Year In Review 2020 – Kathryn Louise

January

9 – The day before my first student loan payment was due I was offered a full time position at Taproot Theatre!
10 – Our 11th anniversary <3
11-13 – Anniversary Weekend
- 11 – Daryl and I skied at Stevens Pass and then joined friends in Leavenworth
- 13 – We finally get home after a 28 hour drive
20 – My friend Sydoney was in town from Portland and we got lunch
24 – A full theatre day: my final Spectrum Dance Theatre Frye Museum show and opening night of Steel Magnolias at Taproot Theatre!
26 – Daryl takes us on a flight around Seattle
We get one bag night (sleeping bag night; camping)

16 – Daryl, Mike, Elsie, and I went bowling!
21-24 – East Coast Trip
- 21 – Daryl and I fly to Philadelphia and then drive to the AirBnb in New Jersey we shared with Arina and Jesus
- 22 – Emily and Frank’s wedding!
- 23 – Emily and Frank hosted brunch at their house, then D and I drove to Philly and got dinner with Lindsay
- 24 – Daryl showed me around “his” Philly (the hospital he was born at, his Grandparent’s house, and his first job) and then I showed him around “my” Philly (the UArts buildings, my first job, my apartments)
26 – First production meeting for Chicago at Nathan Hale High School (Lighting Designer)
29 – Closing night for Steel Magnolias

5-6 – Rippin Chix ski camp at Crystal Mountain. I coughed from my post-show crud and joked “don’t worry, it’s not COVID.”
6 – Daryl starts working from home. Spencer and his lady friend stay the night while in town for a baby shower. There’s never enough time to to visit!
8 – Our friend Tom from Missoula was in town. We finally walked around Green Lake!
13 – It is announced at work that we will start working from home
19 – PNB of course cancelled their performance of One Thousand Pieces, but thankfully the Unions allowed them to stream it. Oh my goodness, it is so incredible. I really hope they bring it back once we can be in person again.
29 – I got tired of not having a spice rack, so I made one! Officially the first “Quarantine Project”.

21 – My new LLBean Boots arrive!
We were under Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders, so I basically just made a lot of food.

4 – The weekend before we were technically allowed to start adventuring again, we went backcountry skiing at Yodelin
6 – Daryl and Mike built us three garden boxes
9-10 – We camp and ski at Yodelin
13 – We watch PNB’s 2014 production of Giselle
30-June 1 – Camp and ski at Mt. Adams
Three bag nights

1 – On the drive back from Mt. Adams, I start rehearsal for our Zoom Cabaret. Running a rehearsal via Zoom on an iPad hotspotting your phone while driving up I5 is *not* recommended
4 – Daryl’s birthday!
13-14 – We flew to Portland and then leap-frogged out way home. We landed at seven airports – including doing a touch-and-go at Sea-Tac!
20 – Daryl wanted cheesecake for his birthday, so I bought a spring form and made my first cheesecake! It turned out perfectly!
21 – First Chinook Pass ski trip of the year
24 – We road our bikes to a disc golf course and played a round while drinking Cold Smoke. It felt very “Missoula”.
27 – My birthday!
27-28 – Camp and ski at Chinook Pass
Two bag nights

5 – Ski Artist’s Point at Mt. Baker
14 – Becky and I go hiking. We attempted Mt. Ellinor, but neither of us had enough water and I didn’t bring enough carbs and totally bonked. Still a great day!
18 – We go flying over the San Juan Islands for sunset
24 – Emily, Brooke, Ollie, Riley, and I hike to Ollallie Lake. Always so wonderful to see school friends, but hiking with masks on it not comfortable.
25 – I took a watercolor class with Kula Academy. So much fun!

9-10 – Daryl and I got to tag along with Mike and Fisher on Fish’s first backpacking trip!
19-23 – Daryl and I backpack in to Crater Lakes for a long weekend
Five bag nights

1-14 – Montana for Scapegoat. We kept an eye on the COVID numbers in the everyone’s counties before we left. They were all below 10% chance based on the GA Tech Event Risk Assessment tool. We decided we were okay with the risk. I didn’t really relax about it until the end of the September when I knew we got away with it.
- 3-4 – Hike in and set up camp
- 7 – Snow day! We woke up to graupel, which turned into snow. I think we got 6 inches!
- 11 – Daryl, Brian, Caitlin, Riley, and I hiked up to the plateau and spent the day looking for caves
- 12 – Hike out and drive to Helena (and into the smoke)
25 – We have three plum trees in our backyard and I didn’t want them to go to waste this year. I made a trio of plum treats to share with our triplex neighbors
29 – We took a sunrise flight to Whidbey Island for breakfast
12 bag nights

1 – Riley’s 4th birthday
5 – Mike moved out
15 – PNB Rep 1. Watching the ballet at home is fun, but I miss going out to the ballet.
19 – Dropped my ballot off! I love voting!
22 – Watch UM’s Dance Underground. I love seeing my friends dance.
30 – I visited the UM theatre major’s Freshman Seminar as guest speaker!
31-November 1 – We went on a Larch March and didn’t see any other people. I love having nature to ourselves.
One bag night

6 – Watch Bare Bait Dance’s Kinetoscope Film Festival
7-8 – We fly to Orcas Island for the weekend. We hiked in to a beachside campground and had the whole thing to ourselves. The next morning we got brunch at Doe Bay resort, all by ourselves. Then we had a beautiful sunset flight home.
12 – PNB Rep 2
13 – Watch SDT Lyric Suite
26 – Even though it was just the two of us, I decided to go all out for Thanksgiving. I made my very first turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, dressing, rolls, and, of course, pie!
One bag night

5-6 – Snow camp and some four-wheel driving
12 – Christmas tree hunting
23 – We flew up to Snohomish and Monroe for a little morning flight
25 – Daryl, Mike, Riley, and I went skiing for Christmas at Yodelin. So-so snow, but so much fun!
27 – Sunset hike at Saint Edwards
One bag night

Total bag nights for the year: 26!