January Photo Collage

Wow ... January was a full month ... a great start to 2012!

Brought in the new year with my peeps at Trivania's!
Dan and I started our 10 week boot camp program - and I'm down 10 pounds so far!

Olivia starting to learn her multiplication tables.

A visit to the Newseum - maybe we should visit one new museum a month!

Judy and Pete came to visit.

My nephew, Matthew, and his wife, Heaven welcomed little Ruby into the world.

Dan's step-brother, Matt, passed away ... very sad!!

Jo Paterno (JoPa) legendary PSU , where Dan and I went to school, football coach passed away

Olivia's first All Start gymnastics meet -1st place team, 1st in Bar and 3rd overall!

Sweet sweet daughter bought me a pair of earrings that I love.

Dan and Olivia went skiing twice to Mt.Liberty and then as a family to Canaan Valley.

Motorcycle Convention

Peeps brunch downtown DC - filled my cup!

January Fun Facts and Trivia

• Many cultures celebrate New Years Day on March 21st, the Spring Equinox.
• Leap years exempted, January always begins on the same day as October.
• In leap years, January always begins on the same day as April and July
• Leap years exempted, January always begins on the same day as October.
• January's birthstone is the Garnet.
• The name January is derived from Janus who presided over the gate to the new year.
• New Year ceremonies are designed to get rid of the past and to welcome the future.
• According to Facebook users, January is "Change Your Profile Picture To a Muppet" month.
• January's birth flower is the Carnation.
• January 1st, 1776, the first American flag, the "Grand Union" was presented. Betsy Ross later added the stars in place of the Union Jack.
• January's horoscope signs are Capricorn and Aquarius.
• The first Superbowl was held at the L.A. Coliseum on January.
• January is National Soup Month in the US.