2024 Year In Review
A few months late, but who's counting?
Favorite Moments:
Waking up in Tuscany
Wandering around Munich and appreciating their pastry and flower shops
Graffiti hunting
Holding my gentle, beautiful cat as she passed (tragic but beautiful in its own way)
Watching the turkeys and fawns in my yard
Removing the TV from the primary living room and installing a record player instead
Enjoying the Munich Christmas markets
Fresh gingerbread
Finding a new signature fragrance (Florence)
Seeing one of my oldest friends again
German beer
Collecting wild flowers
Sunsets at the lake
Hot mulled wine on Christmas with my SIL
Making a fruit tart from scratch
Watercolors from Florence
Dying eggs with natural dyes
Swam in the Pacific ocean
Bumps In the Road:
Losing my Sushi cat
Made It Happen:
Promoted to senior
Got my own team at work
Major Milestones/Events:
Chelsea and Joe's wedding (viva la Italia!)
Bri and Charlie's wedding (viva la NJ!)
Florence
Seeing Botticelli's Spring Primavera in Florence
Testing in Germany
Places Visited:
Florence, Italy
Munich, Germany
Spring Lake, NJ
Troll hunting in Detroit Lakes
Favorites of the Year:
Song: "Drunk Dial" by Noah Kahan
Restaurant: Rustica in Fargo
Movie: A Real Pain
Show: The Bear
Event: FAT in Germany
Book: Yellowface by R. F. Kuang