2026 Winter Newsletter: Salt Lake City

Here we go again! Another year, another new beginning.

Often in January many of us take a pause and reflect on the year we just said goodbye to as well as focus on the year ahead. Some of us make goals, make resolutions or promise to break bad habits. Some of us just take stock of what we’ve experienced and then make sure we’re prepared for what’s coming up next on our list.

As I reflect on 2025 I’m grateful for the many wonderful experiences I had with my family, friends, colleagues and clients throughout the year. I was able to fly out to Boston last summer with my family to visit my mom and see my niece graduate high school. We also caught a Sox game…always a highlight! I was able to take my son, Michael, to Cooperstown, New York for the big national baseball tournament exclusively for 12-year-olds. We had a blast! My wife and I were able to sneak away a few times last year for a couple of short trips together, including watching our daughter, Coraline, take first place in cheer at their national competition in California.

While closer to home in 2025 my wife and I finally completed the building of our dream home in St. George, Utah. The plan is to be there full-time at some point down the road, but in the meantime we both try to sneak down there as often as possible to enjoy the warmer temps and our beautiful new home. Our son’s baseball tournament schedule helps us achieve this.

As I look ahead to 2026 I’m looking forward to coaching more baseball – both for my son’s travel team and for our local high school team where I’ve agreed to take the Pitching Coach position for another year. Our family has some fun travel planned in the year ahead, including a trip with my wife, Erika, to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. There’s a small part of me dreading the second half of 2026 as I prepare my daughter, Coraline, for her senior year of high school and beyond. It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that she is already at this stage in life. We’re excited, scared, and a little sad.

I hope as you look back on 2025 you do so with a smile on your face and can find at least a few things that helped you grow and prosper. And as you look ahead to 2026, may you set your sights high and shoot for the moon!