{"id":14,"date":"2023-12-31T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-02-15T22:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:49:21","slug":"im-celebrating-2023-wahoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/2023\/12\/31\/im-celebrating-2023-wahoo\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m celebrating 2023! Wahoo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-626 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53063622317_0821b6c085_c-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A woman poses below a very large mural depicting the ancient way sake was made in Japan\" width=\"406\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53063622317_0821b6c085_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53063622317_0821b6c085_c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53063622317_0821b6c085_c.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a ridiculously great year. RIDICULOUSLY GREAT.\u00a0 And if I&#8217;m going to complain about what&#8217;s bad in my life, then I also need to celebrate what&#8217;s good. And after so many bad years, I really need to celebrate this year.<\/p>\n<p>What made 2013 so great?<\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/albums\/72177720305930530\/\">rode a motorcycle around Belize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/albums\/72177720311291932\/\">I rode a motorcycle around Vancouver Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/albums\/72177720312897552\/\">a fantastic Thanksgiving with family in Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/52865471285\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">a great time at my little part-time job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I got to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/52857684416\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">Robbie Fulks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I got to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/53052664701\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">Lyle Lovett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/53070503064\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">a dirt track race<\/a> (me and Stefan, not me and Lyle Lovett).<\/p>\n<p>We finally went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/52927148229\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">a Hillsboro Hops game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/albums\/72177720309657907\/\">camping in our trailer<\/a> Blackberry Campground on the Alsea River and also the Kilchis River County Campground, both in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>I continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GLmTK65KcBM?si=MVxa8vw8OF3cV6xk\">delight in playing guitar and piano<\/a> and now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/53422576251\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">I have a dulcimer too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I watched a LOT of TCM.<\/p>\n<p>I stuck with Duolingo and almost have a 365 day streak and<\/p>\n<p>best of all, I have a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/53354072679\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">partner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaynecravens\/53080964985\/in\/album-72177720306224334\/\">doggy<\/a> to put up with me every day.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to respectfully ask the Fates to please not start cackling at the ways they are going to screw with me in 2024&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a ridiculously great year. RIDICULOUSLY GREAT.\u00a0 And if I&#8217;m going to complain about what&#8217;s bad in my life, then I also need to celebrate what&#8217;s good. And after so many bad years, I really need to celebrate this year. What made 2013 so great? I rode a motorcycle around Belize. 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