I know that this round-up is a week late. How can I let it pass when it has brought me countless memories? It was a year of trials. There were times when our household had to survive with one house-help. It was in Q3 when I found out that the my most-trusted store supervisor was stealing from me. Business was unstable. Kids getting sick at the same time, specially when I couldn't be there to care for them. Javi was physically abused by newly-hired nanny. There were lots of late night meetings. Monthly budgets barely covering expenses. Lessons were learned, tears were shed BUT I have moved on. I never realized I could overcome all those despite the judgement and opinion of envious individuals (wink, wink). It was a year of travel. A summer trip to our favorite shopping destination during summer. A trip to the World's Cultural Capital and it neighboring countries spear-headed by the ACS took place in Q3. It...