i did it!

Dry January complete! My calendar tracker proved to be a fun, accountable way to chart the days. Looking back on it now, it’s neat to see the simplicity and highlights of the month. Little things like coffee, ice cream, or football on TV really seem to emphasize the joy and smiley faces I found in each day. While I didn’t lose any weight in the process, I must admit I feel great and relations at home haven’t been this good in a while. From my last entry, you can see I don’t intend to carry on forever, but I do expect to adjust certain behavioral patterns and take this positive energy into February and beyond. Off to a good start!

Grad party

Ive been pushing for a big party 🎉 at the back of Thompson Place ever since we put in the new patio. It’s perfect for a band. So with Jules graduation in May and a bunch of parents willing to go in with us, sounds like it’s party on! Save the date. Saturday, May 24th. Memorial Day Wknd 2025.

47th presidential inauguration

trump took office for his second, non consecutive term. Only the second president to do so. Despite all the cringe worthy moments and overt disses of the prior administration, I was pretty much glued to the proceedings. What used to be the norm of gauging transitions by their first 100 days has become shock and awe in the first few hours. I swear it looked like Elon Musk gave multiple heil hitler salutes at the opening of his speech.
😞

Resolution

Jan 2nd. Back from Palm springs. And a really wonderful trip all in all. Few highlights included hiking around in Joshua Tree, playing pac-man, ping pong, pickleball, puzzles and whatever other P’s with the fam. Spending time with Phi. And maybe best of all, just cruising around in the convertible “stang” with the Reese’s pieces.

Steph’s bday and New Year’s Eve have also come on and gone. Was a weird one this year given an unexpected funeral for a close family member on Mitchell’s side. Mamoo came down early with Mary Ruth, picked up Steph, and made the trek down south to Locust Grove. They ended up bringing home a couple distant family members to spend the night so it was oddly surreal to end up feeding 5 old ladies dressed in black. I baked off a very nice chicken pot pie with green beans and honey glazed carrots.

skipping ahead…my bday is coming up on Saturday. I didn’t meet the weight loss goal that I had set earlier. Nor did I make any meaningful resolutions for 2025 thus far. The old adage, hope is not a strategy, comes to mind. So I’ve decided right here and now to make “dry January” a thing. Starting right after my bday (albeit a little late). We’ve got reservations at a new Italian place and I’m not ready quite just yet. But for real, it’ll be a nice way to close out the extravagance of the season and start to form some welcome new habits

hope is not a strategy. I got this!