2023 was a year.

I can’t call it bad or good. There was loss — deep loss that I still can’t truly wrap my brain around (and just last week, we lost another beautiful human who was taken too soon). We’ve also had some other tough challenges, but I always try to focus on the positive and there were some glorious positives.

Anna started medical school at her top choice. The added benefit of having her return to the tri-state is a bonus that we all cherish. Jack enjoyed his new routine where he gets added time with his other mothers and their families. Dan is still in the crypto world and has been on an incredible health journey that has us all motivated to follow suite. My work has taken off and I’m grateful for being trusted to do the work that I’m doing. We also travelled – between the 4 of us NJ Torreys we had adventures in Block Island, Colorado, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, California, Seattle, Canada, Texas, Maine, and Florida.

As we rang in the new year, we cheered, but we also recognized that welcoming a new year is complicated. 

There’s plenty to worry about for 2024 – Our home always has concerns about health, and we have some friends and family struggling with their own list of concerns. Then there is the upcoming election, unrest around the world, and our planet showing signs of an unhealthy lifestyle.           

BUT there’s also a lot of potential beauty upcoming for 2024. My work will continue to grow, and I’m excited about adding more training (EMDR is on the calendar). Dan will continue to be our role model for health and wellness. Anna will learn even more about things that I will never be able to understand . . . or spell . . . or pronounce. JackO will charm more folks and laugh at more jokes. We have trips planned to Mexico, Austria and Croatia. AND our country could make some wonderful choices, tensions around the world could ease, wars may end. 

I choose to be hopeful.

As we welcome this new year, I hope that you are all ready for some new adventures, exciting challenges, quality time with people you love AND hoping you also choose to be hopeful.

HaPpY NeW yEaR!!!!

Love, Jess