2009 Looking Back

2009 Looking Back, originally uploaded by sprizee.

I built a fire at home and enjoyed the snow. I volunteered at NW Harvest with friends. I put on my boots (my sexy boots) and celebrated the inauguration of Barack Hussien Obama. I reverse skated with the kids from TBTL. Someone gave me a paper Leica. I became obsessed with tulips.

I rode the bus a lot. I baked a lot. TBTL invited me to talk about Twitter on the radio. I dragged Neilson along. I baked some more. Someone put new windows in the house and the outside was resided, eventually. But not until the summer when it turned 103 degrees. I visited New Orleans (on business) for the first time and fell in love.

I walked all over town in flip flops until my feet fell off. I visited Cafe Du Monde at least once a day. I celebrated my 32 birthday. My mom and I visited Portland. We made plans to do it again next year. We got our pictures taken in the photo booth. Twice.

TBTL invited me on the radio again. I was less nervous, mostly. I got laid off. I sulked. Between sulking I volunteered at NW Harvest and lunched with friends. A neighborhood cat tried to move into my house. I saw Joshua Bell. I saw Leonard Cohen. I watched 5 friends compete in the Vancouver marathon. Then we ate our way through the town.

I went to nearly every Seattle Sounders FC match. I read books and ate some more. I went to a wedding. I went sailing. I drove down to Portland just to see Tyler Stenson perform live, at least once in my life. Then a friend and I closed out the bar with him. The next day I roamed around Portland and ate at the Waffle Window. I picked apples in my aunt's backyard.

I visited the Washington State Fair and got nostalgic about my college days of working there. Figure eight races were witnessed. I visited Chicago and fell in love again. I saw U2 at Soldier Field. I got a job. 5 minutes from my house. I flew to Dallas Fort Worth on business. I started lunching at Marination every Wednesday. I flew to San Fransisco on business. I celebrated the 4th year of Farmoween with good friends. I flew back to San Fransisco on business. I met up with old coworkers to catch up.

But mostly I felt thankful for losing the old, which helped me find the new.

Comments

[Chris]

Happy New Year to you. May 2010 be wonderful for you.

[sprizee]

Thanks Chris. For you as well!

[Maya]

Sometimes getting laid off is the best thing that can happen to you! Happy New Year!

[egan]

Ha, maybe I can get laid off. I should be careful what I wish for.