2016 Timeline

A smattering of events from 2016

January: B+

• Spent New Years in Sperryville.
• Went to my first DC nightclub, for the company party
• Snowbound in a big blizzard.
• Finally got a smartphone.

February: B+

• Conceived and launched a new open source project, Sparkour.
• Rebecca became an officially trained yoga teacher.
• Lots of snow and ice, paving the way for extra time with the Overwatch beta.

March: B-

• Learned to hate Windows 10.
• Had a big St. Patrick's Day party.

April: B

• Went to Pittsburgh with Elisa and Sayak.
• Enlarged the front porch.
• Gave up custody of Sydney the cat.

May: B-

• It rained forever.
• Visited Anna and Ben in their new Fredericksburg house.
• Planted new tomatoes after a year off.

June: B+

• Celebrated the Smiths turning 40.
• Started taking random days and weeks of off work just to burn leave.
• Finished adding Book 3 to the Paravia Wiki.

July: B+

• Had a Bastille Day BBQ.
• Attacked by yellow jackets.
• Went to a Sufjan concert at Wolf Trap.
• Tried "Acro Yoga".

August: A

• Took a two and a half week trip to Colorado for beers and hikes.
• Went up a 14er and died.
• Visited with my nephews, in town from Rhode Island.

September: A-

• Remodeled the office and started using a standing desk.
• Turned 37 with style.
• Discovered a good farm-to-table restaurant in Lovettsville.

October: B+

• Got another AWS certification.
• Went to my 20th High School Reunion.
• Swapped out both sets of across-the-street neighbours, as well as the Lowrys.

November: B

• Got a new job and left FGM after 16 years.
• Rebecca taught her first paid yoga class at Sportrock.
• Joined a book club for a moderately interesting sci-fi book.
• Printed out some of my old compositions for Peebs' jazz band.

December: B

• Worked 45 - 55 hours per week, while spending up to 2 hours a day in traffic.
• Went to tons of holiday gatherings.
• Spent Christmas in Fredericksburg.

How was 2016 for you?

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