Years that end in 7s have typically been pretty eventful for me. Well, at least two of them have. I spent a good chunk of 1997 in London, which was life-changing for me. And 2007 brought a trio of little clones into our lives. So I expected 2017 to be equally eventful for me personally. I mean, hey, it was also the year I was 42, so expectations were high.
But it didn’t end up being particularly noteworthy, at least not for me. In fact, generally speaking, I’d say it was not a great year overall. But for our family, it was fine. Let’s recap.
January
February
I rode in my first Mardi Gras parade! (Also marched in another one)
March
Took the boys to their first concert
Went to Australia and New Zealand
We battled whooping cough
Miles filmed a scene for Claws (that was subsequently cut)
April
The boys started playing guitar
We built a brick patio in the yard
Still coughing
May
The coughing stopped at last!
June
The boys and I spent a few weeks in Austin
I got to see Miles’s movie at last!
I went to Orlando for work, and finally saw Kiki again!
July
The boys went to music camp
August
Trip to Virginia with the boys. Kiki and I saw Coldplay.
Fourth grade started! The boys started riding the bus!
Ellie and Evan came to visit
September
I went to Whistler again for work
October
I went to the UK for work.
Got another tattoo
November
Four year anniversary at Automattic!
Picked a bunch of lemons
Went to Draw-a-thon
I ran five miles without stopping on Thanksgiving!!!
December
They had their first guitar recital!
My mantle was quite spectacular, thank you very much.
Jenny and Emily and Andrew and Rob came to visit!
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