As I sat down to put together our recap video this year, most of the songs that initially filled my head were full of strong emotions... songs I often listen to when in deep thought. The problem that I quickly ran into is that most of our family photos are of "shiny happy people"... I mean, who pulls out the camera to capture emotions of sadness, frustration, exhaustion, etc?! So, the emotional power of the music that really moved me this year did not jive with the happy images that I was going to use in the recap video. I found that interesting.
In the end, I took the "smiling faces", found a song about "love" and went for it. I think the result turned out quite nice... but I also realize that it doesn't accurately capture all of life's wonderful ups and downs.
Lapchis-Peterson 2014 Family Recap Video
One highlight this year was Abbi heading off to college. As part of her first semester experience, she also created a fun video of her experiences abroad.
Abbi Lapchis - 1st Semester NorthEastern University
Sitting here now, the sun shining in the kitchen on this beautiful New Year's Day, I'm hopeful that 2015 will be another year of great experiences, less hectic schedules, and times to reflect with family and friends. Looking back it was another year that treated us well... here's wishing you all the best in the new year!
-Dennis Lapchis
