I started doing my own Top 9 many years ago because I didn't love the most Instagram-popular selections as much as I did my curated ones! Been spending the week thinking about my favorite 2025 memories, and they include these!
It's always a fun exercise narrowing it down to just nine, and thinking about what was going on behind the scenes--who I was with (almost always good friends and family), and what I was doing that led up to these moments...
