Lists

Well, it's December 2009.  You know what that means, right?
The best & worst lists of the first decade of the new millenium are starting to trickle in.

I read one from the Toronto Sun today; it was pretty pathetic.  The journalist tried to argue that the 2000s were the 'meanest' decade, and then included the fact that Charles Schultz died to make his point.  Not sure how Snoopy's creator dying has anything to do with the decade being labeled as mean...  But maybe what's on the list doesn't really matter as long as you're the journalist who publishes a list first.

 Maybe writing a list isn't such a bad idea though.  Taking time to reflect on the past 10 years of your life has some merits.  For me, this past decade represents one third of my life - a lot of adventures, a lot of growing up; plenty of stuff I can't remember, some things I'd rather not remember!

2000 - started working part time at the church
2001 - graduated from college with honours in business (whatever that means)
2002 - worked answering phones at a car dealership for a couple months.  That sucked.
2003 - went on an epic road trip with friends (Nova Scotia).  filled up my time babysitting a couple kids
2004 - went to bible college
2005 - worked at a summer camp
2006 - Started working full time at the church.  Spent all my free time volunteering at the summer camp and hanging with friends
2007 - another epic road trip with friends (Alberta).  The last of my grandparents passed away :(
2008 - yet another epic road trip with friends! (Tennessee)
2009 - Lots of hiking & camping this year.  My bro got married.

Lots of stuff happens in 10 years: Jobs, education, evolving faith, building friendships, new vehicles, weekend trips, volunteering, inside jokes, crushes, dating, drifting friendships, rekindling friendships, family events, babies & marriages, accidents, illnesses, death, ...  Good times and bad, all experiences which shape us into the people we are today.


What about you?  10 years is a long time, what have you done with it?