What did you do this year??
2025 was a year of laughter, growth, travel, music, and little moments that made it special. Keep reading for a peek at my favorite vacations, movies, books, TV shows, music, my pin board, and more.
Vacations!
Travel was a big highlight of this year. From theme parks to big cities to outdoor adventures, each trip brought something special. Here’s where the year took me:
Disneyland (twice!) — February & July
New York City — August
Sacramento — November
Camping & White Water Rafting — July
Want to see more from these trips? Check out my other posts for a deeper look!
Movies!
This year I watched 40 movies…
- The Secret of Nimh
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Dinosaur
- Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
- Harry Potter: 20th Anniversary Special
- Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore
- Dream Scenario*
- Knives Out*
- The Glass Onion*
- The Melendez Brothers
- Heretic
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Vivarium*
- Speak No Evil*
- Jumanji
- The Pink Panther*
- Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, & 3*
- Unhinged*
- The Jungle Book*
- The Princess & the Frog*
- Jurassic Park
- Hamilton (Once at home & once in the movie theater)*
- Ready or Not*
- Weapons*
- Lost City
- Hateful Eight (Extended Version)
- Hold Your Breath
- Monster’s Inc.
- The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad*
- Carved
- Late Night With the Devil*
- Come Play
- The Shining*
- Shrek 2*
- Together
- Pippin*
- Wake Up Dead Man*
- Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights
- Home Alone
- Annie (1999)
*standout!
Music!
This year I listened to 17 albums!
- I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Pt. 1- Teddy Swims
- I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Pt. 2- Teddy Swims
- Thank U, Next-Ariana Grande
- Sweetner- Ariana Grande
- going under- player dave
- sprouted- Ganja White Night
- Hamilton- Original Broadway Cast (4 times)
- Gemini- Griz
- Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness- Zeds Dead
- F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOLD BUT UR NOT- Skrillex
- Invincible EP- Big Wild
- Heather’s- Original Cast
- I Said I Loved You First… And You Said it Back- Selena Gomez
- It’s Not That Deep-Demi Lovato
- Pippin- Original Broadway Cast
- Rent-Original Broadway Cast
- Avenue Q-Original Broadway Cast
32,002 minutes of music…
Rose's Top 100 Songs 2025
2025 Playlist
Books!
This year included a big return to reading—24 books in total! It felt so good to fully step back into my reading era. Favorite genres this year were horror, thrillers, supernatural stories, and fiction. Below is the full list of books read in 2025.
Liars Game- Dan Poblocki
Killer Harvest- Christopher Kroavtin
The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman*
The Haunting of Hill House- Shirley Jackson*
Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark- Ridley Pearson
Dark Tales- Shirley Jackson*
Walk Two Moons- Sharon Creech*
Chasing Red Bird- Sharon Creech
We Have Always Lived in the Castle- Shirley Jackson
The Housemaid- Frieda McFadden*
The Housemaid’s Secret- Frieda McFadden*
The Inheritance Games- Jennifer Lynn Barnes*
The Bird’s Nest- Shirley Jackson*
My Darling Dreadful Thing- Johanna Van Even*
Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn- Ridley Pearson
The Housemaid is Watching- Frieda McFadden*
Ward D- Frieda McFadden*
Hangsaman- Shirley Jackson
Mister Magic- Kiersten White*
The Boyfriend- Frieda McFadden
The Hazel Wood- Melissa Albert
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
Bunny- Mona Awad*
*standout!
Live Theatre!
The Book of Mormon: National Tour (Buell Theatre)
The Outsiders: (BROADWAY)
Shucked: National Tour (Buell Theatre)
The Lion King: National Tour (Buell Theatre)
The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee- Parker Arts
The Notebook: National Tour (Buell Theatre)
TV Shows!
There may have been a little (or a lot of) TV watching this year. Reality TV definitely made a strong appearance, but no regrets here. Keep your judgment at the door—here are the shows watched in 2025!
Dance Moms (Seasons 7,8 & 9)*
Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta (Season 10)
Over the Garden Wall (13 times)*
Pretty Little Liars (Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7)*
Silo (Seasons 1 & 2)*
Dance Moms: A New Era (Season 1 & 2)
Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition (Season 1)
Dance Mom’s Miami (Season 1)
Say Yes to the Dress (Seasons 21, 22, 23)
Dance Mom’s: Abby’s Studio Rescue (Season 1)
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
Daughters of the Cult
Project Runway (Seasons 15 & 16)
Severance (Season 2)*
The White Lotus (Seasons 1 & 3)*
The Circle (Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7)
Love on the Spectrum (Seasons 1, 2, 3) (Two times)*
Keeping up with the Kardashians (Seasons 1-20)
Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami (Seasons 1 & 2)
Kourtney & Kim Take New York ( Seasons 1 & 2)
Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons
Dash Dolls
Rob & Chyna
Life of Kylie
The Places Where We Live
The Boys (Seasons 1-3)
The Kardashians (Seasons 1-7)
Archer (Seasons 1-9)
Bob’s Burgers*
Love Island USA (Seasons 7, 1, 2 & 3)*
Ru Paul’s Drag Race (Season 17)
Stephen King’s- The Shining
America’s Next Top Model (Seasons 1-5 & 11-16)*
Wayward*
Ghost Adventures (Seasons 1-3)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Season 1)
Pins! 🙂
Click the photo to see my 2025 PinBoard! Each day has its own section, so feel free to look up your birthday, an anniversary, or any random date and see if the vibes align! 🙂
Photos!
