2010 Thought Cloud

Reverb 10
December 15: 5 Minutes
Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes.
Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
(Author: Patti Digh)

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This is going to call for a thought cloud. I will try to keep them in order as much as possible.

drama surrounding the National Championship game ~ the phone call (and subsequent text message) that ended a friendship ~ Spazmatics joint outing with friends and coworker friends (aka friends) ~ brother's birthday party was a chance to see all my family ~ Julia's wedding festivities (best party of 2010) ~ Trudy's Trifecta (not just for the drinking, but for the serious conversations that happened as a result of too many martinis) ~ the year I started drinking beer ~ running the Capitol 10K ~ silent treatment I have imposed on a family member (going on 8 months now) ~ the phone call from my mom to tell me my stepdad was in the hospital ~ running the Longhorn Run 10K ~ sweet tea and biscuits and gravy while in South Carolina ~ exploring Minneapolis ~ New York boy ~ kidney infection ~ girls weekend with Julia and Caitlin ~ the ridiculous amount of time spent editing the Recognition Report ~ my five use 'em or lose 'em vacation days spent in Corpus (the longest I've ever been home since the summer after freshman year) ~ remembering Gigi one year later ~ dancing with a rainstick at C-Rat's birthday party ~ seeing Morgan in Houston for the first time in 13 years ~ the amazing birthday gifts from my coworkers ~ Margarita Sundays ~ tequila ~ surprise visits and text messages ~ rediscovering my love of baking after making snickerdoodle cupcakes and pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon brown sugar buttercream frosting ~ my trip to Philly, New Jersey, New York, Harrisburg (I still need to write an entry about this) ~ seeing fall colors for the first time ~ stepping out of the subway stairwell right into Times Square and being in awe ~ Penn State game to see JoePa win his 400th game ~ the abrupt and slightly awkward turtle ending to what I thought was a budding friendship ~ unbearable migraines ~ the year the UT football dynasty came tumbling down

Phew... I barely squeezed that out in five minutes!

There is a reason I want to remember each of these things. Yes, my thought cloud is a mix of good and bad memories. But I wouldn't have it any other way; it's a true reflection of the last 12 months. To be honest, 2010 was a shitty year, both personally and professionally. There were quite a few bright spots and highlights, but for the most part I hated this year.