The decade in review.

After reading many lists, going through many articles and scouring through many (some non-well thought) reviews, I've come to the realization that songs, movies or books are not my preferred currency to quantify the memories of a decade.

Instead, I'd like to offer this thought. It's not the song, but the person who was standing next to you at the concert. It's not the movie, but the people who hated it with you. It is the friends that we have made that need to be counted and the memories cataloged.

This decade expanded our family, we lost friends, we gained knowledge, we cried and laughed. Do you remember who called you when 9/11 happened? Who celebrated with you when Obama won? Who played MJ on that sad day?

In the last decade I fell in love, Megan I love you.

In the past ten years I have learned that life only gets tougher, I know that there will be sad moments, I also know that my family and friends will be there for me. Having said that, lets remember the weddings, the births, the parties. Let's count the hugs, the kisses, the handshakes. Let's make lists of the inside jokes, the embarrassing moments the smiles.

I hope the next ten years are as awesome as the past ten.