2018

In the marketing world, you talk so often about the future (ex: Q1 2019) you often forget what year it really is.

It is currently 23:43, January 1st.

Here's 2018 in review:
Resolutions

1. A Kingdom mindset
2. Consideration for my time
3. Peace in being still
4. Also - caring and investing in others, habitually praying for others, serving together with Isaac

Memorable Moments

• Strawberry picking and taste testing strawberries (1st)
• Going karaoke with the small group (1st)
• Fancy meals at fancy Japanese restaurants with Isaac
• Learning to throw a football, playing flag football (1st), and winning
• Exploring Toronto and having fantastic tonkatsu to write home about
• Going to the Houston Rodeo (1st)
• Eating crawfish (1st)
• Exploring the Pacific Northwest with the Chen Fam (1st) and taking silly family photos
• Joining SWCBC and the small group
• Throwing Kasey's bridal shower (1st) and being a bridesmaid (1st), also meeting lovely girls in the bridal party and doing flower arrangements !!
• Setting off fireworks and lighting sparklers for the 4th of July (1st) in the SWCBC parking lot
• Getting an awesome new rug
• Counseling at Impact (1st)
• Exploring Austin with Allison and Ru, and finally doing touristy things (aka Graffiti parks and kayaking)
• phileo (fi-le-o) Kardia Retreat with small group
• Exploring NYC with Isaac and Melissa, and watching Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway (1st). Also eating incredible cheesecake from Two Little Red Hens
• Successfully roasting my first turkey with Erin (1st)
• Wreath making with Isaac to celebrate our second anniversary (1st)

Photos

Something Crazy

• Our flag football team winning the championship even after losing 4 out of 5 games in the first round
• Drove 20k+ miles in the last year
• Flew 30k+ miles in the last year
• Suspect, dare I say illicit firework activity in the church parking lot

Things I've learned

• Growing up is hard to do.
• Adulting can still be fun. (Look at all the new things I tried this year !!)
• The sufficiency of Christ. Reminders are always needed.
• Simplicity

Things I'm looking forward to

• Investing in the youth
• Side hustling. I would really like to invest in something I can call my side hustle - whether it's design related, or photography, or anything.
• Painting? Playing Piano? Starting new hobbies?
• Growing in our relationship

Thankful for a year of God's grace, of new experiences, of new friends, and of growing up. Here's to 2019.