2012...what happened to 2011?

It is crazy to think that 2011 became 2012.  Where does the time go?  I am writing this three months or so after my last entry (which yes, was in 2011).  One would think people do not care, but there are a few out there who have told me to keep blogging.  To those nameless people, thank you for the interest.  My life is certainly not as exciting as it was when I started this blog, yet I will try and make it worth reading.  I suppose I should start with a brief update on life since I last wrote.  When I last wrote in October, the weather was still nice and the leaves were falling.  While summer is by far my favorite season, I will take Autumn over Winter any day.  Do not worry, I will not make this entry all about how much I hate Winter.  I know everyone knows that already :)
In November I ventured to Florida for eight days.  The main reason was to attend a wedding in Tallahassee.  I have known the bride since she was born and used to babysit her.  That in itself seemed a little weird, but then again we all grow up and older.  It was great seeing people from my Jerusalem days and who doesn't love a good wedding?  Of course in true Bergman fashion, I was able to spend four of those days at Disney.  What I love about going in the Fall is getting to enjoy the International Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT.  Love it!
The Christmas season arrived and in the Bergman house we pretty much just wrapped it up a week ago.  We have continued traditions from our time in Jerusalem  and celebrate Christmas on December 25th, as well as Ethiopian, Orthodox and Armenian through the month of January.  We are just starting to undeck the halls so to speak.  I love watching Skyler, Hunter and Tristan open their presents, but I also have to admit I miss the days when it was just adults taking turns opening presents one by one.  Although this year, we finally got smart....we let the kids open all their presents and then turned on a movie for them while the adults opened theirs :)
I continue subbing and for the most part am keeping busy.  Some days there are just no jobs and I try to be productive doing other things, rather than get depressed about the lack of income that day.  On an exciting more positive note, I was accepted to benefit from MN Care!!!  Finally after a year without health insurance, I qualified for state health insurance.  I won't give you exact numbers, but let me just say I am paying $300 less a month, then I was before going to Bahrain.  Needless to say I am very happy!  I still miss Bahrain and the people I met there, some days more than others.  I will write more about those thoughts and memories in the next entry as it is almost a year since I started that adventure.
What else?  I was recently re-elected onto the church council and elected secretary.  I got my nose pierced in November.  As 2011 became 2012 I did not put a lot of stress on myself regarding resolutions this year.  In the past it has always been along the lines of get a job and a boyfriend.  I chose the more realistic and comedic route this year.  Besides aiming to blog more, it is my goal to write on the wall of all my Facebook friends and get in touch again.  I also said I would be less sarcastic...well if you know me, I failed at that one right away :)  So, thanks for reading (and caring...or at least pretend to)...will write more sooner than you think.