Q1
- Planned and hosted Ben's bachelor party in Mexico
- Skied the Poconos with my family. Crammed about 15 of us in a cabin
- Celebrated my 30th birthday in Stowe, Vermont with Lilia and two other friends who are also aquarius
- Saw The Home Team in Philly
Q2
- Visited my Dad's new place in San Diego. Absolutely gorgeous city. When I'm rich I'd like to move there.
- Visited Grandma in Florida to help her with her taxes
Ran the cherry blossom 10m
Sister in law's bday in Sarasota, Florida. Gorgeous, beautiful beaches.
Q3
- Celebrated Kevin's graduation with his PhD. If you have a virus, call his wife, Danielle, who is an actual doctor. If your computer has a virus, he may be able to help.
- Celebrated Roman's graduation from Drexel
- Spent a week in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was my first time really being on the shore, and the weather was phenomenal.
- Got promoted, which was the first promotion I've ever received at the same company. It was particularly meaningful because it was the first promotion I got in tech and the first promotion I got after being laid off, which was a huge bump to my confidence -- and a nice bump to my paycheck.
- Finished reading Hamilton, which was a fabulous read. Having read Meacham's biography on Jefferson beforehand and considering myself a staunch Jeffersonian, I was impressed by how much bias I had and how my perception of Hamilton, and Federalist ideas more broadly, has changed.
Q4
- Helped move mom out to Tysons Corner
- Spent Labor Day in Acadia national park and Portland, Maine as a last hurrah before fire school. It was my first time in Maine, and I absolutely must go back.
- Was the best man in Ben's wedding
- Started Fire School -- finished Fire Fighter I training in December
- Planned the third annual LilyPalooza:
- Space Exhibits at the Air & Space Museum & Lunch in DC
- Steakhouse dinner with Mom in Tyson's
- Game night at Dave & Busters
- Night in decorating our tree
- Pizza & Wine in Mosaic
- Cooking Class
- Visiting Open Houses & Dinner Date
- Spa day for Lilia while I was at Fire School
- Saw The Arctic Monkeys for the first time with Lilia
- Started McCullough's biograhpy on John Adams
- Didn't have to travel more than 15 minutes to see family for Christmas, which is the first time in almost 13 years.
- Personal Bests in Weight Lifting (1 Rep-Max) @ 180lbs ~20% body fat:
- 210 squat
- 185 bench
- 165 deadlift