I heard a story on NPR's Weekend America this afternoon about a Lakota tradition called Winter Counts that marked the winter solstice and the end of the year by a single simple drawing representing what happened during the year. While I'm not much of an artist, I got inspired to do a recap of the year since it was a relatively big one in my life.
In chronological order here are some of this year's high and lowlights:
- First girlfriend
- First kiss
- Started drinking (still haven't been drunk and don't see that happening anytime soon)
- Completed the real estate workshop project in Charlotte
- Finished my pathetic masters project
- Interviews for my first year job and subsequent rejection because they wanted "somebody more entry level"
- Graduated from UNC!
- First breakup, cue Neil Sedaka Breaking up is Hard to Do
- Actually used the four wheel drive in my Explorer to venture onto the sands of the Outer Banks beaches and didn't get stuck
- More interviews and rejections
- Hung around Carrollton
- Road trip with Josh to help chaperone the CPC youth group at Montreat
- Did some part time work for my dad
- Went to Katie and Joel's wedding
- Granddaddy had prostate surgery
- Got a great job!
- Moved to Raleigh
- Started reading for fun
- Went to Charleston, SC for my first business trip/conference
- Went to Ft. Lauderdale with my boss to represent the company at a conference and first time on a yacht (or as Tom called them Big Boats)
- First time working longer than 10 weeks
- Represented the company on my own at a function in Atlanta
- Mom was in the hospital with a bad virus but got better
- First time having my own Christmas decorations
- First time not having most of December off at home
- First New Year's Eve party at my boss' house and getting invited to another party because I say yes and no ma'am.
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