Memories from the past year...

I tried creating a top 10 list and quickly realized had written so many… Here is my narrowed list of 20 moments from my “Year of Yes” :).

1. Having one of the biggest belly laughs in my life with a friend on the way home from seeing the Northern Lights in Finland
2. Seeing a concert at the beautiful Royal Albert Hall in London
3. Spending countless hours playing Rummikub, doing puzzles and watching Hallmark movies with my parents
4. Hearing my financial advisor say that I will be ok and encouraging me to take as much time off as I want
5. Hugging friends at the funeral of one of the best men I have ever known
6. Seeing beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the ocean in Bali
7. Glamping for the first time with a couple of my favorite friends from Utah
8. Completing (aka surviving) a bathroom renovation 20 years in the making
9. Driving with the top down and singing at the top of my lungs in wine country
10. Walking and talking with a favorite friend followed by epic power naps in Peru
11. Trying coffee for the first time in Columbia (for those curious, I will stick to my hot chocolate – coffee is not for me!)
12. Getting the test results that showed my LDL cholesterol decreased by 49 points by focusing on eating better and walking daily over six months
13. Making time to see my niece ride horses and my goddaughter play volleyball & soccer
14. Exploring new places on my third trip to New Zealand (my all-time favorite) with a highlight of a glacier heli-hike
15. Remembering why childhood friendships are the very best with a short getaway in the North Carolina mountains…talking and laughing for hours on end like we were 12 again
16. Hitting my 1500th Pure Barre class with so many strong women by my side
17. Starting to date again
18. Talking daily about anything and everything with my college bestie
19. Re-reading one of my favorite books and sipping pina coladas in St Croix
20. Finally prioritizing me…

I have a bunch more travel with friends & family planned over the next five months, but will be ready to come back stronger than ever soon!

As Abraham Lincoln once said: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”? So very true!