Can you believe we are almost at the end of 2009 and about to start a new decade?
Lets see if you are up to this challenge. Note, at least, one memorable event from each year of this past decade so far.
(if you cannot recall a year, just leave it blank)
Re: Your decade in review....
2000: my first boob job
2001: my 21st birthday!
2002: my
2003: met Rob
2004: married Rob
2005: Had my first baby, Happy 4th Birthday Alex (his bday is today!)
2006: Alex's first Christmas
2007: 7/7/7 My cousin Marleigh was born on her mommy's birthday!
2008: Had my second baby, Max
2009: Both of my kids were hospitalized this year for being really sick and we ended the year taking our first trip to Disney as a family of 4!
2010: I will be celebrating my 30th birthday next year! All I want is a healthy HEALTHY year for my family and friends!!! xoxo
2000 - This is the year I moved out of my parents house and learned lived on my own, pay my own bills, etc.
2001 - This is the year I finally had sex for the first time (I cannot believe that I remember this and that I am admitting this).
2002 - I really believe that this is the year I learned who I was, really, and finally learned to not care what anyone else thought of me.
2003 - This is the year I met my husband.
2004 - I lost another job and took a tremendous pay cut.
2005 - This is the year I got engaged and began planning my marriage.
2006 - This bittersweet year I lost my fiancee's grandmother and gained a husband.
2007 - I got pregnant and delivered Sophie in 2007. It was an amazing year.
2008 - This year was a whirlwind. I cannot remember any one big event other than my sister getting pregnant.
2009 - We lost Ava, we lost our pregnancy, we got the swine flu.
I have high hopes for 2010 all of which are centered around ending the year with two new children in my family - one for my sister and one for me.
2000 = Graduated high school, started college
2001 = Got my first new car
(which we still have today)
2002 = Josh and I started dating
2003 = Graduated college, my first "real" job
2004 = Went to my first wedding - and I was in the bridal party
2005 =Got engaged, became a teacher
2006 = Got married, bought our first house
2007 = hospitalized for really bad headaches - everything was okay, Got pregnant
2008 = Had Lynda loved every moment of being a stay at home mommy
2009 = Was lucky to be a sahm for the first half of the year, tough transition going back to work
2010 = even years always seem to be better for our family so I'm just hoping for something good.
This is fun!
2000 - graduating from college
2001 - moving into my own apartment
2002 & 2003 - are a blur of partying, dating, and hanging out wiht my fabulous friends, it's a very special time in my life where I think I really went from teenager to adult and could really appreciate being single and living on my own nad having friends who were like family.
2004 - began dating (now) DH
2005 - getting engaged
2006 - getting married
2007 - going to Alaska for my 1st anniversary and getting pregnant
2008 - becoming a mom
2009 - moving into our new house
2010 - My hopes are to have a second baby and for all of us to be happy and healthy!
How cool! ok here I go:
2000: started college 2001: broke up with my hs sweetheart 2002: moved by myself to Miami from DR 2003: bought my dogs 2004: met one of my greatest friends 2005: broke up my 3 years relationship, went backpacking to europe, met DH 2006: graduated college and moved in with DH 2007 : got engaged 2008 : got married 2009 : one crappy year but happy overall 2010: I hope to finally get pregnant in 2010 and complete our family.Great post!
2000: Met MH and fell in love 2001: graduated college and move to MIA to be with MH 2002: started graduate school 2003: my dad passed away, MH graduates college and proposes 2004: get our first real apartment and are married 2005: Elijah is born and I finish graduate school 2006: Our first family vacation 2007 :this year we focused on fixing our credit and saving $$ to buy a home 2008 : Chelsea is born and we become homeowners 2009 : MH is promoted and we're expecting baby U in the new year 2010: My wish for 2010 is for my children to be healthy and happy, to continue strengthening my marriage and family, and to spend as much time with my loved ones making beautiful memoriesthis is fun
00-Turned 21 in Vegas and got my bad ass bright blue Mustang the day before I left for Vegas...and Mel I lost my V card here...guess we are late bloomers...btw was not in Vegas..was in St Aug
01- Graduated College Dec 15 and started work on the 18th
02-Had my first fling and met Josh
03- Got Engaged and got Zoe
04- Got Married went on a wonderful honeymoon, Work sent me to Cali and to New Mexico
05-Work sent me to Cali again, then to New Mexico and we ended the year with snow in NY.
06 Had my last work trip to Banff and found out I was pg
07 Had Aaron
08 Went to my first gay wedding in Boston
09 Josh left working with my family to be on his own, bil lost his job for 6 months, found out about a close family members illness, got pg, terminated pg, got pg again accidentally...didn't work out that time. Went on a cruise.
10 Trying to take each day as they come....trying to wait 3 more months to ttc is aggravating to say the least. However I want for all my family to be sick and employed and above all happy.
"If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane" -- Jimmy Buffett
ME TOO!
"If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane" -- Jimmy Buffett
2000 - celebrating the millenium!
2001
2002 - graduated from high school
2003
2004 - met DH
2005 - started dating DH
2006 - graduated from college
2007 - married my wonderful husband
2008 - really started networking and doing things to start establishing my career
2009 - graduated law school and had emma!
And what is your greatest wish for 2010? for emma to have a happy and healthy first year of life and for DH and i to be able to enjoy all of it; to be able to buy a house; and to do well at work and find a good balance between working and being a mom
2001 - Started my senior year of high school
2002 - Graduated high school in Norway and moved to London
2003 - Finished a year at Uni in London and moved back to the US
2004 - Moved to Charlotte, NC
2005 - Finally moved back to my home state of Florida!
2006 - Got engaged on DH's 30th birthday!
2007 - Planned my amazing wedding and had my first professional photoshoot (e-pics!)
2008 - Got married, went to Hawaii, got pregnant, and gave birth! Whew what a year!
2009 - Bought our first home and celebrated Jake's 1st birthday
And what is your greatest wish for 2010? For all of us to keep our good health, I've learned from recent events that that is all that really matters. Apart from good health I hope for DH to find a new job so I can get health insurance
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Can you seriously believe it's been a DECADE already?!?! Ok, here goes nothing....I'll highlight my biggest years in past 10....
2001: Graduated High School and later started at the Police Dept.
2002: Met Sean
2004: First trip out of the county (to Canada- a place I absolutely love!) and the year we lost Sean's grandmother and got engaged in the hospital before she passed.
2005: Lost Sean's mother 5 months before we got married and also got pregnant with DD #1
2006: Became a mother and celebrated our first anniversary in San Francisco
2007: Pregnant with DD #2
2008: Became a mother for the 2nd time
2009: Lost Sean's grandfather and began my journey back to nursing school.
My hopes for 2010? Pay down our debt, would love to try for baby #3, get in better shape and most of all, hope for the health of family and friends.
May 2010 bring everyone the health and happiness we all deserve!
lol you can't believe you remember that?? i remember the year i did!
Camryn Grace ~ July 6th, 2009 ~ 7lbs 9oz, 20.5"
Brayden Richard Drew ~ December 20, 2010~7lbs 9oz, 20"
2000: My grandmother passed away
2001: graduated HS, started FIU
2002: grandfather passed away, got engaged to my HS sweetheart, started working at my current job
2003:
2004: started planning wedding
2005: broke up with fianc?, met DH
2006:moved out on my own, partied like crazy, dated dh on and off
2007: started dating dh exclusively
2008: moved in with DH, got engaged, bought a house, found out i was pregnant (all in that order... lol)
2009: got married and had my son!
For 2010 I hope for health and happiness... and hopefully start trying for baby #2!
2000: Moved to Florida with DH and began living together
2001: Bought our first house
2002:
2003: Got engaged
2004:
2005: Got married
2006: Bought our 2nd house, got pregnant with our first baby
2007: Nicholas was born
2008: Moved back to NYC
2009: Got pregnant with our 2nd baby, lost my beloved grandmother
2010: Our baby girl will be born in March. My greatest wish for the rest of the year is to be thin again and for God to grant me more patience!!
2000: lost my virginity
2001: graduated H.S
2002:
2003: broke up with my a-hole bf and hooked up with my future hubby
2004: moved in with my future hubby on Jan 1st, got engaged in Dec
2005: planned my wedding
2006:got married, went to NYC for the first time, LOVED IT!
2007:
2008: got a beautiful baby boy!
2009: graduated college!!!!
For 2010 I hope for nothing but happy news! and a job I enjoy.
- 2000 - went to Europe with ex
- 2001 - started going out with DH, graduated with my BA, started working at MDC
- 2002 - got engaged, began graduate school
- 2003 - bought our first home
- 2004 - got married, went to Disney, St. Augustine and St. Lucia in an almost 1-month honeymoon. DH's grandfather passed away. Anniv trip to Victoria, Canada.
- 2005 - Anniv trip to Williamsburg and Bedford, VA, DH's grandmother passed away.
- 2006 - graduated with my MA, went to Montreal, Canada, found out I was pg
- 2007 - had L, my grandma passed away
- 2008 - my dad passed away
- 2009 - began working at BC, dad's cousin and my uncle passed away, had first summer off, DH's other grandmother passed away.
For 2010, I hope no one dies (but that's going to be hard seeing as my uncle is in really bad condition because of stomach cancer). I wish for health and love and family time, and I wish for L to build his immune system so he doesn't get sick so much! I also wish for a healthy year for all my friends and family.- 2000 - Got my first apt. (renting) on my own.
- 2001 - My parents moved out to Florida from PR. I moved in with them.
- 2002 - I bought my first condo. Paternal Grandmother passed away.
- 2003 - Met DH and began long distance dating and got engaged, all within 3mos. of meeting.
- 2004 - We got married in Hawaii (sept), then Dec renewed vows in FL.
- 2005 - Moved to Hawaii, traveled the islands, started working at the day care on base.
- 2006 - Traveled some more, mom visited me with my uncle in Hawaii. Was taking online classes.
- 2007 - Went to PR to do my internship. Moved to Japan, got pregnant.
- 2008 - Had our amazing little boy and traveled to Florida and Puerto Rico. 3 babies were born within 1month of eachother. Found out Ayden has ASD and it's not closing on it's own.
- 2009 - Graduated from college in PR, had our first family reunion, my paternal grandfather and uncle both passed and Shaun's only cousin.
For 2010, I want nothing more than health for everyone around us, and I wouldn't mind if Shaun gets selected as Officer.2000: Met DH; went skiing for the first time
2001: Got engaged; turned 30; got my Bachelor?s degree!
2002: Was granted an annulment by the Catholic church so I could remarry in church (wouldn?t have been a big deal if I didn?t get it, but it was important to me at the time)
2003: Got married
2004: My rottie, Thunder, passed away (he was only 6, had a cancerous tumor); Started TTC
2005: Sold our house (it was my first house
; bought it with my exH when I was 23); found a great new house in Broward
2006: Moved to Broward; started new job
2007: This was a really tough year for us; we did several IUI treatments without success, I was pretty depressed/stressed about not being able to get pg and finally in December (after 3 years of TTC we decided to just give up)
2008: Found out in December that we were finally pg!!!!!
2009: Had a great pregnancy and delivered Hunter in August
For 2010 I hope for good health and peace for all my family and friends!