# @nikkihiltz on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1faoQtOpHn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10493453-nikkihiltz-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f448b4e4ed.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-12-30T20:38:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nikki Hiltz (@nikkihiltz) — https://gondola.cc/nikkihiltz

## Caption

2023 was filled with some BIG moments. I won my first ever national title on the track, traveled the world, got to see my favorite artist perform live, competed at the World Championships, and set the American record in the mile. We also had over 2,000 people sign up for the pride5k and raised $50,000 for pointofprideorg to help trans folks get the gender affirming care they need! I think it’s safe to say the past 365 days have been some of the best of my life.

But when I reflect on this year, for every “big” moment there are hundreds of small ones that keep coming to mind that are just as meaningful and important to me. 

In 2023, I kissed the love of my life at exactly midnight under a pinecone in downtown Flagstaff, I wrote in my journal almost every single day, a good friend taught me how to make sourdough bread and I baked about a million loaves throughout the year. I experienced my first ever snowy winter, used a reusable mug every time I got coffee, Emma and I taught Scout how to swim, and I ran countless of miles in the mountains with my friends. 

Here’s to not only measuring life in the big moments but in the day to day simple and small things too. Because when I look back on this year and think about everything I keep finding that it’s those little things that are the closest to my heart ❤️

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Andrei | @AlexAndTrack | https://gondola.cc/AlexAndTrack | Photographer |

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