A 100 good things this year
A listing of a 100 good things in 2023.
Ringing in 2023 while drinking champagne on a rooftop in Florence, Italy with fireworks illuminating the Duomo.
Gondola ride in Venice with Joe and the kids.
Joe and Chase’s face as they take in the coliseum in Rome.
Sitting hand in hand with Joe at Pour House concert hall in Raleigh, NC.
Running in 7 degrees weather in the dead of winter and feeling exhilarated.
My Spotify Indie-Folk playlist.
Jasmine green tea.
Making plaster art worthy to be hung.
Seeing the Alvin Ailey show at the Kennedy Center with Christine.
Taking a flower arrangement class.
Galentine’s Day dance class with Christine.
Laughing and teasing each other at Top Golf - family day.
Marking my 100 day runstreak.
Cotton candy colored sunsets.
Running with Nana at the Lincoln Memorial with the most beautiful sunset.
Celebrating Missy’s Master’s degree graduation.
A business win moment with Val.
An afternoon getting lost in art exhibits at the MET.
Watching Beth’s brilliant play in a small NYC theater.
Sunrise in Central Park, NY.
Making a bench with locally sourced wood.
Reading before bedtime.
Seeing cherry blossoms in DC with Bri and Alex.
Watching Wizards and Celtics live with Chase, Armani and Jemal.
Neutral clothes and interiors.
Visiting NC Museum of Art exhibition of Black Panther with Clarissa.
Making Easter baskets for my grown kids like old times.
A hike on Easter Sunday with Joe and the kids.
Buying my first bunch of ranunculus flowers and making them my favorite flowers.
Kahlil Gilbran’s poetry in the book the Prophet.
Hyper-fixating/buying taper candles and vintage candle holders.
Yoga at Eaton DC.
Running on Canal street in NOLA.
Boat ride with Joe in NOLA.
Kayaking with Christine.
Aunt Linda and Clarissa frying plantains in the backyard at Nyhira’s college graduation.
Solo sunset kayaking.
Clarissa gifting me the book the Creative Pragmatist.
Falling in love with the fashion brand Tibi.
The rainbow that followed me on an evening neighborhood run.
Tacos in a local Mexican restaurant with Joe and the kids.
Watching the trees in my neighborhood slowly bloom.
Listening live to Martin Luther King’s personal secretary describe the process of transcribing MLK’s famous letter from Birmingham jail which was written on napkins and edges of newspapers and illegally smuggled out of MLK’s cell.
Being present and at the hospital for Missy as her mom transitioned.
Successfully navigating public transportation in Amsterdam.
The saunas and steam baths in Amsterdam.
People watching and lounging in the Rijksmuseum gardens.
Walking 3 miles to visit the MOCO Museum in Amsterdam.
Boat ride in Rotterdam.
The coca-cola in Italy, France & Netherlands.
Buying several Nina Simone albums.
Reading by the canals in Amsterdam.
The surreal drive through wineries and farms in Aix de Provence, France.
Shopping at the farmers market in Aix.
Buying a vintage Omega watch at the French flea market.
Eating dessert everyday in Europe.
Tap water and fresh mint tea in Amsterdam.
Jumping off the edge of a boat to swim in the ocean in Cassius, France.
Hotel Corniche Llouquet.
The sauna and view at Les Bords de Mer.
Street art in Marseille.
Visiting the Muceum Museum.
The vibe at club Paradiso.
Wandering Haarlem, Netherlands.
Chase being happy at his new high school.
Moving to an east facing new home.
Pilates.
Layering perfumes.
Marking 365 days of movement.
Playing table tennis with the kids.
Making a hand knit blanket.
Volunteering for Chase’s high school football team.
Reading while the house is entirely empty.
Bram Stoker’s book Dracula.
Roasting birria taco meat for 5 hours at 275 degrees.
Dressing up as a Paris bed bug on Halloween.
French fries and coke at Foode.
Matcha at Curitiba Coffee Shop.
Solo hike at Rock Creek Park.
Men of Soul concert with Joe in Arlington.
Celebrating Chase’s 16th birthday with his favorite snacks and candy.
Dinner at Stella’s in Richmond with Aunt Linda and Clarissa.
Miles Davis vinyl records.
Dinner and shoe shopping with Aunt Doris.
A jar of Aunt Barbara’s sheeto.
Chrome nail polish.
Family day in Raven’s stadium to watch the Ravens play.
Chase’s face when the Ravens scored.
Mary Oliver’s poetry.
The day after the cleaners clean.
How happy mom was to celebrate her 70th birthday.
Ice skating with Kathryn and Lilyan.
Jamaica with Bri.
Wearing a backless dress for the first time in 25 years.
Listening to Joe, Chase and Bri yell with excitement on the couch as Ravens score.
Chase laughing as he plays video games with his friends.
Christmas Eve.
Velvet ribbons.
Linen sheets.
New Years Eve with Joe at Limani.
