It’s my favorite time of the year!
Since we’re friends, you know I’ve already been listening to holiday music for weeks now and, for the first time ever, I put my two Christmas trees up on Halloween since it was on the weekend (I usually decorate November 1st).
And, I even made the wine rack festive this season!
I hope this finds you happy and healthy after another year of the pandemic.
From a professional and personal perspective, all is still the same as last year and that’s not a bad thing. I’m still the morning meteorologist for the NBC affiliate in Decatur, which covers all of Central Illinois. I’ve been here about 21 months now.
And, more and more people in Decatur know me as “the man that walks around the Lake reading”! I’ve been in the newspaper twice for it and I now do a twice monthly radio feature about what I’m reading! 🙂
I’m still single and the dating life is, wait, what dating life? Good thing I enjoy my own company! 🙂
It’s nice having my sister Tammy here — we cook dinner for each other, go out to eat, and celebrate holidays without having to travel.
With vaccines available and about half of America doing its part to fight the pandemic, travel became a reality again in 2021 and I took advantage of it. At first, I headed out to Vegas a couple of times this summer.
I enjoyed people watching and the great food.
I also boosted the economy. Well, the bottom line for the casinos!
In October, to celebrate my birthday, I took my first real holiday since Bangkok, Thailand, in early 2019!
I flew to Greece and visited Athens, Olympia, and Delphi.
The stunning views of Athens and the Aegean Sea were majestic.
The many archeological sites that unearthed thousands of years of history and the museums were captivating.
And, then the trip up the mountains to Delphi along the gorgeous Corinthian Bay was breathtaking.
And, the food was amazing, especially the Mediterranean breakfasts!
It was a pleasure to meet some wonderful people that I’ll be keeping in touch with for years to come.
There was Matt, Marcellus, and Cortney…
… and Cheryl and Jennifer.
Now that 2021 is almost behind us and we look forward to 2022, I’m still holding out for some things I’ve been waiting years for.
I still want to see Kylie Minogue in concert and if that happens in a festive foreign city, it’d be even more incredible!
Maybe it’ll be in “Xanadu” – ♪ “a place where nobody dared to go” where “a million lights are dancing and there you are – a shooting star” ♪!
And, #Pug2022 might one day become a reality!
My friends, here’s to a new year filled with happiness, excitement, goodwill, and peace.
By the way, this is one of my favorite ornaments. Peace has been broken, as in real life, but it’s been glued together and still makes me smile!
“May hope and faith conquer fear and hate this Christmas”!
Anthony
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