Watsonopolis

We have some friends in Oakland (that's a city in California for our Tennessee friends who always, for some reason, think I'm referring to the rural community just outside of Memphis that bears the same name) who each year send out an end of the year family video.  A couple of years ago, when we were just a clan of 3 and going through so much transition, we thought, "hey, that's a great idea".  

I began working on the project when we were living in Marin County and, well, the transition bug hit again and the project got put on the back burner, time passed and it seemed a little silly to finish it.  

While cleaning off the macbook recently we rediscovered the nearly finished video, and decided, despite the time and miles, to go ahead and finish it.  

Frankly, the process was humorous and theraputic.  There is something profoundly healthy and helpful about looking back at a season, a season or two removed.  Often, there's perspective and hopefully some measure of maturity that a distant backways glance can afford.  

So, if you've been wondering what the Watsons were doing in 2007, here's a 7 minute look into that 12 month adventure.  

2007 Year In Review from Matthew Watson on Vimeo.