RETROSPECTIVE
Family & Personal Highlights of 2016
- Spending the mellandagarna and New Year's in Germany with John & Simone and the boys
- Anders' long weekend skiing in Czech Republic
- Getting started singing again, by joining Eslöv's pop choir
- Collecting and creating a family recipe book
- Being declared diabetes-free by January after losing as much as 15 kilos
- Going to see Billy Elliot, Kinky Boots and Turandot at the Malmö Opera
- Karin acting in a short film and an Axis product launch video
- Martin passing his exams and graduating from IB and high school!
- Hosting a big graduation party to celebrate Martin's Studenten
- Karin finally getting her ears pierced
- Finally getting rid of the fish tank (haha!)
- A month-long trip to the US which included all kinds of family, celebrations and travel, including a day each in NYC and Boston
- Liz's sister turning 50, mom turning 75 and grandma turning 100
- A 3-day family reunion with 63 relatives
- Martin's first 2 part-time paying jobs
- Karin getting a job as a telemarketer
- Martin's 7.5 week trip to Peru (with 9 days in Michigan at the end)
- Long weekend trip to Berlin during fall break
- Going to see Elton John in concert, with Karin
- Getting back on the board of the AWC
Best Books of 2016 (in no particular order and not including re-reads)
- Unquiet Land by Sharon Shinn
- The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- The Blood Curse by Emily Gee
- A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
- Maphead by Ken Jennings
- At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
- Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
- The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
- Grunt by Mary Roach
- Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
- At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
- The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
- A Grown-up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- Goldenhand by Garth Nix
It seems like I spent more time this year on Instagram, finding, admiring and following various artists, so that I didn't spend as much time on Spotify finding new music. I would make a list of Best Artist Discoveries but it would be twice as long as this post, I fear.
Best Musical Discoveries of 2016
- King Floyd
- Saint Motel
- Laura Tesoro
- Sheppard
- Walk walk walk!
- Continue with WW, get weight back down again
- Encourage Martin in job hunting and college applications
- Get both kids into driving school
- Find and buy a new bed
- Be more regular about posting here!