2010 Reflection

It seems like just yesterday we were all worried that the world would come to an end, thank goodness we handled Y2K with class. Now eleven years later we have had the iPod revolution, the PVR, HD TV, Facebook (Twitter, MySpace etc. etc.), YouTube, Nintendo Wii, and the blackberry vs. iPhone era. A world when CD’s were cutting edge and every young female who had choreographed a dance to the Spice Girls, The Backstreet Boys, or even New Kids on the Block were pleasantly surprised with tour dates and welcomed childhood memories.

This is a new decade. A new year. All with new questions. Will life as we know it end by 2012? Who will be our next hockey hero? Will Canada win the next gold in Olympic hockey? Will we start doing what’s right for the planet and learn from our mistakes or will we continue down a destructive path? Will we become more conscious about the decisions we make about our health or will we continue to blame over eating and greediness on our culture? What will be game changers of the next decade?

This year has been one of the best years of my life, that’s a lot to live up to 2011! There have been so many amazing memories and adventures that I was fortunate to experience. I learnt a lot of lessons about forgiving, forgetting, letting people in, and letting people go. Some people have entered my life and have taught me more in a few months then I’ve learnt in 23 years. Others have left my life, and although they have left this earth or are no longer involved in my life, I am thankful that they have helped me grow and have taught me something along the way.

I started this blog to help turn my life around and to focus on more positive things. Although I sometimes struggle and find myself drowning in this thing we call life, I always have something to look forward to and I know that someone in my life will be willing to help pick me up; even if it’s working on a list item.

So although this list is very selfish, these are my top 10 memories of the year. These are in no particular order, just when they popped into my head.

1. The Olympic Experience

2. Every night that I spent with my friends – olympics, camping, hiking, hot tubbing, crafts, cooking, hockey, training, swapping stories, and the list goes on . I’m thankful for such amazing people in my life.

3. Camping trip with the buds from Van

4. Getting my new bike

5. Competing in my first triathlon and first half marathon

6. Dance parties (my place, friends places, MJ dance parties, clubs, 90’s dance parties; you get the point right? I love dance parties)

7. Learning new things about photography from my friends, family, the club, books, and trial and error.

8. Experiencing Vancouver

9. Starting a community garden

10. Olympic gold in hockey, Sutter stepping down, great hockey games with good luck jerseys with great company (in the dome!). So really a lot of hockey.

10.1. Learning how resilient people can be even in the toughest of times. It amazes and inspires me every day.

I welcome 2011 and am going to try hard not to compare this year with 2010. This year will be full of life changes and it scares me and excites me all at the same time. All I can say is 2011 - bring it on!