What to say about 2020? The pandemic raged, with an ineffectual government response, George Floyd was killed and our beloved Minneapolis saw great upheaval. We saw demands for change, anger, destruction, and incredible efforts by neighbors coming together to rebuild. Despite it all, we feel fortunate. Dan’s job, with a team distributed all over the world, had transitioned to mostly virtual long before this year, and Target was one of the businesses to do well in the difficult conditions of 2020. Laura’s consulting practice took a hit in the spring as the economy froze up, but with a lot of hard work she was able to transition all of her in-person work into the virtual world. Not only have her clients returned, but she can now access new clients all over the country and the world, and business is booming.
Grace’s senior spring was anything but ordinary, but she graduated high school, got into college, and designed a great gap year that has allowed her to have some fun experiences and avoid a sub-par first year of college. She spent the fall working with the Americorps Conservation Experience in the Southwest, and she leaves in February for a conservation gap program in Hawaii. When she starts Carleton College in the fall we hope it will be a true in-person first year of college.
Theo was looking forward to captaining both the Ultimate and Nordic ski teams during his senior year at Washburn High. The Ultimate season didn’t really happen this fall, and the Nordic season has been delayed, though he’s hopeful there will be some sort of season starting in January. He has stayed busy taking classes at the University of Minnesota as well as at Washburn, and applying to colleges for next year.
Our love and wishes for a Happy 2021 to all of you.
Here's some of our year in highlights from 2020 (the parts we are trying not to forget...)
January:
Trip up north to ski:
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