End of the year wind up - what were my favorite memories of this year.  Lots to chose from, but here goes:

March - Ria's 7th anniversary, cold day, and it's only the Bagges and myself.  But Solomon sets up his music for his trumpet.  Below us two young men are hanging out by their friend's grave, drinking beers and smoking.  Solomon started off with the Theme from Rocky and ended with the Star Wars theme.  What a sound in the graveyard, Gabriel waking up the dead!  The two guys joined us in applause and because it was so cold, we left soon after. 

May - little baby boy Cove arrives and Miles tells us that he heard a voice in his bathroom, say "What the hell are you waiting for?  Get her to the hospital"  We all knew who he meant.

June - Vivian has her first birthday, born a preemie, now she is the perfect size and has eyes and a face that makes you smile.

July - Wellfleet vacation, I enjoyed laying in my bed at night listening to the Bagges play Family Feud, laughing all the time.  Then the next week with the Kelly's, Jer cooking oysters and a Kelly family picture in the water at Power's Landing.

August - back to Wellfleet this time with my sisters.  Laying in bed with Maureen, drinking the fundador and laughing.  Diane remarked "sounds like a pajama party in there'.  Then the day the toilet started to make a noise like a hot water heater exploding, loud and constant.  Diane called the maintenance man, no answer, and I finally had the nerve to take off the toilet back and pull the plunger up. The noise stopped.  Apparently, it was set up to make that noise if the toilet was running too long.

September - Sabra sees the Pope and brings me back a shirt with I Love Pope Francis that I wear to the Haley clambake and the shirt is a big hit.

October - third trip to Wellfleet, seeing my old friend Caleb in the Library and watching the drones taking pictures of the event.  Listening to Jeeves and Bertie Wooster on audio book.

November - Timmy's race - he comes in second in his age group and craves the first prize award, a mug like he received 15 years ago.  After their picture is taken, the winner Bill D hands it to him, saying "this is your lucky day".

The year went fast, as they all do now.  Happy New Year