2010 Year in Review

I just read over what I wrote last year, and I had a very optimistic outlook for 2010. Turns out I was right to hold such an opinion.
2010 was pretty good. Way better than 2009. I was also a holding pattern of sorts.
We had some up times and some down times, like everybody does. Anyway, here goes:

In 2010:
- I celebrated my 35th Birthday
- Jackson, his 5th
- Joseph, his 3rd.
- Jennifer turned whatever age she is now.
- My mom got married.
- My mom's husband almost died due to complications from a surgery to remove some cancer.
- He got better.
- I got a raise and moved up to the 7th floor of our building to work with and around the print designers.
- Because of this, I was able to quit the coffee shop. I kind of miss the social aspect of it, but at 35, I have no business mopping floors for minimum wage. None whatsoever.
- Then, because of the departure of a colleague, at the very end of the year they moved me back down to the 5th floor to take over some of his work flow. Yay for me!
- We did NOT move. This is actually a big deal. Jackson is 5 and has lived in 5 houses. Though one for only three weeks.
- Jackson really came out of his shell this year. He's in his second year at Channing, and is much less shy, and has really started interacting with the other kids more. He used to just watch. Not in a bad way, he preferred to watch the other kids play rather than participate. He way better about that now.
- Jackson also got glasses. His Nerd cred is rising. Thank goodness Nerds are hip now.
- Joseph's health really improved this year. He hasn't missed a beat. In fact, I think he is making up for lost time, because that kid is never not moving.
- LOST ended, and along with it, one of my main obsessions over the last 5 years.
- Jackson and I were trapped in the Denver airport for two days.
- I lost 36 lbs.
- I gained 6 back. Don't worry, I'm going to take care of that pretty quick here.
- The new Doctor Who is awesome. The most entertaining yet.
- Jennifer took on a second job to get some Christmas scratch at a little boutique in Utica Square. They like her and have asked her to stay on for a while, so I think she will until something else comes along.
- I got the boys a wii, and we have been having a great time on it.

2010 is gonna be off the hook. I can just feel it. We're going to have a good time.

I hope you do as well.

-JP