My top 5 moments of 2025 by Alexander Salguero-Verdin

Watching Cobra Kai - February

asalg281_2 — 2026-01-06 22:20:00 UTC

On February released the last episode of Cobra Kai was released, so me and my cousins and I spent the day watching it. We had snacks, rewatched favorite moments in the season, and had a lot of fun. We were going crazy and yelling at the TV because the characters had to win. It was a very fun memory because I was really being expressive and being loud and yelling, and I don't do it much. Cobra Kai is one of the top 5 Netflix shows for me, and my dad introduced it to me in season 2, so it hurts for knowing the show has been over for over a year. It is very memorable because I watched it with my cousins who I haven't seen in a while who have also yelled with me and got hyped.

Disneyland - June

asalg281_2 — 2026-01-06 22:33:06 UTC

It was my girlfriends birthday in June but a week before that, we went to Disney with her family. It was very fun because I hadn't gone since I was a kid, like almost a decade ago and I had a lot of fun. I went on some rides I recognized, we went on almost all the rides. We had food like tacos and this bread with powder, candy, and caramel apples. We were there from 7am to 11pm, it was one of the longest days I spent with her and the funnest times. I even got to know her family better. Her family even paid for my ticket and my parents paid half of it too, so I knew her family liked me because they were so nice to me. The rides were more fun than I thought aswell, especially some Star Wars ones.

Minecraft movie - April

asalg281_2 — 2026-01-07 18:03:56 UTC

Me and my friends went to the mall to hangout and watch the Minecraft movie. It is definitley top 5 memories because of the vibes and hype from the movie and times for me. The movie was so cringe that it was so good. It is a cringey comedy type of movie, but the memes that came from it, like "chicken jockey," made it a very good time because the theater became so loud as soon as Steve said that. Hanging out with my friends made it even better, and after that, we were just shopping for colognes and food. It was also our very first hangout outside of school too, so after that we started hanging out even more. I will definitely miss these times because it was when I was the happiest this year.

The Weeknd concert - June

asalg281_2 — 2026-01-07 18:11:26 UTC

My friends and I made a plan to go to the Weeknd concert because it was all of our favorite artists. We planned the seats for a month, but my friend, Jacobs dad payed for VIP seats, so we got a way better view than we planned. It was probably one of the longest days I spent outside my house because I had summer school, so we went after, and then we went to the Sofi stadium, and it ended at 11. It was one of the funnest times ever in my life because he played my favorite songs and his new album, so in the middle of it, my voice was gone. I wanted merch, but I couldn't buy it because the line was too long. Even Playboi Carti showed up on the concert before the Weeknd did to sing his songs, and then they both sang Timeless and Rather Lie.

Aquarium - August

asalg281_2 — 2026-01-07 18:25:52 UTC

Right before school started, it was my mom's birthday. We went to the "Aquarium of the Pacific". It was a long day, but good because I hadn't seen live animals in a long time. I saw octopuses, squids, different types of fish, shrimp, crabs, starfish, sea lions, jellyfish, even small sharks, and many more animals whose names I forgot. After that, we went to a place near a beach to relax and look at the water. It was like a park with a lighthouse, and I just borrowed public bikes to ride around, while the rest of my family was resting. After that, we went to a really nice, fancy restaurant nearby, and even though I ordered a burger, which was really basic for that type of restaurant, it was one of the best I ever tried, but I can't even go when I want because it is far.