Happy 2025…I feel kind of deflated and defeated as this new year begins. 2024 was a rough year. My mom was sick and Allen’s brother died unexpectedly. I’m turning 50 this year, which I’m not thrilled about. (But it beats the alternative, as my mom says.) I did not vote for the incoming president, and I am horrified by what happened in New Orleans yesterday.
UGH.
OK, I’m switching gears and manifesting some gratitude for 2024. I completed my 20th birthday list on December 31! One of my dearest friends was celebrating a birthday that day, and we visited the WNDR Museum. It was really fun.
The art exhibits were very interactive and immersive, using light and audio and video and mirrors. That’s all I’ll say about it in case you want to visit sometime.
We also went to a Thai bar in my neighborhood called Merai that I hadn’t been to yet. The cocktails and food were delicious! I’ll definitely return sometime.
I haven’t given my next birthday list much thought yet…I need to sit and think about some places I want to go, things I want to see and do. I HAVE TO visit MASS MoCA this year. It’s a travesty that I haven’t been there yet.
I wish you a hopeful, peaceful, happy new year. It won’t all be rainbows and unicorns, but let’s hang onto those precious moments that are indeed happy and peaceful and hopeful. I’ll leave you with this inspirational quote:
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” (Rainer Maria Rilke)
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