Resolved

I went to look at how I managed with my 2015 resolutions and found that I didn't make any. So I'm calling it a win.

I did knit one and 1/8th sock and read twelve books, though, and I'm sure both of those would have been on the list had I made one:

1. My Brilliant Friend (The Neapolitan Novels, #1), by Elena Ferrante
2. Luckiest Girl Alive, by Jessica Knoll
3. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
4. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
5. At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1), by Jan Karon
6. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
7. Them: Adventures with Extremists, By Jon Ronson
8. The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
9. The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
10. All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
11. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin
12. The End of Vandalism, by Tom Drury

2016, I'm coming for you:

• Read 15 books
• Reopen Fox vs. Squirrel. Inventory or no, made to order or off the shelf. However, whatever.
• Pay off 3 credit cards
• Go to London with the fellas
• Start running again and do 3 5Ks. Don't worry about time, just run.
• Indulge in a bit of vanity and deal with my face
• Start and keep an art journal
• Be kinder to my mother

Xmas Wishes

I don't mind admitting that I'm pretty fucking pleased with myself for this year's card.

The teardrop is a Christmas bulb.

Tea Towel 2016

 

Lit

Presented without comment except to say this is the first year I put whiskey in the latte I was drinking while we did the tour and it became even more magical if that's possible.

Crazy Lady Christmas Village Close Ups

I got a new phone and now I can take super-close-up pictures of my Crazy Lady Village! I cannot express fully how much this pleases me. (If 20-year-old me could see what she would eventually become, I'm pretty sure she'd die of sheer mortification).

Shiny

It is legit Christmas up in the Engel house. Check it:

A 10' tree is what happens when you let the 9-year-old choose.

Andre has been showing up on the regular.

Hi Dash!

Josh spent some time hanging lights and reflecting on the meaning of Christmas T-Rex.

He's the reason for the season.

Made

I been sewin'.