reminiscing, as my twenty-fourth year comes to an end, on all things that made me proud, happy and fulfilled …
- ran the oDDyssey and philadelphia half marathon, broad street run, 10k wissahickon classic trail run, and even had chris run color me rad 5k.
- went to canada, montreal specifically, for the first time
- removed chemical filled deodorant/antiperspirant from daily use. don’t worry! i make/use natural. also, started using natural and organic oils in my beauty routine to eliminate face wash and body wash. Way greener and way cleaner! (i don’t stink i promise)
- successfully home brewed beer multiple times
- got down and dirty in atlanta for chris’ 29th birthday
- randomly baked cupcakes and delivered them to local fireman
- after years of chris boasting about the food in rochester, finally made the trip and filled our guts
- managed to be in three major cities in two days phl>>nyc>>baltimore
- got my second, if you count the white ink on my wrist, tattoo (cbm original)
- supported chris at gallery shows and saw his art honored at society of the illustrators. he makes me proud.
- saw the biggest waterfall of my life at letchworth state park in ny
- bought a new car and downsized to only having one
- took chunk down the shore for the first time and he completely loved it
- worked a lot of overtime, made a lot of money, and got a lot of recognition for projects at work
- reduced my debt by 1/3rd by paying off credit cards and a student loan (hoping by 26 i’ll be completely student loan debt free)
- bought a nikon, started the blog and photography hobbies
- spent time with old friends, and made new friends, celebrated their new babies and weddings
my friend michelle and i and our friend megan’s baby adriana
- started making moves to buy a house
- voted for the first time (i know terrible me but at least i did it this time)
- saw my first show on broadway, jersey boys, with jordan (front and center compliments of her work) it was amazing
- signed up for the 20th anniversary of the philadelphia marathon, i can’t believe i will be doing the full 26.2 miles, will be my first, hopefully not my last ha 😉
- chris and i took my mom and stepdad matt out to eat at han dynasty and see marc maron at helium, it was fun to actually take them out since normally it is the reverse
mom and marc maron
- started really crafting things, diy pillows, bath melts, braclets, hair pieces ect… with hopes of expanding
- last but not least booked a trip to iceland, for our friends wedding (and also a nice vacation), i will turn 25 while we are there but traveling to i’ll still be 24!
i still have a whole month until the big two five but twenty four has proved to be an eventful one and i hope twenty five lives up and exceeds it! i have no doubt it will =)
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