I am a big fan of lists, especially bullet points and since end-of-year lists are what everyone does this time of year, I thought I would look back at my life in 2008 through lists. It's hard to remember everything that made the last 12 months great and the things that I would rather forget. Note: these lists aren't complete or in any particular order.
Places I Traveled, far and near:
1. South Africa - Johannesburg, Cape Town
2. Kenya
3. Park City, UT
4. Fishlake, UT
5. North Carolina - Charlotte, Durham, Carolina Beach
6. Wendover, UT/NV
7. Palm Springs, CA
8. Springdale, UT
9. Mesquite, NV
New in 2008:
1. Took agility classes with Lulu
2. Played Rock Band
3. Job title and responsibilities
4. Hosted outdoor movie night
5. Donated to a presidential campaign or any political campaign
6. Attended a South African wedding
7. Chaperoned Queer Prom
8. Purchased new furniture
9. MacBook
10. 4-10s
Movies in the theater:
1. Long Way Down
2. Doubt
3. Twilight
5. 27 Dresses
6. Momma Mia
7. I know there are many more....or maybe not, which is strange
Books I read:
1. Twilight
2. Long Walk to Freedom
3. Mansfield Park
4. Eat, Pray, Love
5. A New Earth
6. Poisonwood Bible
7. New Moon
8. Eclispe
9. Northanger Abbey
10. Austenland
11. I really did read more than Twilight books and Jane Austen!
I'm glad I did:
1. All of the traveling
2. Barak-o-Thon at Brewvies
3. Spa day with Chicas
4. Let myself not feel guilty and partially empty
5. Hosted surprise Wedding Shower
6. Took yoga from Tam
I wish i did:
1. Visit the Northwest.
2. Spent more time with my dad
3. Better about checking in and keeping up with people.
4. Completed projects in the back yard.
5. Completed projects in the house.
6. Rollerblade more
7. Expresses feelings and appreciation better
I wish I hadn't:
1. Rode my bike through goat heads
2. Forgot birthdays and to call when I said I would
3. Flirted more than I should
4. Let fear and doubt overwhelm me
I'm glad I didn't:
1. Succumb to temptation
2. Quit my job
Things that sucked:
1. Not getting Visa for Sam
2. Having to fire someone
3. Having to give a positive HIV result for the first time
4. Cats with abscesses
5. UTIs
6. Not being with Sam
7. Loosing Sugarhouse
8. Loosing people and pets
Things that rocked:
1. Random summer nights
2. Laughing with friends
3. "Lost" Parties
4. Being with Sam
5. Obama
6. Getting to see penguins, baboons, giraffes, hippos, lions
Ok, I thought that would be a fun little exercise to sum up the year but it turned out to be a really interesting and somewhat disturbing and sobering cathartic process. Huh? That's some valuable information. Guess we'll see what I do with it in 2009.
31 December 2008
19 October 2008
3 weekends, part 2
I am so lucky to have the friends that I do. Not just because they are kind enough to host me and show me around to places i've never been and not just because they rent a beach house and invite me to come along. That is quite more than I deserve surely but I also have the added bonus of having such dear friends that when we are sitting in said house or said beach that we are talking and laughing just as if time and miles didn't exist. I have had to sort out a lot of crappy friends and acquaintances over the years, definitly spent more time on more people than made any common sense and don't keep up with others that I wish we could but as my thirties creep on it comes more and more into focus what personal relationships really are and know who I can really count on and know that I can do right by them and that they can count on me too. Now with that being said...
On my second weekend away I traveled to the great state of North Carolina to swat 2 mosquitos, as it were. One friend lives in Charlotte with her husband.
They have a lovely home in the suburb with their 3 dogs and cat and have the coolest in-home bar you could ever imagine. Being with them and talking and catching up, only for a few days was a great recharge and a reminder of all that I said above in paragraph one.
After too short of two days, we rented a car and drove the tree lined freeway to Durham where another of our friend's lives in her adorable town home by Duke University. After a charming tour of the city and a night on her couch, we drove across the (same?) tree lined highway to the beach where she had rented a gorgeous beach house for her birthday week. Even though hurricanes and fall were looming, the quiet and therapeutic time with the sea air and sea foam further recharge the rusty batteries. Not to mention the day trip to Bald Head island where I drove a golf cart for the first time and some homemade facials (g-cials). I have been blessed with traveling to africa but trips to a new place with your girlfriends can't be beat!
On my second weekend away I traveled to the great state of North Carolina to swat 2 mosquitos, as it were. One friend lives in Charlotte with her husband.
They have a lovely home in the suburb with their 3 dogs and cat and have the coolest in-home bar you could ever imagine. Being with them and talking and catching up, only for a few days was a great recharge and a reminder of all that I said above in paragraph one.
After too short of two days, we rented a car and drove the tree lined freeway to Durham where another of our friend's lives in her adorable town home by Duke University. After a charming tour of the city and a night on her couch, we drove across the (same?) tree lined highway to the beach where she had rented a gorgeous beach house for her birthday week. Even though hurricanes and fall were looming, the quiet and therapeutic time with the sea air and sea foam further recharge the rusty batteries. Not to mention the day trip to Bald Head island where I drove a golf cart for the first time and some homemade facials (g-cials). I have been blessed with traveling to africa but trips to a new place with your girlfriends can't be beat!
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