I love New Years! To me it is a chance to start anew, even though it is really a continuation of the day before. But you know what? It makes me happy!
Welcome 2023!
I feel very positive as far as how this year is starting! There is no secret about the fact I want 2023 to be a very fun and fulfilling year. Life is very short and even the good times move very fast. I’m starting the year the best way I could only wish for. I spent it with my beloved wife Alicia and daughter Sammy, and we were also joined by my brother Dave. We enjoyed the traditions I was hoping to achieve (the ones I wrote in my previous article. And best of all, Sammy actually stayed all the way until the end. This is the first time ever for her to receive the year with us while awake! It was so much fun!
© 2023 Marcelo Baqueroalvarez / HLC | Preparing Kir Royale to Celebrate New Years with my wife
Traditions and wishes for 2023
My wife Alicia was very much into the traditions we wanted to pursue. She even researched a few more traditions I was not aware of. She even “swept the bad energy out” by sweeping the floor towards and out the front door. She also was awesome at finding actual dollar coins, and that’s supposed to attract wealth. We also ate the 12 grapes, which are supposed to give you a chance to make 12 wishes (one per grape). We also did our “egg” experiment, which is supposedly an oracle to see what the year will bring. And of course, we did a nice drive around the neighborhood in our family SUV. I did not do the yellow underwear, but Sammy did so it is supposed to be prosperity. I thought it was for traveling… but hey, I am glad we could clarify that. You can read about those tradition in my previous article, I’ll like it at the end of this article.
And yes, I know that all these traditions are really only for fun. I’m not a superstitious person, but it was nice to hang out and do some fun games together. Dreams and wished do come true when we can give them their due focus and pair the preparation to an opportunity. Once we returned from our drive around the neighborhood, we enjoyed our favorite fu-fu drink, which is Kir Royale. And to make it more fun, I prepare them in these very nice fancy crystal and gold flutes. We also watched a movie “Bullet Train” – it was pretty fun. Of course, Sammy did not drink nor watch the movie, but she did enjoy the ride and the other traditions.
After we went to bed… not having to wake up early, sleeping next to my beautiful wife and having a fun lunch at home in our fat pants. I love it! As I type this, we are watching “Alone” Season 8 and I have my tablet on my TV tray while I hear my wife’s really funny comments on the show. She’s actually hilarious, her commentary is always so funny. For 2023 I’m hoping she’ll join me to do reactions on stuff we find interesting. She has always something to say, and it is often funny as hell.
© 2023 Marcelo Baqueroalvarez / HLC | Toasting with Kir Royale to Celebrate a quiet New Years with my wife
So, what’s next?
Well, actually a lot! I have tons of material I want to post and share this 2023. I’ve been seeing an uptick on my site visits, and I want to expand our social media presence. However, I just don’t want to post something and hope a bunch of people show up and not have much to do when they were kind enough to come over and hang out with us. So, I’ll be adding some additional images and fun stuff in our social media accounts to give our visitors a place where they can enjoy their visit. I wanted them to feel welcome as they hang out with us.
Also, I will add a few more short articles I’ve written a couple of day ago, but I figure they would be relevant as we are starting this new year. If you haven’t gotten a chance to view my latest articles. I wanted to add something that pertain to money saving techniques. I invite you to check them out this week in case it is something you want to try for yourself. Of course, these techniques I share can be started at any time. In either, case I personally love New Years, because I am pumped out to set the tone for the rest of the year. And the tone is very positive, I’m very happy about it.
Goes without saying that whenever I am not doing Half Life Crisis, I will be continue doing the best I can with my Navy duties and responsibilities. And in line with that, 2023 is when I reach my 20 years of service! So that means retirement is just around the corner! But above everything is #1 goal, and that is to spend as much quality time as possible with my wife and daughter. I’m spending this first day of the year doing exactly that, and I love it. I love being near my girls, and even though we can all do our thing, we are together. Just seeing them stroll around the house and seeing them it is the epitome of happiness to me. And I cannot start to describe what a wonderful feeling this is. Especially as 2022 kept me so far from them. In fact, at this time last year I was floating somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea.
Thank you for your support, let’s continue the conversation. I’ll keep uncovering more and more fun stuff for Half Life Crisis as the days move forward. Meanwhile there is plenty of content in our site and social media. I’ll be adding some videos in the near future. This is the site where I’ll mention it first all official announcements, and then I will also advertise in our official social media platforms. I have a feeling this will be a very positive year. Happy 2023, may all your goals and wishes come true. HLC