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January 2
We’ve been watching “Stranger Things” like there’s no tomorrow. But we took a break today to go to Leaderboard, which was a ton of fun. It’s an arcade and pizzeria, but it’s all vintage arcades. They have a Nintendo console where you can play the original Mario Brothers, there is Q-Bert, Galaga, walls of pinball…
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January 1
Today was mostly recovery from yesterday. I had plans to clean the kitchen and write up my most recent races in my running log, but I just didn’t manage it. I did fold laundry and put it away, and I took a shower. Counts for something. I didn’t get outside for my traditional New Year’s…
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2025 in Review
I have faced indescribable depression for my entire life. Everyone says they understand what depression feels like, but I don’t think we do. We all face it, but we face it with different intensities, in different ways, and with different outcomes. Some of us don’t survive it. Some of us appear to survive but really…
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December 21
We went with Colleen and Shawn to the Colors of the Wild exhibit at the zoo tonight. It far surpassed anything I imagined it would be and was absolutely stunning. The amount of work that went into the display is astounding. Many of the installations were interactive and/or had moving parts. I really enjoyed it.…
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December 19
I did so much today. Went out for a run, went to the post office, picked up race materials for tomorrow’s Santa run, put up our outside Christmas lights, sent in Robin’s high school transfer request, booked our trip to Yellowstone, took Christina to dance, and went out to the Symphony. I’m glad I accidentally…
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December 6
It was a chilly, damp evening for a dance performance, but Christina rocked it at Deck the Chairs. I’d never been there before and it was pretty fun. Watching her dance never gets old. I told Robin to bring a jacket, but she didn’t listen and of course ended up wearing mine. Perfect for Christmas,…
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October 11
I willingly got up at 6:15am ON A SATURDAY to go for a group run at Ed Austin Park. There is a free timed 5k there every week and a couple friends of mine go regularly. I’m proud of myself for many reasons: Getting out of bed before daylight, and going to a place I…
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August 2
Today we spent the afternoon helping inspect and sort food donations with Feeding Northeast Florida. After all of the amazing things we have been privileged to do lately, it felt like something we had to pay forward. It was a fulfilling experience, and I can’t wait to sign up again.
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June 14
We scratched off another adventure card and found ourselves on a private flight tour over Jacksonville. It’s something I didn’t even know you could do, and it was awesome! The pilot took us over our house, but I had a hard time getting oriented from the sky, so I couldn’t find it. Billy saw it,…
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May 25
We cracked open the Florida adventures cards I got for Mother’s Day and had our first adventure at a splatter room in Gainesville. I still think we came out looking way too clean, but it is thoroughly satisfying to throw paint around a room for an hour. I will not say we left with works…
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April 19
It was a busy day. Gym for a run this morning, then food shopping, dyeing eggs (we tried the Cool Whip method this year with marginal success), and then I went out for pizza with Lauren and Monica. While I was out, Robin and Billy baked jelly bean sugar cookies that are actually quite tasty!…
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February 25
I’m a big fan of all the family time we’ve been having lately. Tuesday family game night has proved to be particularly awesome. It was my turn to pick a game tonight, so I picked Pictionary. Robin and I are kind of a dream team. You should have seen her picture of a harmonica. I…
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February 23
We attempted an escape room today. Billy and the girls had never done it before and I thought it’d be fun. It turns out we are not all that good at puzzles. It took us almost 20 minutes to solve the first one, which didn’t leave much time for anything else. But I think everyone…
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January 25
Christina had a dance showcase tonight, so we went out to dinner afterwards. We decided to do something a little fancier than we usually do, so booked a 7:30 reservation. We did not get served until 9:15. I think I would have been more ok with that if I hadn’t had a splitting headache and…
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January 2
Christina got the traditional balloons, chicken alfredo, cookie dough ice cream cake, some books, a puzzle game, a necklace, and hair cream for her birthday this year. Not a bad haul for someone who has lived for 11 years now. Happy birthday, my growing-up baby.
Year in Photos 