Cheers to 2025!
We rung in the new year (before 11pm) at our home with Dave’s sister, Sarah, and her four kiddos. There were fancy glasses (read: real) with juice (or milk or water), noise makers (which the dogs LOVED – full sarcasm), and a sharing of gratitude for the year behind. And then we went to bed, already much past my bedtime of 10pm. (Scroll to the end to see what we did the next day.)
Reflection post. 2024/2025 hopes/dreams. In and out. All of it/everything. Ready GO.
IN:
+ Road trips. We took a couple last year – NJ, GA, MI. We’ve gotten pretty good at them. Only found cockroaches at one of our budget overnight stops so we’re basically winning. Here’s to more (roadtrips not cockroaches).
+ Entering our travel era. I declare it. Our 40s will see our passports stamped and world traveled.
+ Wool clothing/capsule wardrobe. Both Dave and I will give you our wool clothing TED talk anytime, probably even if you don’t ask for it. (It’s how we will do two weeks in Europe in June with only carry-ons. WAIT FOR IT.)
+ Even bigger flower garden. (Have I mentioned my obsession with cut flower gardening? Oh wait. That’s ALL I BLOGGED ABOUT this summer.)
+ Books. More books. Quilts. Always more quilts.
+ Being socially adventurous. You know, like I got invited to a Bunco night with a bunch of ladies I don’t know. And I think I’m going to go. (Whoa, right?)
+ Lentils? We think it would be cool to eat less meat. We’ll see how this goes …
OUT:
+ Spending my PTO hours on sick days, please. (Stomach flu x 2 + covid in 2024. Gross.)
+ Cooking shortcuts every night. You all, I have gotten away from cooking dinner. Gathering recipes now.
+ And that’s all I can think of. 2024 was pretty great; not much needs to change.
Right. So what did Dave, myself, sister-in-law Sarah and her four kids do on New Years Day? We began with sourdough pancakes. And then? Road trip to Chicago for Legos and supper in the rainforest. There were a few hiccups along the way. (Who knew it was supposed to snow? Uh huh. And who could have predicted that carsick kiddo delay? Yup.) But we made it there and then back again to our house for pinball, Candy Land, and ice cream sundaes at Uncle Dave and Aunt Lindsay’s.
there's no place like gnome. 