Holiday Bowling Lanes
Heber, Utah
It's time for a little holiday recap!! Even though Christmas was a few weeks ago...I am just now getting around to blogging. I am currently writing this post "mid-January" so my heart aches for the holidays a bit, back when I thought snowfall was magical and now I am like "go away."
I think this past Christmas was the most festive one I have had while living in New York. This is my fourth Christmas in the city and the first time there has been snow in December!! It usually just rains a lot in December and snow doesn't hit until January. Snow sets the mood so much for the holiday spirit. I was constantly listening to Christmas music and one Saturday I literally spent the entire day watching Hallmark Christmas movies. I enjoyed holiday parties, including the "Annual Ugly Sweater" party with my friends. I also spent time in Utah with my family and we have a few Christmas traditions of our own. One of them is bowling on Christmas eve with our entire extended family. It has been a tradition of ours for years and years.
Not only are the holidays festive, but you feel a sense of accomplishment because you made it through another year!!! It's not like your birthday when you are like, "great another year has gone by... I am another year older... what am I doing with my life" but it is more of a positive reflection on the year's past experiences. You reflect on your accomplishments, trials and errors and as a young adult you hope that you are making the best life decisions.
A few takeaways from 2017:
- Trust your instincts
- Life is a guessing game, we all just have to take a leap of faith most of the time
- Be persistent, follow through with goals
- Be kind to people
- Be patient, answers come with time and perspective
- Make time for the things that genuinely make you happy in life
- And lastly...no one has all the answers
