For those of you who have followed this blog for some time, you would be expecting my end of the year recap here. I pondered a lot if I should do one or not. And to be honest, I really don't want to reminisce on many things that happened this year. Setting COVID-19 aside, there's a number of other things that occurred, both to me and the world, that would've made this year forgettable. So I'm not going to do one. Simple as that. Instead, I will write about things I look forward to hopefully in 2021 and for sure post COVID. But...I do want to point out two things that did happen to me this year that were amazing.
I was in a rough spot in 2017. I was a year out of college, no job in sight, my Australia trip looking like it wasn't going to happen, and I was down to less than $100 to my name. But God showed me his grace and provided me with a job. It was only supposed to be 18 months, but 7 months in, my company switched my recruiter and made my contract renewable, meaning unless I did something catastrophic, my contract would be renewed every year. Then, after being employed for 3 years and 2 months, I was promoted from a contractor to a salaried employee. During a pandemic. In a time when many people lost their jobs, are struggling, companies are cutting back, I got security. My 5 years of college classes finally paid off. And there's no way that would've happened without the grace of God.
The second thing that happened this year was I finally was able to purchase a car less than 3 years old and less than 20,000 miles. No more 10 year old, 100,000+ mile cars that need constant upkeep. I'm truly grateful and hope to have this one last for years to come.
Now I know the virus isn't going to magically disappear as the calendar changes from 2020 to 2021. But with vaccines finally available and with some knowledge of this virus being known (unlike March when it caught us off-guard), I have hope that 2021 will be better. Below are some things I hope to see happen in 2021.
I miss traveling. And not just to the next state over. I miss buying a plane ticket to a new city. I miss seeing things I've always wanted to see, experiencing local food and culture, and the thrill of the unknown. Some of the best memories in my life have come from my trips. I have a list of destinations, plans, and things I want to do and see here in the new future. I may have to get creative, but I'm going to try and make things happen.
I miss being with people. Like a lot. BBQs, geocaching events, holiday parties, Sunday gatherings, watching sports at restaurants, eating out, I can go on. Hopefully these things are more probable next year.
I miss being at Progressive Field and watching baseball. Even if you don't really follow or care about the sport, being at a ballgame can still be a really good time. I have so many wonderful memories at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. I hope for the chance to return in 2021.
I also hope for those who struggled vastly, suffered loss in any form, that 2021 would be good to you. That you would be able to find hope, that things would turn around for you, and that you may be able to find joy.
Lastly, I want to make an announcement. For many years I've had the thought of doing this, hoping that maybe one day it will be in published form. While I still have my good memory, starting in January 2021 at minimum once a month, I'm going to post about my life. So an autobiography, but in blog form. The plan is to do so until I've caught up to current day. A lofty goal I know, but I'm going to do my best to keep up with it. Does this mean I'll only blog about that? Nope. When I get the urge to post about something else, I'll do so. And in order to not get confused, any post pertaining to the blog autobiography will have "The Story of My Life" in the title. Does this also mean I'm limiting the posts to one or two a month? Nope again. The minimum is going to be one autobiography post a month. But I know once I come to a number of different places in my life, I'll probably spit out a bunch at once. Also, it's not going to be sugar coated in the sense that I leave some bad things out or make things way better or worse than they actually were. It'll be raw at times, it'll be intense, and it'll be real.
On that note, I'm ending the last blog post of 2020. Here's to hoping for a much better 2021 and goodwill to you all!
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