Allow me to indulge with this cliched photo. Looking back on this year equals where have I been, what have I done, where have I failed, where am I now?
Lots of reflection. And yesterday, more than likely I had 2 or 3 concussions... haha. I took this mogul infested area, and the first time I was fine. The second time I got wrecked. I literally did 3 flips head over feet each time slamming the back of my head. So appreciative for helmets. No memory loss or other complications just blacking out with each impact, but quite an adventure. It sorta ruined my day of snowboarding cause I had this fear on the back of my mind. And it was the best day cause we had so much fresh snow (real fresh snow). It was beautiful, but still not as good as Colorado. But oh well. Was a fun time, and then new years day I returned home, well technically nova. Working from NOVA for two days. Seeing some friends, and then heading back to that good ol Cville.
2013. A lot happened. I mean... a lot. Dang... not gonna bother to list it all out, cause that would take forever. But I feel like more sad than good. Although, that's like me to focus more on the bad.
Regardless, hello 2014. Hello hello. Feeling that this will be an expensive year. At least on paper it will be. But good thing I make money. At least I will save a decent amount of money still. At least within my planning, I should.
So... this past year was supposed to be no clothes buying. Did I stick to it perfectly? I am sad to admit no. But did I stick to it pretty well? More or less yes. I "celebrated" by buying some shirts to celebrate cause they were on super sale and not that expensive at all. J. Crew slim button ups man. My favorite button up. But that being said, this year I have no intention of buying a lot of clothes. My goal is to stick to last years goal of no clothes buying with a couple exceptions in mind. What exceptions? A legit pair of boots. Like real man boots, that are built to last and can be re-crafted. After my dress shoes are dead, I will replace them with built to last forever dress shoes too. Of course both made in 'merica. But reality guys? As time goes on, I enjoy shopping less and less. I've said this before, but it's decreasing more and more, so praise be to God. Learning though is still cool. Like all the different ways to make shoes or different materials etc. Or the different designs that go into making cameras or lenses. Or how many different automatic watches there are and why their movements are unique. Or even computer parts, etc.
And I told my parents this morning on New Years about my desire to go to seminary and missions. Remarkably, they were fine. My mom made a joke of you're going to be poor, but overall okay. I think the fact that the EM pastor went to seminary without telling his family and just left home, scared my mom, and helped my case some. haha. But dang... one mile stone passed. Remember that list I had in my last post? One down. Sick deals.
But yes, 2014. Here's to hoping for something amazing, but recognizing God's control and bowing before that. Leggo.
What a jacked up quote. Well true, but so many better ways to encourage. But let's all aim to be better right? Better to fall short knowing you went for it than meet an easy goal and settle with where you're at.
Photo peeps:
Two kickstarters with noting, that I am considering buying that you might as well.
much cheaper than the canon cable that achieves similar results. all i need now is a decent tripod with this.
i like shoulder strap like this. perfect for that quick shot.
2014 was a big year indeed. :)
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