Hi, ’04s! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and happy New Year’s! As we toast to this year, I hope these coming months bring you new adventures, loads of fun, and great moments to share.

Along these lines, I am pleased to say that our classmate Steve Zyck is forging a new path. In 2018 he left his work advising international humanitarian agencies after 15 years and is now operating a small drink mix business called Wood Stove Kitchen, based in New Hampshire. His company’s Mulling Syrup, which is used in making mulled wine and cider, is being named one of the “Top 10 New England-made food products by Yankee Magazine. Congratulations, Steve, and wishing you much success in this coming year!

And in this new year, please continue to send your updates. It is truly a pleasure to announce your good news with both our classmates and the larger Dartmouth community. Last but not least, while New Year’s resolutions are not always easy to abide by, for 2020 let’s resolve in this new decade to remember the impeccable advice of Dr. Seuss, who once wrote: “Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.”

—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 2005; johannarthomas@gmail.com