Cheers to 2012

Quick! Someone pinch me!
 
Maybe it's the insight that comes with age, but every year really does seem to get better and better for me. If the first couple weeks are any indication, 2012 is likely to be simply divine.
 
In all of the life categories that matter, I feel on top of the world. My family is healthy and happy. My friends and social life are vibrant and fulfilling. My work is better than ever. And even my dating life, invariably the question mark, might even be leading all of those categories.
 
In the last month, my work has taken me on quite a ride. Some weeks it seems surreal to be bouncing from some of the world's best cities. Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, London, and of course the city where my heart lives, New York.
 
As I walked back to my hotel from dinner tonight down the streets of London soaking in every bit of of the charm and sophistication this city exudes, I had one of those moments where you just want to take a mental snapshot so you can remember every detail. Quite simply, I just wanted to freeze time to make sure I didn't lose a single second or detail.
 
So cheers to 2012. May it be the best year yet in this crazy, wonderful, mysterious Life After Athens.
 
JLH