2016 Wasn't My Favorite Year...
but it was a year of new beginnings which resulted in a lot of lessons learned. I moved from my home state of NJ to CO. I miss my family and friends, but made 2 trips home to visit. I made a few great friends here in CO and look forward to exploring the west!
1. Cut the jalapeños last when using a cutting board for multiple vegetables.
2. Having a garage and backyard is the easy life.
3. When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dreams. -The Alchemist
4. Get up early. Work out. Have a great day.
5. When you're 40, looks fade, money means nothing, you have to love a person.
6. Not all cider beers taste the same. I like the Doc's Draft Hard IPA.
7. I am not invincible. Crosswalks aren't always safe.
8. bread vs. toast...big difference in taste. Especially when you are expecting the crunch of toast when you bite into bread.
9. 911 in Australia is 000.
10. Dust devils are a thing....my friends and I witnessed one form and then were chased by it. I had dirt in my teeth for the rest of the day. #EstesPark #COLife
11. Appreciate every single second you have with your grandparents.
12. #51 from Things I've learned in 2016 was wrong.
13. There is a free shuttle in Crested Butte, CO that takes you from the mountain into downtown...and it's FREE! Telluride offers free gondola rides into town.
14. The best muffin I have ever had in my life was born in Crested Butte, CO at a bakery called Mountain Oven Organic Bakery. Order the Green Man zucchini muffin.
15. Julie gives great relationship advice. Wow. Thank you, JULEH.
16. I learned how to Mystery Skype and Mystery Skype Prank... haha
17. I never realized what an important role pizza has played in my life until now. #COpizzafails. I have been in a serious relationship with pizza for the past 35 years. You don't know what you've got until it's gone.
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| Joey D's Grandma Pie- Metuchen, NJ |
18. Rick's Real BBQ Sauce (Winner of Frisco BBQ Challenge) is worth putting on your Christmas list. RicksRealBBQSauce.com
19. The Butterfly Bakery of VT makes Heady Topper hot sauce and it's damn good! Thank you, Sara! ButterflyBakeryVT.com
20. My friends...are people who I am very lucky to have met and I am happy and thankful to have them in my life. Thank you for helping me get through this crazy year.
21. Passive aggressive people are both difficult to understand, predict, and be around.
22. Avalanche Awareness class is a thing and I am considering taking a class.
23. It's not a multiple-choice question Kelly; it's an open ended.
24. If it doesn't f-ing work, get rid of it.
25. TCBY = The Country's Best Yogurt TCBY (Bobby B.)
26. Random Hairs can sometimes grow out of the side of your nose. ~CM
27. Marino Aoki: Urge to poop while in a bookstore
28. "Following your dreams is like learning a foreign language; you will make mistakes, but you will get there in the end." P.C. The Alchemist
29. Red Rocks plays movies in the summer. #MoviesOnTheRocks
30. Replace him with whom...thanks, Bond.
31. Appreciate the little things your body can do: simply the ability to walk, bend down to pick something up, kiss a baby, sneeze and cough without pain, and laugh.
32. One cannot always trust the opinions of fellow Yelpers #CO
33. CO cares about the little things...like always making sure the windshield cleaning fluid is full and usable at gas stations.
34. Puggle added airplanes to her list of transportation methods. #travelingdog. She's the coolest.
35. Del Taco exists in Colorado AND they offer turkey tacos! Yes, please. #BadVegetarian
36. Those who volunteer live longer than those who don't. 2005 Stanford Study Thrive
37. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Thrive
38. We need to give ourselves permission for what makes us feel most alive. And when we are most alive, we are most compassionate and vice versa. Thrive
39. Arrogance is the camouflage of insecurity.
40. Physical therapy works! The human body is amazing.
41. My sleep deprived sister is a superhero and her babies are cuter than yours.
42. The musicians playing at the Honky Tonks of Nashville, don't get paid and rely on tips. They have real talent!
43. Visit Asheville, NC. Green Man Brewery (Coconutter Beer) and Funkatorium. Go hiking. Play in the wind. Great place.
44. Don't take your 60 year old smoker of a father hiking on day two of his vacation at 10,000 ft. no matter how "easy" you think the hike is.
45. Pizza dough tossing competitions exist.
Happy New Year!
