Wicked Turns One

I had planned to do a retrospective of the year 2007, because there were so many cool things that happened. Some of them we covered here on Gretchen2dot0, and some we did not.

Most importantly, one year ago, I started trying to bring back the expression "Wicked!" The context of this is simple, those of you like Eric Germansky from Boston have been using the term for years. "Wicked" is an expression of great satisfaction, like when something is really cool. 2007 was a wicked year, and even though the term hasn't made it into the mainstream, it has caught on with a couple of my blog readers.

I'm looking forward to more great things in 2008. Let's make this the year when we Bring Wicked Back! Happy New Year!

Here are some great memories from 2007...

In a stretch humvee at CES in Vegas 2007...

Dinner with Campos friends after the CES keynote 2007!

Later that night, Neil at the Ghost Bar...

At the Windows Vista Lanch in NYC, January 2007

Me and Chrissy After Syd's Prom Party, February 2007

Susan and Barb at Gretchen 2.0 Party, March 30 in LaGrange

Some of the Dell gang including our host Mike at the Gretchen 2.0 Party

First inspection of the porta potties we rented for Gretchen 2.0 party...

Me with Valerie, Sharon and Brad Moore at Kate Harslem's Sweet 16 Party

Libby Anne Austin, daughter of my cousins Amy and Stewart, was born in March, pictured here with her Auntie Carolyn

My 15 year old blind cat and his [fake]mouseThen it was off to Asia....me in Khao Lak, Thailand wearing the flag of Gretchen 2.0
We loved the flowers, fruits and veggies in Thailand...
The Mandarin Oriental Chiang Mai, Winner of the Gretchen 2.0 International Big Kahuna of Spas for 2007. Who will win in 2008?
Our hotel in Cambodia was also the bomb, here's the first thing you see when you walk in...
Lisa and our guide in Siem Reap Cambodia at the Floating Village
First biking day in Vietnam - after our overnight train ride to Hue. The Imperial Palace is in the background...

My Aussie friends from the bike trip are totally cool, Heather is here being silly with me...Joylene and I rode in this basket boat type thing which we never completely figured out...

The fruits in Vietnam were just as amazing as in Thailand

I was worried I had lost muscle mass in my arms while biking, but Sharon assured me that was not true
Neil and AB at Fado in July
Me and Mom at the Girlstart event at METV Studios in August
We worked a lot on golf over the summer, Mom's swing is looking great!


Sheila with Duncan at their home in Exeter, NH
My Uncle Loye in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

The University of Tennessee Vols Pride of the Southland Marching Band in Neyland Stadium at the South Carolina Game


The Vols won in triple overtime!
Me, Sharon & Valerie at the Tragers' Halloween Party - we brought our fligh attendant outfits all the way back from Singapore!

Wannabe and Big Gray, my vagabond cats, on Halloween
Me at the Maroon 5 Concert in Vegas in November
Mu sister Laurel taking up residence in her new house in Portland, OR
At our holiday cocktail party we celebrated Michelle and Lisa's promotions


New Year's Eve at the Four Seasons was wicked - no idea why I decided to pull a Madonna and strike a pose in this photo. Let's hope for better sense in 2008.