Top Davis Headlines of 2011

No blog would be complete without a top 10 list for the end of the year. Well, here's ours, with just a few hours to spare. See you in the blogosphere in 2012!


1. Robby
There’s nothing surprising about No. 1. Of course the biggest story of the year was the birth in September of our beautiful son, Robby. He’s truly been a gift and a blessing. We can’t wait to see what happens in 2012 with Robby on our team!

2. Bobby earns his MBA
Three years of hard work finally paid off for Bobby in August. Now I have to finish. I’m eight classes in with another eight to go. I should be done sometime around 2030.


3. Blizzard Blizzard Blizzard 2011
Ugh. We wished we could have forgotten this, but January and February of 2011 were brutal. Feet of snow upon feet of snow. Thank goodness we had a guy to plow the driveway.

4. Winter Storm A-hole
Ugh again. This Halloween storm drove us from our electricity-free house for eight days. We (two adults, one four-week-old baby and a grumpy cat) took shelter with family, but really missed our own bed (and litter box). With a generator in the garage we shouldn’t be in that position ever again.

5. Bobby’s new job
As if we didn’t have enough going on around the end of summer, Bobby started a new job in August. He’s now the OEM Market Manager at Henkel in Rocky Hill. Henkel is a Germany-based industrial adhesives manufacturer. Danke schoen.


6. Christina’s career transition
With the arrival of Robby, I stepped down from my role as editor of the Worcester Business Journal. I’ve started working for the same company (New England Business Media) part-time from home, focusing mostly on web efforts. I’m really lucky to have the flexibility to work from home!


7. Finishing the basement
We’ve had our fair share of projects at Chez Davis including a new deck, a brick patio and walkway, two new bathrooms and digging out the foundation to fix the drainage. This year’s big headliner was definitely the basement, which is now pristine with a coat of paint. We just have to hang our custom wallpaper – an 8-foot by 2-foot image of the beach at Cape May.

8. 60 Recipes Challenge
This year started with a pledge to cook 60 new recipes in 60 days. Unfortunately the plan was thwarted by morning sickness (see No. 1). But we’re back on the wagon, cooking up a storm and blogging about it. Eat your heart out.

9. Trip to Asheville
Our travels were relatively limited this year. We skipped our annual trip to Savannah in favor of a visit to Asheville, N.C. We enjoyed the hippy city in the mountains, especially the Biltmore Mansion.

10. A man and his top 10 list
Bobby and I headed to the Big Apple to see Mr. Letterman live and in person. It was a blast. Dave is a true entertainer. The entire process, including waiting in line out in the cold, was so much fun! Some day I'd like to see Saturday Night Live. If anyone manages to score tickets give me a shout!