I am truly lucky to have the life that I do and I’m thankful for many, many things. I wanted to call out here though how thankful I am for all the amazing people I’ve met this year, particularly in the St. Louis developer community. In the past year I kicked off the Lambda Lounge user group and planned the inaugural Strange Loop conference. Because of that, I have had the great fortune to become friends with some truly wonderful people.

I couldn’t possibly name everyone but you know who you are. I can’t believe I went so many years living and working here without knowing you all! The community here is fantastic and I’m so glad to be a part of it.