Sunday, January 1, 2017

So This is the New Year (2017)...

Carolyn and I had fun celebrating the new year at the roaring 20's party at the Mount Vernon Country Club!
... I told you 2016 was going to be insane, and somehow, I already know the ride only intensifies for 2017... How? You gotta read the blog ;)

But first, a reflection of 2016:

'Bozley Castle' is pretty nice, wouldn't you say?
What a year. It was insane from a national standpoint, and some might say it was bad, but from my perspective, it turned out pretty great. Even though we still need to have many of you over, we moved into our newly built and customized home this year. I'm not gonna lie, we love it more and more every day. We had a little scare with Bozley with cancer during the summer, but that has been taken care of and we are extremely blessed. The rest of the family was just fine during this year, another humbling reflection. Care and I made a second trip to NYC together, which was a blast, followed by a Brug family trip to Myrtle Beach. Then in the fall, I made it out to Michigan to see some friends before they moved to New England. All the other usual activities were there as well, including coaching basketball with my brother in law for his daughters and doing the annual Fort Collins Brew Ride. And that was just part of the fun in 2016... Now let's see how I did on my resolutions:

Move Into Our Home!: Success! It took some time, we had to acquire new furniture and other items, and learn some upkeep, but so far, so good. We are by no means done, but we have a very comfortable situation.

Make More Time with my Wife: Even though this is ongoing, I feel this was a success. We have busy schedules for sure, but we found some time to hang out, goof off, and build on our relationship... with and without Bozley.

Volunteer!:... meh. Another year, another failure on this one. I have been very fortunate in my life, and at some point, I need to start giving back in the form of my time. Any help on this is appreciated (if you have an organization I can join that you support, let me know).

The #FoCoBRewRide16 was a success... already looking forward to '17!
Learn at least two new skills/things and/or start a new hobby: Well, kinda at least. I did brew two new beers in 2016 (first time in three years)! Also, I did some house stuff (obviously), streamed almost every Tuesday in 2016, and created a #ClintFlicks video for all the movies I saw in theaters in 2016 (nearly 50)!

Improve Professionally: Not a lot to report here. Still in the same roll and company, which isn't bad, but I would love to keep moving up and beyond.

Get Healthier: Always working to improve, but this one was pretty good. Stayed active, ate better (thanks to Carolyn), and actually got my cholesterol below 200 for the first time in years!

So... 2016 was a busy year, with 2017's potentially being busier and crazier! I still need to do a better job revisiting my resolutions throughout the year. I'll keep that in mind as I list my 2017 resolutions. Speaking of...

Be a Good Father!: And this goes beyond Bozley (though he will still be a very large part of our lives)! Carolyn and I are expecting a little girl in June. We are super excited, anxious, nervous, and pumped, along with other emotions. With that said, Any advice is welcomed as we become first time human parents.

Volunteer: To be clear, I do give back financially monthly and participant in fundraisers such as St. Baldricks and Movember, it's just that I need to actually give some time to some worthwhile organization... I just need some flexibility and not a strong commitment (like Big Brothers and Big Sisters) with my upcoming lifestyle change...

Improve Professionally: Now with another mouth to feed, I would be nice to have more income... and nice to move up to impress my child...

No matter what, Bozley will still be a huge part of our lives, don't worry.
Learn at least two new skills/things and/or start a new hobby: I still have a guitar I need to learn to play and camera I need to use more... Plus who knows what else will present itself in 2017 (I need to learn to change a diaper and rock a baby to sleep after all)...

Get Healthier: It's always on here, but in addition to staying active and eating well as mentioned above, I have a couple specifics I want to add. One being I need to drink more water. It really shouldn't be that hard, but in Colorado, it should be more of a necessity. The other specific action is to sleep more/better. I have a habit of falling asleep on the couch, then getting up in the middle of the night to get ready and go to bed. I overcame this in a previous resolution, but have fallen back in the bad habit. I'm thinking it would be better to get a full night sleep, and I'm going to need it with a little one on the way, so no better time like the present, right?

There you go, another year of new year's resolution. I hope you all have a great 2017, and hope to see and/or talk to you soon!

Happy New Year from ALL the Crocketts!
Clint

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