2010 Review

I'm going to do a recap....I just think 2010 was the best year of my life and I want to share it! lol

January - Started off with a 5k with Jill!! It was rainy and gross and cold, but great!!! It felt really good to be able to run that far, and we got free jackets! January also was when I started in graphics at Global!!! yaaaay! A real job!

February - OLYMPICS! Wow...just wow...Having my dad stay with us for a month and experiencing the greatest event ever was just wow....I'm so happy I was here for that. However some sadness as my grandfather died. That was sad.

March/April - Good times. We got to see the Senators in Vancouver! We went to the practice and met the players afterwards...it was great!

Kept up with the running and working!

I also got a chance to go home and surprise my grandmother! She had no idea I was coming and I didn't know it would be the last time I would see her. I spent the whole week with her and it was lovely. I will be glad for it forever...she passed in April.

May - My sister got married!!! YAAAY! My wee little sister walked down the aisle! She was so beautiful and it was so much fun! My hockey work came to a sudden end though...some day.

June - I quit my retail side job! That felt good...and so far it doesn't look like I'll have to ever work with people againnnn! (meaning I hate customer service jobs)

July - My bachelorette party!! It was so great to see everyone and be cared about! and Lisa got married! That was super fun too! AND Casey and Amy got married! We got to camp that weekend....I love camping.

September - Enter the countdown! Things started to get a little nerve wracking...but exciting! We said goodbye to the Enterprise...but really haven't missed not having a car at all!

October - THE BIG DAY. The most amazing day of my life. Just wow...Thank you EVERYONE for everything..it was great...AND my most amazing honeymoon in Mexico. I'd never really travelled before so it was so great to experience something new..and we were on SUCH a wedding and lovely dovey high. I was so happy to just BE with David. Teehee!

November - A new job!!! I moved from Graphics to Editing and man, do I ever love it. It's early...and that hurts somedays.. but overall...I'm thrilled!

December - here we are. a great year gone by...I'm so excited for what the future brings!

Done

So I've pretty much abandoned the Reverb 2010 thing...it's definitely not as cool as last year's best of 2010.....it was actually pretty lame...and instead of being excited to write and reflect, it felt like a chore....and just not even remotely fun....so I'm done...I'm also not sure anyone reads this....

5 minutes

5 Minutes - Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.

Ready GO

My wedding - Pretty self explanatory...the best day of my life

My last week my with Grandma - I'll never see her again...and being able to spend a week with her before she died...I'll always treasure that

The Olympics - Oh man....oh man...what a party...Gold medal hockey? The best..It was so fun being able to celebrate with my dad in town too. I'd do it all over again in a second!

Kallie's wedding - My little sister got married!!! It was quite a party...even though I already have little memory of it

Visit to Kelowna - It was super fun to see where Lyndsay lives! and to travel up to the Okanagan! I wish I could travel more around BC

Ziplining - Such an adrenaline rush!!!! I want to do this again for sure..

MEXICO! - I'd never been on a trip like that...all inclusive....every hour of the day with my new husband...the ocean, exploring...all the food and booze we want! Augh...I could live in that memory

Sens game - We got into the practice and met players after...so awesome...probably won't get to the practice this year....but YAY

DONE.

That was a really good one. And sort of scary...I'd be so upset if poof....2010 was gone from my head..this was the most exciting year of my life!

Appreciate

Appreciate - What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?

I think that would be my whole situation in general. I'm lucky and blessed to just live where I do. I have a roof over my head, food every day, water, a job, friends and family. I can live in peace and without fear. I am so fortunate to be able to do that.

There are SO many places in the world where women are oppressed, freedom of speech stymied. No food or water for children, wars and violence are everywhere

15 minutes from my home is the poorest and probably most drugged out and mental ill people in Canada. 15 MINUTES!

I'm lucky that I've had the life I do. I'm so grateful for it and I express this by trying to give back as often as I can. It's not mine to sit upon and gloat, and just be thankful. It's one thing to have it all...it's another to want everyone to have it too.

Action

Action - When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?

Well...I really really want to try a complex knitting/crochet pattern. I've been searching for a good pattern but I haven't found anything yet that is workable...

I want to make

A touque
An infinity scarf
A Vest
A Sweater
A blanket


Obviously not at once, but those are my needle goals. I'm pretty sure the touque won't be so bad once I get going. I have a pattern for the scarf...It's the vest and sweater that will hold me back...So I guess my next step is to start the other projects and keep my eyes out for a pattern!

Body

Body Integration - This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present?

WHAT? What does that even MEAN....I have no comment on this one...Just wanted to post how ridiculous this is..HOW are we supposed to remember things like THAT...What happened to the good prompts?

11 things

11 Things - What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?

Hmm. Another toughy....

1. My life doesn't need SQUISHED. I feel like our apartment is just too small. We desperately need more space. So we need to find a new place to live...getting rid of this will help me to breath more..we'll have more space..and our things will have homes. I'll just feel more at peace in my home if it's not all crammed into 400 sq ft.

2. My life doesn't need my extra weight! I super slacked off exercising in the last few months of 2010. So in 2011 I want to get back on the train I was on at the beginning of 2010! I'll feel better and fitter :D

3. My life doesn't need financial worry! However we've been meeting with our financial planner and in 2011 we will have a long term plan established. Which will be awesome for the future and for the kids

4. My life doesn't need the absence of God. He's not absent, but I really need to dedicate more time. Now that my work has settled down I hope to get to church more often and read the bible way more.

5. Muffins! I eat too many muffins at work I think...I should cut back on them...that would help with number 2.

ELEVEN things?! really? who has 11 whole things!

6. Dramz. Not that my life is full of it. I'd just like things with David to be less dramatic sometimes.

7. Wasted time. I try not to waste my time, I keep my hands busy working on projects. But I'd like to spend more time outside, or with friends, or reading, or SOMETHING other than sitting on the couch. Challenge my brain

8. Wasted items. It's no good owning things you don't use. I'd like to use my things more. The Wii, gameboy...things I have and use occasionally I should sit down and use more...so that I won't feel bad (like the portable DVD player I just found that is dead now...)

9.

I'm leaving off here...if I think of anything new I'll update this.