Happy New Year! I like to write out highlights at the conclusion of each calendar year. I enjoy this tradition and appreciate taking the time to remember many positive, joyful, and meaningful events. Crazy enough, these posts feel like they are coming around faster after each trip around the sun. I wish anyone reading this health, happiness, and well-being in 2023.
Without further ado, here are my 2022 highlights:
-Our health and the health of our family, extended family, and friends
-Veronica and I celebrating our two year wedding anniversary
-Spending the major holidays with both my family and Veronica’s family
-Time cuddled up with our sweet doggo, Jovi, or seeing her happy on walks or with other people/dogs
-A wonderful trip with Veronica to Berlin for my cousin’s wedding, then spending time in England with family, mostly with my Grandma in the same home my Mom grew up in
-A super fun trip to Napa Valley with Veronica for our friend Ethan’s wedding, where we also got to celebrate a birthday with another friend, Jonah
-A fun getaway with Veronica to the Pocono’s where we went snowtubing, out for a long hike on part of the Appalachian Trail, bowling for the first time as a couple (10 years in the making lol), and more
-Being asked to be one of the groomsmen in my friend Vince’s wedding
-Rudy’s bachelor party weekend down in the Pocono’s with the other groomsmen, where Jamie’s selection of “Natty Daddy” was not a hit. But everything else was!
-A healthy and consistent year of running, which included a few wins at road 5ks, a sub-18 minute 5k for the first time in years, a PR at the Broad Street 10 miler, and lots of enjoyable runs
-Coaching the Bristol high school track team and cross country team, helping a number of athletes PR and seeing three boys and one girl qualify for the state meet in XC
-Starting a new job working with college students with ASD
-Veronica and I moved into a new house back in May right down the street, which is actually the same house where Veronica spent a large chunk of her childhood
-A fun night out in Media with Nick, Jonah, and Lena
-Having friends over to visit our new place, both mine and Veronica’s
-Going out and about with Bill, Ryan, and Jenna
-Dylan’s wedding celebration where we saw a lot of Ursinus friends
-Slade and Sam’s wedding with even more Ursinus people
-Going to a couple of baptism’s for Veronica’s close friends
-The Marcus Mumford concert at the Met
-Going to the Phillies and Union with Veronica and friends
-Time with Joshua (10)
-Reading some great books and listening to some insightful podcasts
-Any moment where I was laughing heartily