He has become a really good reader.  His favorite thing to do is hang out with us, whatever it is that we might be doing.

7.  Amelia started her junior year at her university in San Francisco.  She recently proclaimed that she loves school so much that she just wants to keep going when she graduates, indefinitely.  She is very self driven, and while she hasn't completely decided what she is going to do with her education, it will be something in the field of human rights, politics, and perhaps international law.

7.  Hilary remained in Kentucky throughout 2012.  She is still with her boyfriend that brought her there, and as far as we can tell with the limited communication that we have had with her, she is doing okay.

8.  Daniel is now living in the Bay Area with his dad, Dennis.  Amelia gets to seem him regularly since they are so close, which makes all of us happy.  He is 4 now and is doing very well.  We got to see him and Rennen last week, which was the highlight of our holidays.

9.  I got together with four out of five of my siblings, which has not happened for a very long time, and enjoyed the feeling of spending time with them.

10.  Giancarlo and I went to Las Vegas in April, at the invitation of my buddy JLo and her posse.   Giancarlo got really sick and spent the entire weekend in the hotel room, while I got to know JLo's posse better amidst 48 hours of sheer debauchery.  

Okay, it wasn't really debauchery, but it's fun to say it was.  Well, one part really was debauchery, and that was Absinthe at Caesar's Palace.  If you find yourself in Vegas in the near future, and you like debauchery, go see Absinthe.

11.  After 40 years of not liking to take naps, I have learned to enjoy a snooze in the afternoon on the weekends.  Really, it was more like naps found me.  Along about 12:00 my head starts to feel all fuzzy and my eyes get heavy and my body just wants to lay down.

12.  I grew my hair into an afro and rode a zebra.

13.  I made kale chips.

14.  I finally had had enough with the daily plethora of wadded up napkins and tissues left around the house, so I took pictures of them and dedicated a whole wordless episode of The Jason Show to them.  Hmmph.

15.  We bought a new mattress.  We really wore the other one out.