Another year of tree burning down. This year we celebrated on January 3, right after new years. There were a handful of people who came straight from the airport, committed to making the family reunion, sleepiness be damned. This year was unusually cold, and we all had a couple extra layers on as the sun settled down across the horizon and the trees flared through the sky.
There was an amazing sunset and it was lovely to see everyone after a holiday apart. These events always bring the love and friendship and really, family, that we have in Los Angeles to the forefront of my mind, and this event is one of my favorite of the year – an amazing start to another amazing year. Plus, I always love heading back to the place where Jeff asked me to marry him in front of these same friends. It’s a reminder of all that we’ve been through together and all that’s yet to come.
Happy 2015, y’all. Thanks to Jeff for the photos, more here.
We finished what we started.
We still have a lot to learn.
We had a visit from our soul sisters.
I went to ranch camp. I killed a chicken.
We hiked the canyon.
We visited with Jeff’s parents.
We got a Volvo.
We decorated pumpkins. We got our faces painted.
We celebrated Halloween. We dressed as literary characters. (And mine workers.)
And paparazzo.
We voted. We won. We love California.
We gave thanks.
Melissa turned 25. She got a yellow kettle.
We got Christmas trees.
We decorated them.
We hosted a holiday party. We made creme brulee.
We hosted Yankee Swap.
We thought. We mused. We pondered.
We finished PW. We are champions.