Thank You 2011 - Hello 2012!

Looking Back at 2011


To commemorate 2011, I created a short video of my life over the past year.

*Please do not be offended if you are not IN the video - I quickly grabbed and arranged photos. The aim was to keep it simple and short and not intentionally exclude anyone, my mom isn't even in here!

Enjoy my recap of 2011 - Looking back at the year...






Bullets and links to Leyla in 2011

• Start the year with cheer! Thanks to @sushisambachi 
• Head to Affiliate Summit '11 in Vegas in January (meet John Chow)
• Boxing Event in Chicago - 8 Count Productions produces premier professional boxing!
• Who could forget the BLIZZARD of '11! 
• I was invited to the Chicago Auto Show for the Debut of the New Fiat 500
• Built a few client websites and helped organize an Educational Seminar 
• Headed to Three Aces for a Bourbon Dinner (followed by a weekend of gluttony)
• Then to SXSW for the Interactive portion of the show
• Celebrated my birthday with friends and family! Monica came to town from NY! 
• I purchased my first piece of REAL art, a Welsey Kimler painting - I call it, Damn It Purple Blob
• My 75 year old dad decided to become a vegan this year! 
• We memorialized my friend's grandfather G.G. Sweet - a WWII and Korea Veteran in Nevada at his Veterans museum
• A highlight of 2011 was working on video content marketing for FoxyForex.com - Forex news delivered by models (we were an all female production and marketing team!)
• Matt AKA @diablo_guapo -- he's just weaved into most of 2011 
• Let's not forget DOWNTOWN DASH!  He's NOT in the photo, but I owe a huge thanks to -->> @mknox999
• After @dtdash, I decompressed at The James Hotel in their "Theater Suite"
• Before I knew it, it was time to head to ISTANBUL - for work and vacation
• Blogged about the Istanbul trip on my travel blog 
• Back in Chicago, I had a lot of catch up work for clients and general business! 
• Then I saw Duran Duran at The Chicago Theater!
• Saw The Airborne Toxic Event at The Riviera Theater
• Created a TAG CLOUD OF MY BRAIN
• Saw the Richard Family dance in the production of the Nutcracker in Chicago
• Saw Peter Murphy at The Metro 
• And... before I knew it, it was TIME for the holidays!  
• Happy New Year Everyone!