Year in Review - 2013

I can hardly believe the year is almost at an end. 2013 certainly didn't end the way I expected - there was heartbreak on and off the roads, but I find myself filled with memories that I wouldn't trade for anything.

Of course the biggest moment was the marathon - training for it, raising money for MOCSA (and you can still donate if you want a chance to pick my finish line pose for each 2014 race!), and then the marathon itself - well, I believe I've written enough about how awesome all of it was.

So, I find myself at a loss for words as I reflect on this year. The best summary of my 2013 I heard on the radio the other day, so without further ado, thank you Katy Perry for "Roar":

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up 

 Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up 

 Get ready 'cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up 

 Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up 

 Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...
 

Happy New Year, everyone! 

Much love, 

Eliz