2020 in Review

Yes, 2020 was a dumpster fire-I even caught on fire (stupid story)-but 2020 was the shake-up I needed. It was a year of learning more transferrable skills. The lockdown disrupted my writing routine, so I built a library/office and fell in love with tools and building things. We couldn’t eat out, so I elevated my cooking skills. We couldn’t get on a plane, so we hit the road in an RV. I rediscovered my love of fishing and began my fly fishing journey. It was hard to spend money, so I learned about moving averages and diagonal spreads and started trading and investing. Tradesmen wouldn’t come to the house, so I became an electrician and HVAC repairman. Hemingway got cancer for the fourth time, so I dug deeper into nutrition and supplements. He’s a trooper. Our business suffered, but Sonia is a hustler and turned the loss into a major win by getting into the PPE business. And finally, we all survived. I didn’t even catch a cold.

Started the year off right with family.

Things we did before the lock. Hung out with friends. Zip lined. Vegas. Nephew visited. Supper club. Korean BBQ indoors. Brittany’s favorite band. H Club (RIP). MLB Spring training.

Then covid hit.

And it got worse when we lost this sweet boy soon after. Twenty good years.

These guys eased the pain.

But then cancer returned for a fourth time.

But Hemingway is no quitter, and once again, he made cancer his bitch.

With the city locked down, it was time to tackle some DIY projects.

Accumulated some tools along the way.

When we had to shut down the business, we dipped our toes in the PPE business and managed to stay afloat.

Went from outdoor dining…

To takeout. ..

To dining at home.

Started growing some food.

Lots of time to read. 41 books to be exact.

Saw a few movies, but 2020 was subpar for sure.

Celebrated our birthdays in quarantine.

Haircuts were hard to come by.

Plenty of pool time though.

Couldn’t hop on a plane, so we hit the road. Even got to hug my mom.

Rediscovered my boyhood love of fishing.

And as hard as the virus tried, it couldn’t keep our family and friends apart.