I started putting a list of each years primary achievements on Facebook a couple of years ago and it's a nice tradition. 2019 has been one helluva year for me personally, here's a recap.
- Prusa Mk3 arrived
- Our first Hockey game at the Carolina Hurricanes
- Built my first DIY smart LED strips
- Bought a Table Saw
- Bought a Pickup Truck (Clifford, the Big Red Truck)
- Catherine acquired a new Yamaha Clavinova Piano
- Huge tree felled in our front yard
- Talk accepted for LinuxFest North West
- Made a new mega desk
- Mavic 2 Zoom
- New mountain bikes
- Denver bomb-cyclone trip (Steamboat springs)
- Mum arrives for 3 weeks
- NC Mountains and the Tail of the Dragon (my first time) with Mum
- NC Beach with Mum, Cat and Archie
- LinuxFest North West in Seattle - Went to JB One for the first time :)
- Went to Canada for 'dinner' at my Uncle's
- Irish Dancing World Championships in Greensborough!
- Texas Linux Fest (Dallas)
- Caitlin arrives for 1 week in Raleigh
- Summer Holiday (Vegas -> Denver via Utah (bye Caitlin) -> Yellowstone
- Yellowstone
- Self Hosted podcast pitch accepted
- Built a new maker corner to sit on top of mega desk
- JB Sprint in prep for the launch of Self Hosted (another trip to Seattle!)
- Decided to sell our London flat
- Chris visited Raleigh (and we went to see Wendell in Lexington)
- Another ride on the Tail of the Dragon
- Miami and the Florida Keys for Cat's Birthday
- Self Hosted podcast launches!
- Our neighbors had a very 'American Pie' style party busted by the cops!
- Alter Bridge live
- The London flat went under offer!
- Golf R
- Pauline visits for 3 weeks and they go to Vegas (Cat's mum)
- Virginia mountains at a friends cabin
- Orlando weekend at Disneyworld!
- NC State Fair
- Sum 41 live
- Discovered Final Space, Schitts Creek and Letterkenny this year
- Brent arrives for a week
- Another trip to the mountains (and the Tail of the Dragon in the new Golf R)
- Tool Live
- London flat sold!
- We became home owners in the USA!
One hell of a year. Thank you 2019, you were good.