who let it be the last day of 2025? i feel like something went awry and then all of a sudden it is 2026 tomorrow. feeling v grateful to walk into another year with my people, which inevitably, includes u so ur welcome! lots of big changes happening this year. i’ll talk about those in january’s newsletter [which will be in the first week or so of the month].
before, we start reflecting on 2025, i just want to remind u all that my substack will become FREE in 2026. u don’t have to do anything on ur end if u are a paid or founding subscriber, so don’t u worry about that! u will probably be getting some kind of refund which hot dog for u! how exciting. for u. lol not me. lol stphy poor lol
for now, let’s reflect on 2025.
wow! here is a lil look back on what my year was like - in sort of like a photo diary, please enjoy:
JANUARY: wind in my sails, farts in my butt
pistons game whatupdoe || selfies at my in-laws || bday shopping with my niece & sis
citrus fennel parm salad || chilly walks with howie doggy || bison bowl that is everything
FEBRUARY: luv is in the air
farmers market is in session || lemony herby soup forever || best bagels from the best people
my valentine n me || care package from my back home bestie || homemade sourdough from britt xo
MARCH: my lucky lil life
pad thai forever || flourless chocolate cake w/ cloud on top || love notes from my mans
3.5 chefs xoxo || fried chicken sandwich night || johnnyswim in sf with fran
APRIL: bestie visits n good food
colibrí [presidio] has the best guac || my fav thing to bake forever || sg's first in n out
japantown karaoke || wtf chat gpt? || love him sm
MAY: parents visit and happy anniversary bb
redwoods with mom n dad || smoked salmon plate yum || happy 14th
asian chicken salad omg || hungry howie :) || baked mac n cheese i neeeed
JUNE: red meat awareness month
smash burger of my dreams || "honey, i'm home! || steak chimichurri time 2 drool
friends n kittens || limes limes more limes || mom tok
JULY: happy bday, america
hot dog: loaded || mixed berry cobbler || thank god for aptos
summer tommies obsessed || takin a walk on my lunch break || niçoise only plz
AUGUST: really hot outside
we love guantonios || this toast omg || our buds at wingen
ice cream || more ice cream || where's waldo?
SEPTEMBER: when we thought it was getting cooler
she's a soft summer || puppy chow nom nom nom || i'm a veterinarian what can i say?
produce haul :) || this baby mama || bone broth forever
OCTOBER: spooky season
squinch's 40th bday || v difficult puzzle || christopher's art show
october = soup season || nuuly lewk on point || this. tart. devoine.
NOVEMBER: grateful for this life
russian cake + bonfire || go lions one pride || truffle mashed taters
stained glass: my new love || this dip wowza || pants by boots
DECEMBER: tis the cozy season
howie boi all cozy || latkes & mimosa || merry christmas from us
woaaahhh that took a long ass time to make. but it was also fun to look back and reminisce on the year and it was really hard to just pick 6 photos for each month. i’m actually v proud of myself. anyway, happy new year to each and every one of u.
