Chillin' in my HUGE room at the Altantic Kempinski Hotel, Hamburg

Finding glittery inspirations for future twirling competitions

Getting on a plane to Aberdeen, Stavanger Airport Sola

Sunday treat at Starbucks, Aberdeen (we don't have Starbucks in Norway...)

Birthday Lunch, Tananger

My sister Aina who consumed the birthday lunch with me <3

My sister Aina with a man of the law on my birthday, in Stavanger

My birthday cake (that I shared with all my awesome colleagues)

Birthday roses from a kind old uncle

A rainy November day in Stavanger

Sugar to keep me going

First sunday of Advent

The funniest thing I saw all year (and NO, I did NOT buy this)

My car meets the first snow of winter

-03.4 celcius in my car, welcome winter

Vågen in Stavanger getting ready for christmas

Domkirken in Stavanger at night

The annual "tree of hearts" in Stavanger

Train station in Stavanger, waiting for my sister to arrive

My frozen car window

My sister Mette Susann ready to defrost my car

Mette Susann with byfjordbrua in the background, Stavanger

Snow in Stavanger (if only it had lasted just a little longer)

The graveyard on New Years Eve, Mosterhamn

Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go 
~Author Unknown

If there is one thing I have learned from 2011 it is that once you change one thing in your life, the pieces of the puzzle will all of a sudden rearrange themselves, and the complete image will seem either very clear or completely lost. Luckily, the changes I made have lead me to finally start seeing what my life might become. I can finally say that my future doesn’t scare me as much anymore.

Late 2011 I set in motion a dream I’ve had for a while, to come true later this year. And who knows, maybe this will throw me into a whirlwind of other dreams coming true ? I am also expecting some new dreams to surface.
I just need to remind myself that all my dreams can come true, as long as I am patient. I am not a very patient person.
So for this year, along with my list of new years resolutions (which I will not share unless I can actually make them happen;)), I will try to be more patient. Not everything has to happen this instant (though it would be very nice if it did).

So, here is a toast, to dreams, and a very happy new year <3