2010 in Review
Was it a good year? Yes. Frankly, there's never been a bad year, though each month brings its own ups and downs.
Was it a productive year? So So. My Etsy shop was opened, though lack of motivation and little interest from the public sort of ebbed my desire to be productive.
Was it a year of milestones? In a way. A huge one for Ross...heading back to school. And of course, our one year anniversary.
The highlights of 2010:
January kicked off the New Year with a toast and dance at Hell's Kitchen, one of the few restaurants we've frequented more than once. Later in the month we ventured to Milwaukee for a birthday and belated family Christmas. January also brought its share of sadness as Ross flew out to New York for his Grandmother's funeral. And its fair share of stress as I backed out of a show I had been asked to design months earlier...and leaving on very bad terms with the director.
February took us to Colorado on what was hoped to be a belated honeymoon. Perhaps that put too much pressure on this trip to be something is wasn't. But it was a great vacation nonetheless. We visited some of Ross' family, soaked in what Colorado Springs had to offer, and got face to face with some wolves. The muzzle punch from the ten month old canine will forever rank among my fondest memories.
March marked my 28th year on this Earth and a much welcome visit from my mom to our humble Minneapolis abode. I sadly had to work that evening as she saw MacBeth...her first Guthrie experience. Her visit was short, but much appreciated to break up the cold winter monotony.
April brought probably my biggest challenge to date at the Guthrie...hand painting nine kimonos for M. Butterfly. And it remains my proudest artistic accomplishment of the year.
May was a calm month...but one that finally saw me stick to a exercise routine. Though six weeks in and not an ounce or inch lighter my enthusiasm failed and I seriously began to think there may be an underlying medical concern that needed to be addressed.
We kicked off June with another family gathering in Milwaukee. Memorial weekend bbq with shish kabobs and an amazing juice machine. And games of course. In June my medical concern was largely dismissed as paranoia. And life goes on...
July was an incredbly active month. During my layoff Ross and I trudged up the North Shore, visiting state parks, camp sites and small towns all along the coast. We did make it all the way up to the Canadian border, and despite the river being a mere hope skip and a jump, we decided to keep both feet firmly planted in Minnesota, much to Ross' chagrin.
August brought the opening of Scottsboro Boys at the Guthrie for its pre-Broadway run. And with it came the honor of being able to say a worked on a Broadway show! Too bad its run in NYC was so short lived....it had been incredibly well received here! But the highlight of the month, indeed possibly the highlight of the year, was seeing Lady Gaga in concert with my Sis. And being among the first to hear her preform a brand new piece live. Put your paws up!
In September Ross and I took another brief jaunt up North...this time to the Itasca State Park. We discovered an amazing gem of a bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. And splashed out feet in the headwaters of the Mississippi.
October took us to Madison for our one year anniversary. The cake was just as good as we remembered (with the added bonus of no freezer burn as our baker made us a tier specially for our anniversary). And later in the month the chaos that was the zombie pub crawl. We had a blast, but were incredibly glad we started early and were able to appreciate the people watching...before all those just interested in the drinking portion of the evening overran the streets and bars. The month finished off with a fairly mellow Halloween at the Independent in Uptown.
In November I finally started taking belly dancing after months of talking it up. And I absolutely adore it! I needed all of that shimming and shaking to counter all of the food that was to occur later in the month!
Thanksgiving eased us into December and the holiday shopping season. Ross thankfully managed to miss out on most of the chaos...staying firmly planted in the back room of Babies r Us instead of thrown to the wolves at Toys r Us. And he finished off his first semester back to school...not great academically, but solidly average with three B's and C's. A good good friend endured the cold and the Megabus from Madison to Minneapolis, as well as 12 hours of our butts in a movie theater to help Frodo and Sam take the ring to the mountain during a local Lord of the Rings Trilogy event. Oh the nostalgia that springs forth. Her visit did my heart great good.And Christmas was a whirlwind of driving that brought us again to Milwaukee with family. I fell 2011 may have to be far more Haddow heavy to make up for the doses of Fromm!
And so now here we are, on the verge of yet another year.
A great one in the making.
Was it a productive year? So So. My Etsy shop was opened, though lack of motivation and little interest from the public sort of ebbed my desire to be productive.
Was it a year of milestones? In a way. A huge one for Ross...heading back to school. And of course, our one year anniversary.
The highlights of 2010:
January kicked off the New Year with a toast and dance at Hell's Kitchen, one of the few restaurants we've frequented more than once. Later in the month we ventured to Milwaukee for a birthday and belated family Christmas. January also brought its share of sadness as Ross flew out to New York for his Grandmother's funeral. And its fair share of stress as I backed out of a show I had been asked to design months earlier...and leaving on very bad terms with the director.
February took us to Colorado on what was hoped to be a belated honeymoon. Perhaps that put too much pressure on this trip to be something is wasn't. But it was a great vacation nonetheless. We visited some of Ross' family, soaked in what Colorado Springs had to offer, and got face to face with some wolves. The muzzle punch from the ten month old canine will forever rank among my fondest memories.
March marked my 28th year on this Earth and a much welcome visit from my mom to our humble Minneapolis abode. I sadly had to work that evening as she saw MacBeth...her first Guthrie experience. Her visit was short, but much appreciated to break up the cold winter monotony.
April brought probably my biggest challenge to date at the Guthrie...hand painting nine kimonos for M. Butterfly. And it remains my proudest artistic accomplishment of the year.
May was a calm month...but one that finally saw me stick to a exercise routine. Though six weeks in and not an ounce or inch lighter my enthusiasm failed and I seriously began to think there may be an underlying medical concern that needed to be addressed.
We kicked off June with another family gathering in Milwaukee. Memorial weekend bbq with shish kabobs and an amazing juice machine. And games of course. In June my medical concern was largely dismissed as paranoia. And life goes on...
July was an incredbly active month. During my layoff Ross and I trudged up the North Shore, visiting state parks, camp sites and small towns all along the coast. We did make it all the way up to the Canadian border, and despite the river being a mere hope skip and a jump, we decided to keep both feet firmly planted in Minnesota, much to Ross' chagrin.
August brought the opening of Scottsboro Boys at the Guthrie for its pre-Broadway run. And with it came the honor of being able to say a worked on a Broadway show! Too bad its run in NYC was so short lived....it had been incredibly well received here! But the highlight of the month, indeed possibly the highlight of the year, was seeing Lady Gaga in concert with my Sis. And being among the first to hear her preform a brand new piece live. Put your paws up!
In September Ross and I took another brief jaunt up North...this time to the Itasca State Park. We discovered an amazing gem of a bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. And splashed out feet in the headwaters of the Mississippi.
October took us to Madison for our one year anniversary. The cake was just as good as we remembered (with the added bonus of no freezer burn as our baker made us a tier specially for our anniversary). And later in the month the chaos that was the zombie pub crawl. We had a blast, but were incredibly glad we started early and were able to appreciate the people watching...before all those just interested in the drinking portion of the evening overran the streets and bars. The month finished off with a fairly mellow Halloween at the Independent in Uptown.
In November I finally started taking belly dancing after months of talking it up. And I absolutely adore it! I needed all of that shimming and shaking to counter all of the food that was to occur later in the month!
Thanksgiving eased us into December and the holiday shopping season. Ross thankfully managed to miss out on most of the chaos...staying firmly planted in the back room of Babies r Us instead of thrown to the wolves at Toys r Us. And he finished off his first semester back to school...not great academically, but solidly average with three B's and C's. A good good friend endured the cold and the Megabus from Madison to Minneapolis, as well as 12 hours of our butts in a movie theater to help Frodo and Sam take the ring to the mountain during a local Lord of the Rings Trilogy event. Oh the nostalgia that springs forth. Her visit did my heart great good.And Christmas was a whirlwind of driving that brought us again to Milwaukee with family. I fell 2011 may have to be far more Haddow heavy to make up for the doses of Fromm!
And so now here we are, on the verge of yet another year.
A great one in the making.
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