A Decade of Life

Last night I sat down and finally wrote (typed) a few resolutions. Every new year I make resolutions. I never look at them again throughout the year. Most of the time I don't even remember what I resolved to do by the time March rolls around. Yet, I sure do seem to do a lot, don't I?

Following the footsteps of other bloggers, here's much of what I did in the last ten years. TEN YEARS!:

- Moved from a purple room in China Heights to a yellow room on Jackson Street, and eventually in to a ridiculously large beige room.
- Cried when the mechanics told me my beloved Prelude would drive no more, invested my precious money into the car, and drove it for at least five more years
- Had a hell of a good time at my first job
- Took a second job, and eventually a third one (turned down a few in the process as well)
- Bought my own laptop and began my Mac addiction
- Met life-changing, life-filling friends
- Made lasting friendships
- Met Bryan on a rooftop on Polk Street, saw him play on stage, said hi, talked on the phone, went on our first date
- Dated two other guys briefly but chose Bryan as the clear winner
- Traveled to Greece, Italy, New Orleans, New York, Boston, Hawaii, Hungary, Czech Republic, London, Fiji, Sydney, Vegas, Bali, Tokyo
- Joined my first gym, then a second, then a third - you'd think I'd finally feel comfortable going!
- Learned to throw a clay pot, climb a rock, paddle a canoe, dance the hula, and attempt to surf a wave
- Fell in love
- Moved to Hawaii
- Moved in with Bryan
- Wore a pair of shiny pink pants - and more than once
- Partied so hard orange tuffs of carpet appeared in the living room
- Honestly left a part of my heart in San Francisco
- Watched the sunrise in Maui
- Paddled with whales
- Visited every Hawaiian island
- Went to many beautiful weddings of even more beautiful friends
- Met friends' babies
- Starting blogging about things like gold shoes
- Said yes and accepted a gorgeous ring
- Hiked the Na Pali coast and kayaked it the next year
- Laughed so hard and so often
- Spent a lot of time in deep thought
- Got married, had a day I will remember forever
- Became an aunt
- Grew up a lot
- Became one of those people that says "I can't believe it's been ten years already!"

Many of you were with me over the last ten years. What else did I do?