Family & Personal Highlights of 2014
- Being promoted to Senior Corporate Graphic Designer at work
- Martin breaking his arm
- Karin being asked to become a district referee, one year early
- Anders' ski trip in the Czech Republic
- Karin passing her moped driving license test
- Making it through an entire year soda-free
- Martin joining the writing staff of his school IB newspaper
- Visit from John & family and trip to Vånevik
- 3 week trip to Toronto and Michigan
- Liz's BIG birthday
- Trip to US including Thanksgiving with Sarah's family and mom
Best Books of 2014 (in no particular order and not including re-reads)
- Impulse by Steven Gould
- Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Gulp by Mary Roach
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
- One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
- Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Best Musical Discoveries of 2014
- Nina Gordon
- Jenny Lewis
- He is We
- Holly Brook
- Walk Off the Earth
- Savoir Adore
- Priscilla Ahn
- Emm Gryner
- Hafdis Huld
- Anette Olzon
- Dala
- MoZella
- Hayley Sales
- Kate McGill
- Lissa
- KEEP walking
- Trip to somewhere WARM for Karin
- Fireplace and great room renovation
Martin has only requested that he not be forced to participate in Barbara's mandatory Wii Dance competition...I'll support him in that desire since I don't want to do it either. We are bringing a double deck of cards in the hopes of instigating an evening of Colorado Crazy Eights instead...wish us luck! Either way, it will be an evening of laughter, fun, good food and fireworks. I hope everyone who reads this has a fantastic end to the year, as well. Here's to 2015!