If I had to describe 2010 in one word, I would have to say awesome. Why awesome? I learned so many things and grew so much in 2010. Let's take a look back.
The first thing I want to look at are the resolutions I made last year. The biggest one was giving up pop. It seemed like a near impossible thing to do, but it was actually pretty easy. Because of that I felt healthier, and lost a lot of weight, which was my second resolution, to lose weight. With getting rid of pop and becoming a vegetarian, I not only lost weight, but I feel a lot healthier.
What events happened this year? 1) I graduated high school. 2) I had a life-changing (and challenging) summer. 3) I moved to the cities (big step for me). 4) I got a job as a web developer. Now let's look at those events in detail.
Graduating high school. School is finally over. I was never so happy about that. I had some awesome classes my last semester. I didn't participate in many senior activities, which my one teacher said I would regret. I don't. I'm glad to be out of there, and away from some of those people.
Summer. Camp photographer. One of the most stressful things I've done. It was hell sometimes, but I got threw it, and I grew and learned from it. If it wasn't for camp, I wouldn't have moved to the cities, which has been the most exciting event of the year.
Moving out. Finally feeling like an adult. Providing for myself, learning how to survive on my own, and having some freedom. At first it was scary, but it was the best thing I've done. I've learned so much from being on my own.
A job. Not having any education, and getting a job in a promising field, that was a work of God, and if it wasn't for all the previous things happening, it would have never came about. I no longer have to go to college. I have a job that provides me with what I need, and I enjoy it.
Things I've learned.
This is a long and random list.
- Pop is bad for you
- Being a vegetarian isn't that hard
- Photography is not as easy as you think
- Food preparation and presentation (plus other genreal food knowledge) (thank you foods class)
- High school may suck, but it eventually ends
- There are people out there that like you for who you are
- You shouldn't change your future plans because of a girl
- God knows what He's doing
- God provides what you need
- Parents provide more then you realize
- Life isn't always easy
- Chipotle is awesome
- Front-wheel cars drive a lot differently then rear-wheel
- Rush hour traffic sucks
- Pop music is catchy, too catchy
- Techno music is awesome
- Daft Punk is also awesome
- Money doesn't make happiness
- Fame doesn't either
- Pleasing people is an endless and unrewarding endeavor
- Apple is awesome
- Snow makes people drive like morons
- Porn sucks
- The harder you hold on, the more it slips
- It is possible to get a job without a college degree
- Pasta makes for a delicious and cheap meal
- Don't make five pounds of beans
- Starbucks is awesome (except the music)
- Music is how I best connect with God
- Don't jump off of moving vehicles
- Don't run around barefoot or leave shoes laying around, bad things happen
- Tea is awesome
- PHP is an awesome language
- jQuery and MooTools great things
- CodeIgniter is the best PHP framework
- Vinyl is still around
- When you live on your own, you have to make an effort to spend time with God
- Church Music by David Crowder is awesome
- The Apple store is sweet
- Coda is the single greatest piece of software for a developer
Those are just a few of the things I thought of in a short time. Some of them serious, some of them funny. Just more proof 2010 was an eventful year.
2010 started off as a pretty normal year. It was a year of uncertainty. I was first going to do college online for a help-desk degree. Then it changed to Photography at Minneapolis community. Then it changed to film at Central Lakes. Then at the last moment, it changed to moving to the cities and working. I was uncertain of what I would be doing, what living on my own would be like. In the end, it all worked out, and I have no doubt it ended in the best way it could have. I know God had it all planned out, and while I tried to resist it for a while, He got me where I needed to be.
This is the wonderful year that 2010 was. It will always be a life-changing year.
Now I look to 2011. Another year that right now looks uncertain, but unlike last year, I look forward to it. I have ideas of what 2011 might bring, but I had ideas of what 2010 would look like, and that changed. So I tread forward into 2011, welcoming it, and ready for what it has in store for me.
May 2011 bless you and me.
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