So 2015 wasn't exactly the year I had planned out. It was suppose to be a year of many mini adventures and lots of success but ended up being the year of plans falling through and adventures being forgotten about. Don't get me wrong, I still had a lot of fun. Working and making future plans seemed to have gotten the best of me though. 2015 was suppose to be filled with climbing trips to surrounding states, awesome birthday challenges, month long Canadian vacation and of course making more art. Instead 2015 was working to save and local climbing epics. However uneventful 2015 was, 2016 is going to be a whole another story. Let the adventure begin.
It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to get to this point and will be a lot of hard work afterward but I can't even explain how excited I am that it's finally happening. GREECE. Five weeks abroad doing what I love with the person I love. This is the vacation climbers dream of and it's all mine. Climbing beautiful granite walls and tufus in kaylimnos, wandering around the historic ruins of Athens. A dream come true.
Just like every long amazing vacation, we have to work our asses off before we leave. Even though it's the off season in town, there's a lot of preparing that needs to happen in the climbing store. Preseason orders, preparing for the spring, making sure our employees can handle the store. And of course attending Outdoor Retailer the week before we leave, that's a whole other level of stress. I just keep telling myself, eight more days, it'll all be worth it!
2016: the year of following through! Plans have been made and there's no avoiding them! Not only personal plans of travel and climbing but business plans a well. I have a list of art submissions lined up, I can only hope I get into those shows. And at the climbing shop, we have a lot of demo and clean up events planned to bring the climbing community together. Being in charge of marketing and event planning means I have a lot on my professional plate in 2016 and I can't be more excited.
I'm not one to make New Years resolutions and I don't plan on starting now. I have lots of hopes and dreams of what 2016 has in store for me. So let's get started!