2013 Thoughts, resolutions, re-caps, bests...
- Erika Golem
- Jan 1, 2014
- 3 min read
It's January 1st and time for my annual blog of thoughts regarding the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014!
To kick things off, here are, in my opinion, THE *BESTS* OF 2013:
BEST ALBUM: Wild Life - Hedley
(Released: November 11, 2013)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to:
Soundtrack - Girls (Released: January 15, 2013)
Soundtrack - The Great Gatsby (Released: May 7, 2013)
San Cisco - San Cisco (Released: July 16, 2013)
From Here to Now to You - Jack Johnson (Released: September 17, 2013)
The Bones of What You Believe - CHVRCHES (Released: September 24, 2013)
BEST MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(Released: November 22, 2013)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to:
The Great Gatsby (Released: May 10, 2013)
The Way Way Back (Released: July 5, 2013)
Don Jon (Released: September 27, 2013)
Anchorman 2 (Released: December 18, 2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Released: December 25, 2013)
BEST (new to me) EDMONTON RESTAURANT THAT I TRIED: The Common
(Casual Modern Canadian - 9910 109th Street)
Honourable mentions (in alphabetical order) go to:
Canteen (Modern Canadian - 10522 124th Street)
Corso 32 (Italian - 10345 Jasper Avenue)
King Noodle House (Pho - 10615 97th Street)
Rge Rd (Canadian - 10643 123rd Street)
Woodwork (Canadian Smokehouse - 10132 100th Street)
I hope that if you give any of my picks a try that you'll love them as much as I do!!
IN 2013 I TRAVELED TO THESE PLACES:
Muskoka, Ontario
Jasper, Alberta X 2
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Moorea, French Polynesia
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Taha'a, French Polynesia
Los Angeles, California, USA
Drumheller, Alberta
London, Ontario X 2
Banff, Alberta X 2
Regina, Saskatchewan X 2
It's a no-brainer that our honeymoon to Bora Bora was the best place that we traveled to this year - more like a lifelong dream come true.
IN 2013 I SAW THESE BANDS PLAY LIVE:
Imagine Dragons X 3
Dallas Smith
Stars
MGMT
Mumford & Sons
Alabama Shakes
M. Ward
Hedley
Basia Bulat
Meaghan Smith
It's difficult for me to pick anything else when Hedley is in the mix, and although I've seen them a million times, this time was a whole new experience because we listened to the whole concert in headphones. In the mountains. It was very memorable!
WEDDINGS THAT WE ATTENDED IN 2013:
FRIENDS WHO HAD BABIES IN 2013:
And of course... RESOLUTIONS... First let's see how I did with my 2013 resolutions:
~ First and foremost: PLAN AN EPIC, UNIQUE, AND TOTALLY US WEDDING!!! (And try not to get completely stressed out while doing so.)
~ Become the most incredible wife that the world has ever seen. ;)
~ Save money. Not only for the wedding, but for some big travel. I'm serious this time.
~ Continue my aerial arts journey!
~ Read Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I started reading it in grade 4... But never made it through the first chapter...
~ Try at least 20 new-to-me Edmonton restaurants this year. Review them.
I can say that I feel that I accomplished almost all of these! The wedding turned out exactly as I had hoped (although I'm not sure that I can say that stress was avoided), and I really did read Gone With the Wind and tried plenty of new restaurants. Unfortunately I did not get to continue my aerial arts journey, but that just means I must try harder to get to it!
So this leads us to...
2014 RESOLUTIONS:
~ As I move to the 4th city that I've lived in, be strong and stay aware of who I am and where I've come from.
~ Turn our first home into a glorious haven that represents who we are.
~ Start my own food blog and take it very seriously.
~ Get more involved than ever in yoga and aerial arts. By doing this, get WAY back into shape.
~ Volunteer in wildlife rehab.
~ Leave the country at least once.
~ ABR: Always be Reading. Read at least one chapter a day, and start a new book as soon as I finish the last one.
I'm wishing everyone a wonderful 2014! Don't dream it, be it!
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