Goodbye 2022, bring on 2023!

 Another 12 months have gone by, and tonight at midnight we officially say goodbye to 2022!  As the year wraps up, I figured I'd go over some of the highlights of this year, not in any particularly order.

 To start, the best moment to have been able to witness was ABBA's reunion at the opening of their new epic show, Voyage!  Seeing Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Frida step out in front of a crowd, walking down the red carpet, give interviews to press, and get up on stage at the end of the first show to thank everyone was a beautiful moment and I feel grateful to live in a time when ABBA are together again, even if they have nothing more to give us.  Thank you so much ABBA.

Unfortunately I have yet to see the ABBA voyage show myself, but I've heard that the US might be among the next stops for the show, so hopefully it won't be long before I'll be able to see the show in all its glory for myself.  But seeing everyone's positive reviews of the show has me so excited.

This year I think I've been at my most productive, having completed 6 costume recreations for my dolls.  If I had a little more time, maybe I'd have been able to roll out the outfits I'm currently working on before the new year, making it 7, but that's okay, I much prefer working on my own time.  I've been fortunate enough to have more access to fabric this year, and the outfits I've made this year have really been amongst my best, and I'm so excited to continue to work on recreating their outfits in the coming year.

Earlier this year I published a new and improved version of my book, The Story of ABBA for Young Readers as well as companion coloring book, and the reception these two books have had has been incredible.  I especially want to thank everyone who bought the coloring book over this holiday period.  It makes me so happy seeing that so many people have been buying my book as gifts for loved ones, and I really appreciate it.  <3

I think this year has been a pretty good one, and as always, I'm excited to see what exciting new things 2023 will bring!

Happy new year everyone, and have a happy 2023!

- Becky

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