Happy New Year, everyone! I think everyone will agree that 2016 was just a rotten year, all the way around. Between the politics, losses of family and friends, and stress of the job–I am looking forward to a clean slate in 2017. Traci and I have a lot of plans for the coming year, improving ourselves as well as the TabyanInn.
Cooking
There are a few things that we are looking to do over the coming year. One thing is catching up on posting our favorite recipes to the TabyanInn website.
Another thing we are going to do is work on perfecting simple dishes and sauces. I’m not sure which dishes, but they will be entrees and sauces as well as side dishes. Like anything, practice makes perfect, and we will be posting the results as we go.
Traveling
Some other things that we are looking forward to doing is traveling. We try to get over to Hawaii every other year, and we definitely want to go there again in May.
We are also looking into taking some short weekend trips throughout the year. Tulsa, San Antonio, Colorado Springs… Any place that is close by that we can get away to for a long weekend. That will help break up the routine and satisfy both of our traveling bones…
Improving
And that brings me to the TabyanInn itself. Last summer, we redid the back yard patio and fencing. This year we are looking to finish that up and work on the landscaping. All of this will improve the Patio Garden as well as the rest of the yard.
We are getting close to being finished remodeling the inside–just the bathroom remains–and we plan on tackling that this year as well.
So–while 2016 was a generally crappy year, it looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a much better one. We have a lot of plans–things to do, things to learn, things to see… I hope you have a great year, too, and see all of your plans come to be!
Marc
