Although not a long post today, we wanted to wish each and every one of our family members, friends, and readers/friends a very happy New Year’s Eve. Whatever you’ve decided to do, please do so safely, staying alert in crowds, public places, and on the roads, many of which will be snowy, icy, and slippery.
Also, please exercise caution when setting off fireworks and other celebratory observations. If you drink alcohol, please do so sensibly to avoid trips, falls, health issues, and potential altercations. Nothing is worse than awakening with a hangover on New Year’s Day.
Forty-eight hours from now, the holiday season will have ended, and we all can return to “regular life,” finding purpose and meaning in any resolutions we may have made for the new year or any promises we’ve made to ourselves for personal growth, good health, and improved relationships.
A new year is almost like a new lease on life, motivating many of us to make changes we’ve considered over the past year. Although many of us are “always a work in progress” and don’t make resolutions, we may have a list of what we’d like to accomplish in the new year. I certainly know how I can improve in many ways, some monumental and others infinitesimal.
For example, on the infinitesimal side, this morning, I told Tom I’d work harder on cooking his eggs better. He likes a runny yolk, and I often overcook them. I prefer a firm yolk, and when I cook our eggs in the same pan, it’s tricky for me to get them right. It’s not that I don’t know the “how” of it…it’s my easy distraction when I am constantly multitasking and not paying enough attention to what’s happening in the pan.
That’s all I am sharing about my resolutions for now. Feel free to share any of your with us by commenting at the end of this post.
Again, here is our new itinerary, first posted on Christmas Day. We will continue to post it until New Year’s Day and then repost it as we make additions:
| Location or Ship | Days | Dates |
| Road Trip to Nevada | 4 | 12/14/24 – 12/18/2024 |
| Lake Las Vegas, Nevada Condo | 73 | 12/18/24 – 3/1/25 |
| Flight – Las Vegas to Nelspruit/Marloth Park, South Africa | 2 | 3/1/25 – 3/3/25 |
| Marloth Park Holiday Home | 90 | 3/3/25 – 5/31/25 |
| Flight – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2 | 5/31/2025 – 6/3/2025 |
| Hotel – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 14 | 6/3/2025 – 6/17/2025 |
| Flight – Minneapolis to Nelspruit/Marloth Park | 2 | 6/17/2025 – 6/19/2025 |
| Marloth Park, South Africa Holiday Home | 90 | 6/19/2025 – 9-17-2025 |
| Flight to Barcelona to Spain Holiday home | 40 | 9-17-2025 – 10-27-2025 |
| Cruise – Barcelona, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa | 18 | 10/27/2025 – 11-14-25 |
| Cruise – Cape Town, South Africa to Singapore | 17 | 11-14-2025 – 12-1-2025 |
| Cruise – Singapore to Brisbane, Australia | 12 | 12-1-2025 – 12-13-2025 |
| Flight – Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand | 0 | 12-13–2025 – 12-13-2025 |
| New Zealand Holiday Home | 60 | 12-13-2025 – 2-12-2026 |
| Flight – New Zealand to Tasmania | 0 | 2-12-2026 – 2-12-2026 |
| Tasmania Holiday Home | 60 | 2-12-2026 – 4-13-2026 |
| Flight – Tasmania to Brisbane, Australia | 0 | 4-13-2026 – 4-13-2026 |
| Cruise – Brisbane, Australia, to Seattle, Washington | 24 | 4-14-2026 – 5-8-2026 |
| Flight – Seattle, Washington to Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0 | 5-8-2026 – 5-8-2026 |
| Hotel – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 38 | 5-8-2026 – 6-15-2026 |
| To be determined… | ||
| Total Days | 546 |
Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, December 31, 2024:
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Hi my wonderful cousins, wishing you a wonderful New Year, I hope all is well with both of you. when do you start moving again. I am so thrilled that you are feeling so much better, and hope you keep going further.
Sending Lots of loves and hugs to both of you.
Cousin Phyllis
Phyllis, wishing you a wonderful New Year! Thanks for being there for us during this challenging years. We love you.
Jess & Tom
Hi Jess and Tom,
Wishing you both the very best for 2025.
Very much looking forward to following your next adventures.
Hoping life continues to treat you well.
Love
Kim and Keith xx
Kim & Keith, thank you for your good wishes and for thinking of us. We wish you the best for a fantastic New Year of health, well-being and love
Happy New Year!
Love.
Jess & Tom