I only did forty. Most of 2018 was pretty good, some of it was the absolute worst (just like any other year). Here are a bunch of the good things:
- Kate and Mat’s engagement (which was basically the first thing that even happened in 2018)
- and their wedding!
- CSP reunion lunch in January when Brenna was in town
- the Minneapolis Miracle (even though I don’t care about football)
- becoming a Broadway on Hennepin season subscriber, so fance.
- Washington vacation/more time with Brenna
- vacation tattoo gets its own spot
- #mprraccoon
- Maddie’s improving behavior and aggressive cuddling
- my gardens
- the State Fair, always
- the Week of Fun
- Pequots reunion at the WulfSpaan wedding
- Getting a big hug from Harrison as soon as we got to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving
- Kate’s goddess-filled bridal blessing
- Christmas movie marathoning
- Buddhism
- decent midterm election results
- homemade kombucha (does anybody need a SCOBY?)
- The Thirsty Whale
- fried chicken at Pearl & the Thief
- Bobert
- Hamilton
- paddle boarding
- Jaequan’s hot dog stand
- the announcement of a live action CATS movie
- witchery
- dancing my face off with Kate & Mat at Kelsey’s wedding
- having gutters installed on the house
- NBC saving Brooklyn 99
- the taco truck that operates outside the Columbia Heights Auto Zone year-round. Whyyy?
- they caught the GSK!
- birthday zip-lining
- digging into my ancestry and finding cool stuff
- Cloud Cult + Minnesota Orchestra show
- hanging dad’s shop sign in my kitchen
- talking with my dad about the Christmas movies that him cry
- original Charmed on Netflix
- building our collection of Chuck U prints
- the Andy Samberg screaming GIF