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2023: Year in Review

By Nat Welch

Like my 2022 post, this #yearinreview is late. As it's close to twelve months late, I just want to dump a bunch of photos, and then for 2024 I'll get back on my bus. Or horse. Or bike. Or whatever we get on these days.

2023 was a weird year. I talked a bit about its chaos in Three years at Laurel. But it was exciting if not tiring. The year ended with a lot of drama, which lent to 2024 being incredibly hard at work.

But outside of work, it was still a good year, family, friends, etc. The big thing was we drove across the US in December. Mostly to see if we could do it, and to see how Beasley was with traveling that far. We did it, Beasley hated it. Mel graduated culinary school, we went to two fantastic weddings. Life was good.

Three people smiling at a restaurant table with food and wine glasses.Three people taking a selfie outdoors in front of city buildings, wearing winter coats.Calm mountain lake at dusk with pine trees and mountains reflected in the still water.Five people posing together on a sandy beach with the ocean behind them.Two women in Renaissance faire costumes standing in front of green trees.Tortoiseshell cat sleeping curled up on a colorful patterned blanket.Vivid orange and red sunset over a flat highway landscape with utility poles.Tortoiseshell cat sitting alert on a beige sofa cushion.Six men in formal attire posing together at an outdoor wedding reception with palm trees.A man, woman, and young child taking a selfie in front of a rushing waterfall with autumn foliage.Two men taking a selfie inside an art museum with large paintings visible on the walls behind them.Two women smiling together at a dimly lit restaurant booth.Two men posing together at a formal event, one wearing a black suit and the other a red tie.Four people smiling at a restaurant table with coffee cups in a warmly lit space.Two people in formal attire sitting in a hotel lobby, toasting with drinks.A crowd of people gathered outdoors at a wintry open field event under blue skies.Three people at a graduation ceremony, the center person in cap and gown holding a bouquet of flowers.A couple taking a night selfie in front of a city hotel with lit signs behind them.Five people taking a group selfie on a city sidewalk in front of brick buildings.Six people taking a group selfie together indoors at a restaurant.Large modular synthesizer setup with rows of modules and many patch cables on a desk.A presenter at a conference podium with a large projection screen showing an infinity symbol.Aerial view of a packed concert arena with colorful stage lighting and large video screens.Three people smiling together in front of a colorful Mexican restaurant mural.Person in ski gear and goggles smiling on a sunny snow-covered ski slope with pine trees.Five people posing together on an outdoor observation deck at sunset with a city skyline behind them.Four people seated around a dinner table in a warmly lit home dining room.Five people posing in a dimly lit venue decorated with plants and colorful mood lighting.

Lots of love,

/Nat

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