Now that 2021 has come to an end and we have started a new year, it is time to start thinking about what lies ahead for the year. 2021 was a difficult year for many people. For me, it was hard because we started to get a taste of what life used to be like before the pandemic and then we would have setbacks because of that. Things would then become more restricted until it was time again to loosen the reins. It was a cycle that seemed to be happening over and over. I accepted it because what else could I do. But it got to be hard watching it happen again and again.
Even with that happening, the end of the year brought some really good times with friends and family. We spent Thanksgiving with the Abernethy side of the family and got to see some folks we hadn't seen in a few years. We had our "porch family" Christmas gathering here at the house a few weeks later to exchange gifts and celebrate the holiday. Then we spent Christmas with the Fornes clan out at Topsail Beach and that was a great week. Very relaxing.
Throughout all of that, I realized that this is what I want. This is what makes me happy. Being with the people that I care about and creating these memories that will last my lifetime. And so I want that to be the focus of the upcoming year. I want to, carefully and safely, make more memories. I want to reach out and connect with friends that I haven't seen in a long time, pandemic or none...just life happening. I want to entertain more. I've always thought that even though actual meals are very important when entertaining, it is the people around the table and not what's on it that is important. I want more of that.
I want to figure out how to experience life's adventures while navigating through this crazy time. There definitely is a way to do that and I want to figure out what it is. That is my main goal for 2022. Time to create memories not only for myself but for the people I love.
That is all.
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