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January 2016 recap

2/2/2016

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New Year's Day sunrise walk at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis

2016 wish list

After having so much fun completing my 40x40 list, I created a list of 16 things I want to do in 2016. A bit more manageable but full of fun things I want to be sure to do this year. Read the list>>

January 2016 Highlights

January 2016 photo album
  • New Year's Day sunrise walk around Lake Harriet
  • Traditional New Year's Day brunch with Amy Olmscheid (this year her nieces Sophia and Julia joined us!)
  • Cross country skiing lessons
  • Baby shower for Siri Sorensen at Kat Swenson's house (got to chat with Miranda Johnson and Jackie Dutot!)
  • Spa day
  • Golden Globes with my neighbor Patti Baldwin and her dog Tashi
  • New Orleans with Emily and Jonathan
  • 40th birthday
  • Belated birthday dinner and Screen Actors Guild Awards with Amy Olmscheid
  • First beer walk of the year to Wicked Wort Brewing Company in Robbinsdale
Step star chart
Scott at cross country skiing lesson
Amy, Sophia, and Olivia on New Year's Day

Moving my body

My 2015 FitBit stats inspired me to keep moving and shoot for more 15K step days.

Total steps: 617,568 (19,922 steps averaged a day)
Total miles: 272.21 (8.78 miles averaged a day)
Most active day: Friday, January 15 (40,366 steps/17.13 miles) in New Orleans
Least active day: Sunday, January 24 (10,843 / 5.06 miles)
Emily and me in the French Quarter
Jonathan and Emily at Café du Monde
Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans
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Crescent City Connection Bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans

Watch + Read

TV
  • Making a Murderer
  • Jessica Jones season 1 (stopped at episode 6)
  • Fargo season 2
  • Better Call Saul season 1
Movies
  • Die Hard (on the plane to New Orleans)
  • Spy (on the plane to Minneapolis)
Books
  • Started reading Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman by Alice Steinbach

Eat + Drink

Food
  • Buster's On 28th after cross country skiing with Scott
  • Little Szechuan with co-workers Sara, Jaime, and Patty
  • The Milk Bar (New Orleans)
  • DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew. (New Orleans)
  • Satsuma Maple (New Orleans)
  • Reginelli's Pizzeria (New Orleans)
  • Mandina's Restaurant ((New Orleans with Todd)
  • Green Goddess (New Orleans)
  • Sucré (New Orleans)
  • Café du Monde (New Orleans)
  • Shaya (New Orleans)
  • St. Roch Market for King Cake (New Orleans)
  • Three Muses (New Orleans)
  • Croissant d'Or Patisserie (New Orleans)
  • Central Grocery Co. (New Orleans)
  • Afro Deli 
  • Bull Run Cafe for a savory pastry
  • Nonna Rossa's

Coffee
  • Who Dat Cafe (New Orleans)
  • Caribou Coffee 
  • Peace Coffee Shop
  • Dunn Bros Coffee
  • Starbucks​

Beer/Cocktails
  • Decatur Bar at Jackson Brewery (New Orleans)
  • Avenue Pub  (New Orleans)
  • Sazerac Bar  (New Orleans)
  • The Carousel Bar & Lounge ( New Orleans)
  • Molly's at the Market (New Orleans)
  • Eastlake Craft Brewery
  • Wicked Wort Brewing Company
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40th birthday happy hour at Eastlake Craft Brewery
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Birthday dinner with the Millers
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Beers with Lisa and Mitch at Wicked Wort Brewing Company in Robbinsdale
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