Last year was such a hard year. No matter how you cut it, coming out of 2020 all you could do is feel like you were fortunate to come out of it with your health and sanity. Unfortunately, it wasn’t like the pandemic decided that with a new President and a change of the calendar year everything would magically disappear. Although not the raging panic that it was in New York City in March of 2020, much of 2021 was still dominated by COVID.

Before our flight home from California this year I sent Jenn two tasks to complete. Ranking all of the TV shows we watched in 2021 and this prompt, our favorite things from 2021. I go back and look at these posts as much if not more than the year-in-reviews because it’s so interesting to see how our tastes change and evolve over time. And so without further ado here are our favorite things from 2021.

One of my favorite posts to look back on are the TV shows we watch each year. You can tell a lot about how our year went, how our tastes change over time, and even the difference in where we watch the TV we watch. I know a lot of people want to watch less TV, but I think Jenn and I have focused more on trying to watch better TV. We really only get 1-2 hours a day right now and so what we watch has to be good and I can’t think of a better year of TV then 2021.

This is probably the longest monthly update I’ve given in 2021. We had two new jobs, three Michelin dinners, booster shots, Christmas decorating, and a trip to California. All before the ball dropped in Times Square.

What a month November turned out to be. Starting with the arrival of a new family member, to a family visit, and a super sick Thanksgiving week, November had a little bit of everything.

Broadway is back, the weather is perfect, the leaves are starting to turn, and I couldn’t think of a better month this year then October. It is one of those months that when I picture in my head living in New York City, this is what I imagine.