2015: A Retrospective

2015 was a busy year...like most of them are.

That being said, not too much has changed. I am still the same girl, living in the same place, under the same circumstances.

Before moving on to 2016,  here are some things I have done this past year (in no particular order):

• Celebrated the life of my aunt Carol; the weddings of Jackie and Dan, Mindy and Bob, and Matt and Jess; and the births of Violet, Clara and Kasey
• Discovered my love for chocolate cherry martinis
• Indulged in Kate's Superbowl chili, and Taco Tuesdays and a food truck festival with Christine and friends
• Burst a pipe in my condo, which, no doubt, caused my downstairs neighbors to hate me
• Helped my father for the first time
• Went to bingo at Foxwoods, listened to grown adults read their middle school diaries on stage in Cambridge, watched a soccer game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, caught air going down the big yellow slide at the Big E in West Springfield, watched a hockey game in Providence, and drove to Hingham for a cheeseburger and tater tots
• Ate a grilled peanut butter and fluff sandwich while drinking cans of beer in a trailer park
• Walked for Cystic Fibrosis and heart disease awareness, volunteered at Pridefest and the New England Family Fun Festival, co-captained a volunteer day at work stuffing almost 2,600 flu fighter kits for the local community, and raised money for breast cancer awareness
• Sang karaoke while at a work conference, and was recognized in the hotel lobby the next day for my efforts
• Camped in a cabin in Maine for four days, and saw three moose
• Watched Jaws for the first time while sitting in a backyard in a fold up chair
• Was confronted by a middle-aged bully at a charity event
• Escaped a few potential long term relationships, and even more extremely short term ones
• Made tremendous efforts to pay off all of my debt

I'm hoping a few things change in 2016, but, for the most part, I am very happy with the way things are going.

Here's to a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2016! Cheers!