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!