2013 Wrap Up
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2013 Wrap Up: We Were Busy as Hell

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Every time I feel like I’m stagnating in my life, I have to remember that this year has been absolutely fabulous – trying as all hell, but fabulous nonetheless. For those of you who have been on the crazy train with us during this past year I would like to give you a wholehearted THANK YOU for not only supporting us through comments and cheers but for helping us achieve our dreams through visiting the blog, buying things at our new store, and well – just being freaking awesome.

So as this year is coming to a close, I thought I would give a little bit of perspective on went on these past 12 months with some of the major highlights during our 2013 wrap up.

53/365 This is our, "We survived THE HOFF" picture. I think our conversation following included an over usage of "INSANE!" and "CRAZY!". #365days

78/365 Caught a bit of wifi. Heading to El Golfete today! I'm so happy! #365days

86/365 SHOVE IT IN MY TACO HOLE! We have arrived in the land of tacos al pastor (my fav food EVER). #365days #Mexico

102/365 A sneak peek into our #Flipside headpieces (#BurningMan regional). All hand made my moi. #365days

  • We are working our asses off and have made a HUGE dent in our credit cards! As soon as they are paid off we can head out into the wild blue yonder again.

A few things you guys missed that I didn’t cover in the posts over the past year is how incredibly devastating and difficult it is to reintegrate after traveling for a couple of years. When the time comes that I can process what has been happening to me, I’ll make sure to talk about it. I don’t think I’m ready yet.

But when you reach rock bottom, there is only one way up, right? We’re currently getting the hang of the work/travel schedule that we want to have in our lives right now. So here are some of our prospective plans for 2014.

  • Participate in more Regional Burns (big surprise).
  • Go to Mexico (again).
  • It is Shaun’s turn to pick our next big trip and he has chosen… SEOUL, KOREA (yes, to feed his insane appetite for all things Starcraft but I think it will still be AMAZEBALLS!)
  • At some point make it out to Big Bend National Park and Terlingua, Texas.
  • I’m cooking up something awesome that I can’t yet talk about but will make a big announcement about it as soon as plans are solidified!
  • The rest of the year is left to life delegating where we should be. Hell, half of these plans can probably change.
  • Also, we are turning FOUR YEARS OLD in March. Yay us!

And a couple of random goodies:

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  • Most popular video from 2013:

  • Most popular picture from 2013 on flickr – Burning Flipside:

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And just for you guys being so supportive and amazing, we have a little something for YOU! As a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Festivus for the Rest of Us, I made some wallpapers just for you.

WALL PAPERS OF AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!

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Again, thank you for an outstanding year and we hope to see you tag along into 2014!

43 thoughts on “2013 Wrap Up: We Were Busy as Hell”

  1. Wow guys, this year has been amazing and busy for you I see. So many great adventures! You guys keep being awesome and we wish you more travel adventures in 2014 <3! Hope to meet you on our travels one day!

  2. Umm you forgot the most important trip of all!!!

    Yes please come down to Mexico and hang out with us and eat tacos al pastor every day.

  3. Okay, well, right now we are looking for rentals that Shaun can get for work so we can have a place in Sayulita. The unfortunate side is that there are like 200 properties there and I don’t want to be on top of Gringo Hill. Regardless, after Freezerburn he is calculating his vacation so we can see how many days we can spend with you. We will let you know by the end of January! <3

  4. Wow! It seems you guys have been busy! 🙂 Love your jellyfish although I don’t understand why you built it (because you can :D) and can’t wait to cross paths again soon!
    To an amazing 2014!

  5. Ahh, Gringo Hill isn’t so bad – when Sayulita is crazy busy like it is Nov-Feb, you don’t get all the bar noise like you would if you were down in the town itself. 🙂

  6. Love the Iceland diving video! I can’t imagine how hard it must’ve been coming back to the US after being abroad for so long. Hopefully it’s getting easier. That giant jellyfish is AWESOME!

  7. It is getting easier every day but the hardest part is realizing your ethics have changed through travel. THAT part is hard. (And thanks on the jelly- I LOVE IT.)

  8. Aww love your round-up post. Sounds like you had a great year and looking forward to hearing about your 2014 trips & plans! Korea sounds like a good time 🙂

  9. Totally rad blog! How am I just discovering you two? Either way, love the graffiti feel to everything and the attitude of the blog. Looks like you had one helluva year! I’ve just finally broken free from the US to travel and now figuring out what the hell to do to sustain it in Thailand, but in all do time things will be figured out. I’ll be adding you two to my “Hall of Gnarly Travel Blogs” when I get my broken computer working again, but in the meantime rock on and here’s to the New Year!

  10. HAI RYAN! Welcome to our little bit of chaotic heaven. Hope we can keep up with you over the next year and thanks for dropping by to say hello! <3 (If you ever happen to drop by Austin let us know so we can grab a beer!)

  11. Amazing year guys! we can only imagine how it feels heading back home for a while after all of the exciting travels! We’ll be experiencing it soon ourselves. Love the giant jelly fish! We’ll get to Burning Man one day! Perhaps on our road trip through the US? We REALLY love your instagram shot! It is Beauuuuuuuutiful! Have a great 2014, and maybe we’ll see you on the road!

  12. Happy new year! Loved reading your roundup. I am really looking forward to reading your posts about reintegration, when you are ready to write them.

  13. What a year!!! I know all about re-enry and getting back into life in the States. It’s tough. Glad you are working through it and going to share it!

  14. Whoaaaa, what a year!
    I absolutely loved the spy station post:)
    And that most popular instagram is superb!

    You have gotten me curious about your secret plan though…
    Will carefully follow this…:D

    Have a great 2014 guys!

  15. I’m still at a loss for words and a little crazy right now so I’m not sure when I’ll write them. I need a more objective view. But I think people need to know nonetheless. I just hate writing downer posts.

  16. I know they can be painful to write, but I find the process is sometimes cathartic! And god knows people love to read them… my most popular posts are on breakups, weight gain, and whale slaughter. Ha.

  17. Great round up Erica! Yeah, you guys were busy and you got to do a lot of really different things which is cool. That jellyfish is bad ass!

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