2012 promises to be a banner year! We’re only a few weeks in, and I’m loving it already — 2012 has already been such a marvelous year for me! There are so many things I’m loving already, and so many things to look forward to. At the risk of sounding like an irritatingly chipper cheerleader, 2012 is already shaping up to be the best year ever, and here’s why. Here are 10 things to love about 2012. Ready?

1. The Whole End-of-the-World Thing

Thank you, John Cusack, for letting us all know just how miserably the world will end in 2012… and thank you, mayan calendar pundits, for NOT pointing out that in fact, the Mayan calendar says no much thing. As 2012 moves forward, I can’t wait to see all the speculation… remember the Rapture debacle from last summer? Yeah.