100(ish) Things That Made My Year | 2025
2025 was a weird year…I think? Honestly, I can’t really decide how I felt about this year.
2025 was the year of the snake on the Chinese Zodiac, and in hindsight, the theme of shedding feels very apt. A lot of things in my life that weren’t working for me fell apart, and while that felt hard at the time, they made room for new things that really, really do work for me. I settled into a really comfortable, fulfilling life that makes me happy.
This is my fourth annual list, and each year it fills me with so much gratitude for all the people and experiences who make my life so full.
So without further ado, here’s my list of 100(ish) things that made my year in 2025.
The Coney Island Polar Plunge.
NYC snow days.
A chilly brunch at Freeman’s with the high school pals.
Cozy weekends babysitting Melvin. He is a dog.
Lover (Live from Paris) by Taylor Swift on vinyl.
Embroidery projects for friends.
My mom had a big surgery this year, and I was able to take a week off of work to fly home and be there while she was in the hospital. The recovery was tough, but despite that, her, my Aunt Lisa, and I were able to have some good laughs together.
Celebrating Brian & Claudia’s wedding at Bowery Electric.
Nicki’s 29th at Peter Luger.
RHONY Seasons 1-10.
11. Shannon’s 30th birthday.
12. Rob & Julia’s engagement!
13. Kelsea Ballerini with Shannon. Even though we froze our asses off on the way home.
14. Selling framed photography prints at The Brick.
15. Cinnamon Bagel, my laundromat cat.
16. My fellow Swiftie friend Nell, who is five.
17. Work friends (from a tough job) who became real friends.
18. The most gorgeous red party dress I’ll ever own. And wearing it whenever possible.
19. An afternoon thrifting in the East Village.
20. A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM feat. Paul Mescal.
21. Spring tulips at Trader Joe’s.
22. A new point & shoot Pentax.
23. Solo dinners at Via Carota to shake off bad days at work.
24. A yellow barn jacket that I live in.
25. Gracie Abrams & Aaron Dessner acoustic show at the Brooklyn Paramount.
26. A cocktail making class on Treasure Island.
27. I got laid off at my job, which felt like a blow to the ego. But it truly needed to happen to make way for something better.
28. John Proctor is the Villain. I fear I saw it 7 times.
29. A karaoke night with my former coworkers.
30. Record Store Day 2025.
31. Flowers, coffee, and DUMBO with Cubby.
32. Aperol Spritzes at the Prospect Park Boathouse.
33. Iced cream cones with Brad & Jules.
34. Charli XCX at Barclays with Shannon.
35. This one was so big that it needs its own blurb.
I came back to work at my parents’ company Elsie Green full time. My dad retired, which opened up some remote responsibilities so I could work from NYC and come home more often to be in person with the team.
It’s truly the perfect fit for me, and I feel so happy and settled at work. I’m so proud to work for my parents, and love the partnership I have with my mom and our whole team.
36. The most perfect lemon poppyseed muffin in NYC
37. Katie in her graduation cap eating a hot dog.
38. Dinner Party to celebrate my friend Jules leaving a bad job.
39. My brother visiting me in NYC and meeting all my friends.
40. Candle making in Red Hook with Mom, Jack, Aunt Lisa, and Shannon.
41. The cast & playwright of John Proctor is the Villain speaking in Bryant Park in the middle of the afternoon.
42. Beyoncé Cowboy Carter tour.
43. Spritzes & gummy clusters with Rob, Julia, and Sultana.
44. Archie the dog.
45. Hudson Valley Brewery in Beacon, New York.
46. Shooting my friend Meg’s graduation headshots at the Hudson Piers.
47. Cocktails at Lovers of Today with Nicki to celebrate our close personal friend Taylor Swift buying her masters back.
48. Jack’s Wife Freda with Frankie and Sarah.
49. Shooting an interview and home tour with Ashley of L’Appartement 4F for Elsie Green. Such a dream come true!
50. Alex and Katherine’s wedding in Minnesota! And reuniting with so many old friends that weekend.
51. Ramen & sushi in Japan.
52. Custom Onitsuka Tigers & Japanese denim.
53. 7/11, Family Mart, and Lawson’s.
54. Goshuin collecting.
55. Love Island USA.
56. Taylor Swift on vinyl at Beatle Momo
57. Climbing to the top of the Fushimi-Inari gates in Kyoto.
58. My dad’s retirement. So proud.
59. Beach days in NYC.
60. Sunset Blvd on Broadway
61. The Summer I Turned Pretty
62. After work swims with Nicki.
63. Exploring graphic design.
64. Lunch with Joy Caroline in NYC.
65. Hearts, spritzes, and swims at the beach house with my dad, Shannon, Katie, and Sara.
66. Phoebe and Sam getting engaged!
67. My perfect 30th birthday.
68. Gracie Abrams at Red Rocks, and unexpectedly running into my old friend Ali.
69. A week on the lake in Michigan.
70. Taylor Swift getting engaged.
71. A weekend in Asheville with all my dear charity: water pals celebrating Joy Caroline and Zack’s wedding.
72. Blake and Betzany’s wedding in Chattanooga.
73. Making all my friends watch me do the Hot Ones challenge for my birthday.
74. The fourth annual trip to Martha’s Vineyard with Megan.
75. Fall dahlias.
76. Morning swims.
77. Marin Country Mart Sundays.
78. Our new EG baby Hasti and my new cousin Evelynn.
79. All Things Go NYC.
80. Lorde at MSG.
81. My favorite albums of the year: The Art of Loving by Olivia Dean, Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter, Virgin by Lorde, Mount Pleasant by Kelsea Ballerini, The Crux by Djo.
82. The Life of a Showgirl Release Weekend with Nicki.
83. Dancing with the Stars.
84. My new part time gig working the front desk at a Pilates studio. And all the new workouts I’ve discovered because of it.
85. My favorite books of the year: The Correspondent, Heart the Lover, One Golden Summer, Great Big Beautiful Life.
86. A girls weekend with Honey.
87. Maisie Peters at Williamsburg Music Hall.
88. My new Kindle.
89. Blown glass Christmas ornaments.
90. Visiting Pixar with Rob and Blake.
91. The feud between my mother and a cranky French bulldog in her building. His name is Dante but she calls him Hellbeast. But not to his face.
92. Black Bird Bookstore with Mom.
93. Jordan and Andrew’s chic barn wedding with my mom as my date.
94. Sabrina Carpenter on Halloween with Sultana and Maddie.
95. Me & my girls dressed up as bald men for Halloween.
96. Cheering on my friends at the NYC Marathon. Congrats Maddie & Maddy!
97. Christmas tree corners in NYC.
98. Brunch with Lily & Jonny in NYC.
99. Dinner with my best friend Lily in Brooklyn. It hurts how much I love her.
100. My monthly Alamo movie pass.
101. Liz’s Book Bar.
102. Friendsgiving.
103. Stranger Things play with Rob, Julia, and Sultana.
104. The Ferry Building, Stereophonic, visiting Christopher at work, and Wicked with mom and Katie.
105. Stranger Things 5.
106. Thanksgiving in Arizona.
107. Surprising Rob & Julia with their college friends.
108. The Eras Tour Documentary.
109. A Christmas weekend in NYC with my mom.
110. Taylor K Pottery.
111. My new photographer friend Valerie, who has been a big inspiration for me this year.
112. Christmas in Washington feat. a Polar Plunge.
