I’m at home this holiday-eve and like millions of other Americans I went to see a movie today. It seems that no matter where you are, when you have a day that stores are closed the result is that people either watch TV or go to the movies. We saw, Juno, a movie about teenage pregnancy and the pressures of learning what it means to love.
Tonight is pretty normal, but something I don’t appreciate enough. I’m spending it in the kitchen, our social nesting place, cracking nuts and being the best sous chef I can be. The lights on the patio are lit red and I lit a log in the fireplace. June is being curious and Henry just woke up. It’s rather peaceful and surreal to be home-home for the holidays. It’s the first time that I feel comfortable calling my abode a home. It’s rather routine and comfortable at the same time.
Now is the time to reflect on the past year. What we did and what we failed to do. It’s a time to plan and hope for a better tomorrow – a better next year. A recap at this past year shows it has been a memorable one for many reasons.
- Got married
- Moved into a home
- Started a business and hired 2 people
- Turned 30
- Learned to dance (Swing and Lindy) – and met some great friends S&E
- Graduated with my Masters (w/ @packetshard)
- Trip to London/Paris (Stonehenge and Bath in UK)
- Training tour-de-asia (Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, Seoul) – visited the N/S Korea DMZ and climbed the Sydney Harbor bridge
- Attended two weddings (Kristy/Greg & Lorie/Paul)
- Saw the BYOBW (Bring Your Own Big Wheel) down Lombard
- Trip to Seattle (@dacort, who partied with us in SF for NYE)
- Discovered Facebook, Dopplr, GrandCentral
The list of things I didn’t do is shorter and less interesting. Maybe I one of the things I should do is complete my list of 100 goals in 1000 days.
December 25, 2007 at 10:49 am
And what an excellent sous chef you are 🙂
December 28, 2007 at 12:06 pm
I am jealous of your traveling, I must say!
January 4, 2008 at 9:24 am
First Jackie teachs me her favorates, then Judy, send me you sous chef recipes.
It has been a very impressive year.
Mom
January 4, 2008 at 9:25 am
I also liked your pictures of the patio. Nice touch. Mom
January 8, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Congrats on a year of amazing achievement! I think you should make the list of 100 goals in 1000 days! It would give you new targets and life will be more focused and exciting.
Also, you might want to check this website out:
http://www.100goalsin1000days.com
The author is going to complete a bunch of projects, dreams, and goals by December 31, 2010.