In honor of the new year

Every year we create a list of things we enjoyed from the outgoing year. This year, as a midweek special, we're sharing our list with you:

Top 20 things from 2008 (in no specific order)

1. Trip to Mexico
2. Became an aunt/uncle
3. Kim's promotion at work
4. Eric getting LASIK
5. Home improvements: new living room carpet, brick pavers, new ac/heater
6. Kim's dad gets a job in town
7. Flyers games...and the Flyers making an NIT run
8. Chicago trip…Wicked and Bears game!
9. Concerts: summer concerts at the Fraze, Journey in Cincy and TSO in C'bus
10. Comedians: Eddie Izzard, Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future)
11. Zoos: C'bus in summer and Cincy for zoo lights
12. Festivals: Strawberry Fest, Garlic Fest, Sauerkraut Fest
13. Digitizing and looking through the Albert photo albums
14. Creating Bears' cornhole boards
15. Peanut stories. Seriously, how cute is he? (Dash and Splash, stealing hamburgers)
16. Work cookout (for Kim and Eric's offices) at our house
17. Canoe trip
18. Saints (Eric's high school) are state football champs
19. Spending time with friends
20. Dinner at the Melting Pot