Day 73: Random Things of 2019: Part 2

- It was the first time I saw Pictured Rocks

- It was the first time I received a medal for placing 2nd in a bike race with only two people.

- It was the first time I went to Milwaukee

- It was the first time and last time that I went on a road trip with two great friends, one of whom was getting married.

- It was the first time my friend got married.

- It was the first time my cousin got married.

- It was the first time I missed two weddings of dear friends.

- It was the first time I took a road trip with my cousin to New York from Durand.

- It was the first time I took a train from New York to Durand.

- It was the first time my niece was born.

- It was the first time my nephew was born.

- It was the first time meeting my new niece and nephew and realizing what wonderful creatures they were, besides the screaming.

- It was the first time I didn’t make or eat Christmas cookies.

- It was the first time I wrote over twenty poems in one year.

- It was the first time I lived in Alaska.

- It was the first time I went out on a trap line.

- It was the first time crossing the Yukon River on a snowmobile.

- It was the first time hanging salmon in a smokehouse.

- It was the first time student teaching.

- It was the first time seeing Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.

- It was the second time seeing Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.

- It was the first time going to a live wrestling event.

- It was the first time wearing a shirt with Stone Cold Steve Austin giving Santa Clause a stunner.

- It was the first time that I met someone that hated X-Pac with a passion.

- It was the first time my cousins and I stayed overnight at a hotel together.

- It was the first time it was December 31, 2019.

- It was the first time.

- And I hope they aren't the last.

Cheers to all you wonderful people reading this or not reading this. Thank you for your support or your want to not read things as you are scrolling through social media. It has been a wonderful year in my eyes. I hope you had a good one. Cheers!