I haven’t done a year in review for many years and even though it was another tough year for so many due to COVID-19, it was also a year of great memories, life milestones, and exceeding business goals.
So here are some of the more memorable things I did or accomplished. Don’t sleep on the last one.
- Visited 3 new states (Oregon, Michigan, and New Hampshire) and 11 states in total bringing my count to 39.
- Visited 3 new mountain resorts (Mt. Bachelor, OR; Brundage, ID; Whitefish, MT) and 7 in total bringing my count to 71.
- Visited 2 new countries (St Vincent & the Grenadines and Grenada)
- Visited some new cities: Bend, OR; McCall, ID; Marfa, TX; Detroit, MI; Key West, FL; Saratoga, NY; Manchester/Dorset, VT.
- Spent 128 days away from home.
- Took an incredible yachting adventure on SeaDream Yacht Club.
- Hiked Gros Piton and can now say I’ve hiked both Gros and Petit Piton in St. Lucia.
- Went to 161 new restaurants/bars.
- One of which was the world-famous Le Bernardin.
- Went snowshoeing in Yellowstone National Park and hiking in Glacier National Park.
- Went backcountry snowboarding/sledding on Buffalo Mountain in Steamboat, CO.
- Went snowboarding with my nephew for the first time.
- Had a lot of great laughs with Nate Bargatze, Theo Von, and Nikki Glaser.
- Had my best year in business thanks to my amazing friends and clients.
- Was hired by Virginia Tourism Corporation to have a weekend getaway in Staunton & Lexington, VA, and produce assets for their marketing team.
- Was hired by Virginia’s River Realm to produce 8 videos for each of their 8 Small Towns.
- Worked on a 9-month project for Glen Allen Grounds showcasing a project breaking ground to completion.
- Had the first job that required me to fly for Versatile at Texas Instruments in Texas.
- Sold my photography at the Fan Arts Stroll and Three Notch’d Brewing.
- Sold my first rental property.
- Shot photos for a $3.3M real estate listing that received an offer in less than 48 hours.
- And most importantly, I proposed to Carey! Some of you probably even saw when it happened.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
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