Sign of the times...

My high school memory book had a section dedicated to recording how much things cost & who/what was popular the year of my graduation (1997).  Looking back on it now is fun and sometimes shocking ($1.21 for a gallon of gas!), so I thought one day Camilla might enjoy knowing some statistics and facts from the Summer of 2011.

- average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in the state of Arkansas $3.43
- box of diapers (Pampers swaddlers, 76ct) $19.77
- biggest movie stars of the year: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds
- woman's haircut ~$50
- Bands/Artists with popular songs during Summer of 2011:  Beyonce, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Death Cab for Cutie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mumford & Sons, Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna
- iPhone 4S $199 (16GB) or $299 (32GB) - RIP Steve Jobs Oct. 2011
- Gateway brand laptop similar to the one I'm typing on now $599.99
- ten years after the awful 9/11 terrorist attack, our troops found and disposed of the monster Osama Bin Laden in May 2011
- population of the entire world ~7 billion people
- population of the United States of America ~311 million people
- population of Rogers, Arkansas ~56,000 people
- half-gallon of 2% organic milk $3.36
- Record-setting weather:  the summer of 2011 was the hottest on record for Northwest Arkansas and the lack of rainfall made this the 3rd driest summer in history.

For the rest of the world, 2011 might not be all that noteable, but for our household, 2011 has been a most unforgettable year!