Wrappin’ up the Decade

I wasn’t going to do a decade wrap-up thing, but I enjoyed Carl’s so much, that I though I’d steal her format. So here we go.

2000: Junior year in high school. Was right in the middle of swimming season, so I smelled constantly of chlorine and was really tired of doing it. Vowed that would be my last season. It wasn’t.

2001: Senior year – still swimming, though  not very well and very half-heartedly. Enjoying my reign as senior class president and had a lead role in the school play (Noises Off). Getting my college applications together.

2002: Freshman year at WWU. I loved Washington and I loved being away from home. Found this great group of friends, loved living the dorms – didn’t love what I thought my major would be (theater) and ended up switching to environmental journalism. Joined the lacrosse team.

2003: Was working at Applebee’s (yeah the Bee’s) in Burlington, went on my first spring break in Mexico, lost 40 lbs, worked my first summer at Camp Starlight.

2004: Did my first quarter working on the Western Front, and hated every minute of it. Really hated it. Hated everything about it. Just to punish myself, I signed up for another round of punishment. Ended up kind of liking it. Worked another summer at Camp Starlight. Put all the weight I had lost back on. Decided I hated my advisor and changed my major to PR (best decision ever). This year was really hard for some reason. I was really down this whole year and I don’t really know why.

2005: Senior year, and this was a great year. Worked on the Front as an editor, made a whole bunch of new friends (including an abusive one named Cari who assaulted me several times, once over taking white smarties), worked on the Klipsun, worked at the College Store. Got straight A’s. Last spring break in Cabo…Got a great internship at the AJGA in Atlanta. Loved the job, hated the south. Got my first real job at Mammoth.

2006: Living in Mammoth, being buried in snow. Made a bunch of new friends. Shoveled a lot. Discovered my secret talent at voice recording phone messages. Learned a lot about crisis communication.

2007: Still living in Mammoth, not dealing with that much snow. Got another job waitressing. Got a new job in Montana, moved back to Missoula. Turns out it was the worst job ever. EVER. Bought my first new car.

2008: Still living in Missoula, hating every minute of it. Had the worst job on earth, working for some questionable people. Got laid off – basically was the best thing that ever happened to me. Unfortunately, the economy quit too. Took five months to find a new job. Adopted a cocker spaniel whom I love. Went to four weddings in one summer.

2009: Got a new job at a great place. Work with really nice people. Not hating Missoula as much. Still loving my dog. Spent every weekend at the lake with my parents. Lost 51.6 pounds. Got way to drunk on New Years Eve.

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