2008 Comes To An End

2008 was the most up and down year of my life. Here's the good stuff that happened this past year:

• Adopted Buddy
• My daughter graduated from high school
• Eric, Ariel , and I traveled through Europe and saw the most amazing cities in the world (London, Paris, Bern, Venice, Florence, and Brussels)
• Ariel and AJ both passed their driving tests and got their license
• Went on great motorcycle adventures with Eric
• Went to Big Head Todd & Johnny Lang concert
• Read "The Shack", "How Starbucks Saved My Life", & "King Henry IIIV Six Wives"
• Discovered Miro and the ability to watch great shows on the internet
• Learned the art of Mosaic
• Vacationed in Tahoe and enjoyed the last bit of summer including taking Buddy for his first swim
• Found meetup.com and way to meet new people
• Started my own meetup for bowling called "Monday Night Bowling Madness"
  
• Saw some wonderful movies (Frost/Nixon, Doubt, Milk)
• Lost weight and have kept up my workouts all through the year
• Discovered a great hiking trail for people and dogs "Quick Silver"
  

I am glad to see 2008 come to a close. I look forward to the future and hope that 2009 is a much better year.