2025 a brief retrospective

2025 is over. Looking back…

Another move back to Cali, kids growing up, Max in full day school, Jane in first grade picking up on memes ( 6/7 ! ), a new job for Megan begins and ends, a new job for Jon, first kid’s skiing with Aunt Catie, a super fun remote river trip and ultra lux trip to NYC for a big marriage milestone, family visits, and tons of great evenings at Eben G Fine park at Boulder Creek and Natural Bridges Beach in Cali.

January

  • New job with Rich

February

  • 2/8 Skiing with kids at Eldora
  • 2/22 – 2/24 Winter Park condo and ski with Aunt Catie!

March

  • 3/3 – 3/8 Mexico with Gma and Bop
  • 3/4 Offer on Meadow house
  • 3/16 Bought the Tesla
  • 3/27 Megan starts work at Stanford

April

  • 4/5 Skiing with kids at Eldora
  • 4/21 Closing on Meadow house

May

  • 5/15 – 5/19 Jon visits the house in Santa Cruz
  • 5/27 – 5/30 Jane Music and Sports camp post school

June

  • 6/8 – 6/10 Ruby Horsethief float trip with the Leightons

July

  • 7/18 – 7/23 Wisconsin, GGram bday
  • 7/30 Pack and load begins
  • 7/30 – 8/3 Temp stay Residence in Boulder

August

  • 8/3 Jon arrives in Santa Cruz
  • 8/4 Megan and Kids arrive in Santa Cruz
  • 8/7 Kids start TK and 1st Grade
  • 8/14 – 8/18 Mom and Catie visiting, Golf, Boardwalk, Home restaurant, sunset sailing, Birthdays (Mom and Max)

September

  • Soccer starts for Max, Jane, and Coach Megan

October

  • 10/3 – 10-11 New York City, 10 year anniversary
  • 10/24 – 10/26 Yosemite Curry Village

November

  • 11/17 – 11/28 Colorado visit, Boulder then Aurora, Thanksgiving at Lenore’s and Trabert’s

December

  • 12/1 Jon begins a mission <200lbs by age 40
  • 12/3 Apple Christmas party at Apple Park
  • 12/29 Day in SF with the kids
  • 12/31 New Year’s Eve in SF