From its first day, 2016 has proved to be quite the interesting year. Celebrity feuds, break-ups, and negativity have dominated the Internet, but there have been so many moments of hope and happiness to balance out the bad. So in the year of chip card readers, Taylor vs. Kanye, and this presidential election, here are 11 moments that prove 2016 hasn’t been all that bad.
1. Retweeting your own tweets.
Twitter enabled all of us to pull the ultimate power move by letting us retweet ourselves. What a time to be alive.
2. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar.
FINALLY.
3. Miley & Liam are back together.
This news awoke all of our hopeless romantic, inner-sixteen-year-olds.
4. The Gilmore GirlsRevival.
It’s been a dream to follow the filming and production on social media, and the four-part series will be the single greatest event of 2016.
5. The Olympics.
Because everyone loved watching Michael Phelps’ last lap.
6. Instagram stories.
We all judged them at first. But now, I look forward to watching all of the celebs’ stories.
7. Country music.
From award show performances, to a ton of hot summer music, to the 50th anniversary of the CMA Awards taking place in November, 2016 has been a stellar year for this genre.
8. Pokemon Go
Personally, I was never into it. But it brought a lot of people a lot of joy, a lot of wasted time, and a lot of used data.
9. Joey Chestnut reclaimed his title.
After losing to Matt Stonie by two hot dogs last year, Joey Chestnut claimed the Mustard Belt once again in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July.
10. Major League Baseball.
The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series. What more is there to say?!
Promoting procrastination and relaxation for adults everywhere, all throughout the year.
For many reasons, 2016 is a year to go down in the history books. Despite the chaos of the year, there sure has been a lot of good. With a little over two months left, we’ll see what else this year will bring.
