With the year coming to a close, I reflected on the things I’ve done in the past year. I have to say that 2016 was definitely a challenging year but it has brought some of the best moments of my life. Now considering the Lunar calendar and that it’s the year of the monkey and I’m a monkey… this was MY year! Which is strange because tradition says it should be a bad year for me. When I was coming up with this list, I honestly had to shorten it down because there were just so many to choose from. It makes me happy to know that I have an abundance of memories to choose from and I can really only say that you only live once, so why not live it fully?
Here are 16 memories that have made 2016 for me (in no particular order):
- Beer festival with my dad in San Diego
- French class at the OC Lingual Institute
- Hotboxing in my driveway with fireworks in the sky
- Hiking Mt. San Bernadino & seeing Big Bear Lake the next mountain over
- Seeing the Northern Lights on a plane
- Temple hopping on the Lunar New Year
- Painting my grandparents’ grave markers in San Francisco
- Driving the e30 home down PCH
- Lunch picnics across at Back Bay
- Sipping hot wine at the Christmas market down Champs-Élysées
- Working remotely in Ohio to visit my sister
- Registering for a sports league with Vivi
- 10k race with donut stops and brunch + mimosas after finishing
- Running along sail boats during my half marathon in Chicago
- Beach hopping in Santa Barbara
- Watching mom and dad dancing
Life’s a gift, have a wonderful 2017!