everything that's happened in 2024 so far
I’m headed to Colorado next week with Steve. This year’s been relatively low key, and filled with more existential pondering than I am used to. Here’s what has happened so far. Writing this reminded me what a great life I have.
January
started reformer pilates
Heather Gay commenting on my Instagram reel
quit reformer pilates after 2 sessions
attended 4 week Cool Memory poetry workshop
became obsessed with Loewe running sneakers that cost $800
got botox
flew to Charleston for the weekend for Steve’s birthday
dinner at Vern’s
dinner at Fig
made goal to write 1 poem a week for the entire year
Pluto enters Aquarius highlighting everyone I know who lacks a personality
dinner with Kyle in Tribeca at Au Cheval and I regretted not ordering the french dip
wrote cream puff poem
played thirty records no skips for 30 days
February
went even darker with hair color
Bivio with Deb & Keith and Steve
TTPD announced
dinner with my brother at La Familia
went to my mom’s last chemo session
started going to breathwork weekly
obsessed with the song Still The Same by Bob Segar
Annie and Kevin in town—had dinner with them (and Steve!)
saw Zone of Interest
started re-reading vintage babysitters club books
March
spent day alone in New Hope and Lambertville
attended 4 week Cool Memory poetry workshop
realizing I love to bake pound cake
became obsessed with going to P-town in the winter by myself
feeling very disconnected and lonely from basically everyone except Steve
took Lily prom dress shopping
decided Ayahuasca is not for me/ was reminded there are no shortcuts
outlined my novel
developed tech neck and it’s making me want to kms
Skims sweatpants obsession
SUP Patreon chat room became the only social media I care about/ my entire inner world
April
Buttermilk Falls hike with Steve
going into a Mercado cold brew k-hole
Sam’s birthday trip to Charleston
dinner at Vern’s
dinner at Fig
went to the Grand Tavern for burgers with Steve
Bradley Beach with Steve
had my quarterly astrology session with Drew Levanti
Lily and Maeve get their drivers licenses
the eclipse
The Valley is Bravo’s best new show
annual NFL draft email from my father
dinner dance for the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh Club with my in-law’s
May
Something About Her opened/flopped
attended 4 week Cool Memory poetry workshop
being called ‘dum-dum bitch’ by a homeless man at Quick Chek
got botox
went to Boston
started re-watching Lost with Steve
dinner at Viaggio with Jaclyn
Vanderpump Rules finally ended
fandom ruins all Bravo shows indefinitely
dinner with Sam and Matt at Napoli with Steve
fell asleep outside behind the iris garden and it was nice
poem got accepted by forever mag
tarot reading from Alex
became obsessed with the song Shambala by Three Dog Night
made tentative list of top ten favorite Taylor swift songs (cardigan new years day evermore maroon the prophecy out of the woods the archer seven call it what you want I hate it here)
June
first published poem in forever mag*
saw a 3 winged butterfly
paid for color analysis
coffee with Alex at cococo
beach week in Villas with my family
booked Sand & Vine in Southhold for August
decided to go back to therapy
went to St Louis
got a new chiropractor named Ralph
had Dai Kichi 3 x in one week (with Steve, solo take out and then Jaclyn)
11 course tapas tasting menu with Steve Keith & Deb
booked lake house on the finger lakes for our wedding anniversary
obsessed with the Lorde/Charli remix for It’s so confusing to be a girl
gave Steve his 12 year coin
maintained 1 poem per week goal (so far)
the fabtastic shopped wedge salad I made for Sam’s bbq
This goes very hard
When I last saw you ~8 months ago, you were saying you could never write poetry. AND NOW YOU'RE WRITING A POEM EACH WEEK AND ARE A PUBLISHED POET. Lauren Lauterhahn is my hero. (And I fucking LOVE the poem, omg)