Subject:          ⛅ 🌞 2020 New Year's Sunrise ~ Asbury Park, NJ (Atlantic Ocean)

Date/Time:      Wednesday, January 1, 2020  12:52 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020

~ First Sunrise ~

With More (Inclusive) Fun

This is our 16th annual New Years Sunrise (taken since Faith was four months old). The response from old and new friends to keep going is often connected with the places we choose, and the magic in the positive thoughts a sunrise can bring. Here's this year's first sunrise from historic and resurgent Asbury Park.

Holiday responsibilities waylaid our plans to 'rock in the new year at the humongous Stony Pony made famous by Bruce Springsteen and other great bands. Instead we headed for the Boardwalk and iconic views of this resurrected and once again growing town. 

And if Asbury can come together to bring back the glory days in standing tall, being inclusive and united once again, I think we can too.

Faith is a sophomore now at Stuyvesant H.S. in NYC and more independent than ever (in every way). Hard to accept the next two years speeding by but it's happening. Any advice on what happens next -- or should, am all ears.

When I asked Faith her views on people growing old, her first reply was "Good luck, you'll need it".  That was more thoughtfully followed by "We don't know what part of our life will be the best. It's up to you to decide that."

Your friendship is important. So our wish for everyone is to chose that the very best is still ahead!!

Let the year begin.

CJ & Faith too

PS: If you prefer to skip these missives each year, no worries. We need to stop sending some day (darn).  Please wish everyone the joy and good thoughts of this day every day of the year! Cheers.