2009 in a Nutshell

Steph and I were discussing our year and she was talking about doing a recap of the year on her blog. I thought it was a good idea, but really, didn't feel it would be necessary for my blog since my year was not that exciting or interesting. But looking back over my past entries, I realized that while the year was nothing compared to the year I was 30 (commonly referred to as "My Best Year Ever"), it was full. So, I decided that I would put a little recap of the year, so that any new readers could have a quick catch-up and all my old readers could have a refresher. I've included links to past entries in case anyone desires to read the full story on some of the activities.

2009
That was the year that:

The canine population of our family increased by one

Derrick and Jade moved in

Our family lost Grandpa, Bill, and Troy

I was able to mark West Virgina off the list of states I haven't yet visited (and add it to the list of states I feel no need to visit again)

Several road trips were made to visit Steph and the kids

I reconnected with old friends, old classmates, and a couple of old flames via Facebook

I finally got over Terry

I realized I really am a dog person

Mom, Don, and I saw Wicked

I found out what happens after margarita #4

I experienced my first drag show

I attended my first stripper-included bachelorette party

I almost lived a romantic fairy tale

I kept my job despite the hard economic year and continuous budget cuts in the job markets

I became "old" . . . and wasn't the only one to notice

I got my first digital SLR camera!

It was also the year of:

• LOTS of photography practice
• English classes
• beginner dog training
• self-taught Finnish lessons
• a new cell phone and near non-stop texting
• house, baby, and dog-sitting
• two break-ups (a record for one year)
• Wellbutrin