Happy New Year: 2012 ... ready, set, here we go!!!

UPDATE: SelfDiploma.com has released its 2011 Recap Video that highlights his crew's events on Cincy's Fountain Square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9aCBKuVPMQ

COUNTDOWN TO 2012 ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE 

I've spent much of last week reflecting on events of the past year. Although there were plenty of good times (I'm in Cincy after all), some heartbreaking moments also occurred. Nevertheless, here's some of my 2011 adventures and reflections that I'm taking into 2012:

1. Getting hooked on the Coffee Emporium's brown sugar/walnut scones: http://www.coffee-emporium.com/ 

2. Having weekly breakfasts at Servatii's on Court Street

3. Touring the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: http://www.freedomcenter.org/ 

4. Dining at TASTE OF BELGIUM for my first-ever serving of chicken & waffles: http://authenticwaffle.com/ 

5. Visiting the Cincinnati Art Museum to tour the Art Deco exhibit http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/  and discovering Trial by Fire -- a  hand-blown glass installation by Darren Goodman. I'll share more about him in a later post; meanwhile, here's an intro to his creativity: http://www.darrengoodman.net/ 

6. Watching Love's On Its Way video by Corinne Bailey Rae http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IbfmWA8Ja4 and being moved into re-thinking how I should live 

7. Meeting Cincinnati Bengal Rey Maualuga: http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge/videos/rey-maualuga-in-the-locker-room-5109/f6f0fea1-bc85-4288-bf7e-169c2529c867