The Cyclist's Wife: Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone! I know we're a week in but I'm still trying to get my barrings.
Anyone else with me on that?

My New Year's Eve morning started out with a good thing...

....this bottle of champagne on my porch from my awesome neighbors. This seriously put a smile on my face. It's nice to be surrounded by nice people. Thank you neighbors! {You know who you are!}

This was followed by greeting The Cyclist at the airport after he'd been gone for 5 days. Yet another good thing.

We then lickety-split headed up to Tahoe to spend NYE with good friends and good food.

If you don't have any friends from New Mexico, you should find some. It means pozole and tamales. That is a good thing.

Oh yes, the dogs got to join us too. Good things all around.

We even made it to midnight! This is a true feat for us over 30 peeps.

Waking up to Tahoe snow and sun is a good thing.

A nice breakfast followed by a walk with the doggies is good too.

Luna thinks so.

Morning sun and a new camera is a good thing. {Thank you honey!}

After our morning walk, The Cyclist and I headed up for a view of Donner Lake before heading home.

I hope the start of this year is a sign of things to come.

Happy New Year to you!
TCW

Well friends, can you believe it? The year is about to end.

This year was different than the last several as cycling fell off our radar in early summer. This left time for fishing, backyard makeover, kayaking and just plain hangin' around. It was nice.

There were also trips to Chicago, Leavenworth/Seattle, Jenner, Bend and Laguna Beach (haven't shared those last two yet!). We didn't see our favorite place in the whole world, Montana, but hopefully we'll return in 2013.

We are blessed.

I was excited to be nominated to be one of the Top 25 Nor-Cal Mom's for 2012 over at Circle of Mom's and had two recipes featured there! I was also happy to work with California Farm to Table this year and have several recipes featured on their site > Philly Cream Peach Tart, Spicy Pumpkin Hummus, Homemade Garden Burgers,Salmon Cakes with Creamy Dill Sauce. I had another feature at a great little linky as well. I also entered my first cooking contest with Real Women of Philadelphia, and though I didn't win a new kitchen, my recipe was featured there too. I'm also happy to have been featured on my friend's great blog, The Tasty Alternative, not once, but twice (thanks Amber!). It has been a big year for this little blog.

Thank you to everyone who read, reads and continues to visit this little bloggy. It means more than you know.

Now here are your favorites of 2012!

1. Homemade Garden Burgers & Sir Kensington's Gourmet Scooping Ketchup