So, this decade is practically over

[AGDee]

This decade has been the worst of my life. It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine, 9/11, Katrina, the fall of the auto industry) and the most difficult personally (the onset and diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, my mom's declining health and passing, the economy). It can end now, I'm more than ready. I'm trying to think of the good, because I tend to be a pretty optimistic person... changed careers, that was a good thing. Got divorced, that was a good thing too. Started grad school.. I think that's a good thing. Very, very tough decade overall though. It won't be looked back on with fondness.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

This decade has been the worst of my life. It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine, 9/11, Katrina, the fall of the auto industry) and the most difficult personally (the onset and diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, my mom's declining health and passing, the economy). It can end now, I'm more than ready. I'm trying to think of the good, because I tend to be a pretty optimistic person... changed careers, that was a good thing. Got divorced, that was a good thing too. Started grad school.. I think that's a good thing. Very, very tough decade overall though. It won't be looked back on with fondness.

I know taking away Columbine won't lighten your load much, but it was in 1999. I can think of other things to replace it, but I won't mention them!

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine)

Columbine was in Spring on '99.

(ETA: I just realized Vandal posted that right before I did lol)


This decade will be the first that I can actually remember, in it's entirety (I was 5 in '90, so I don't fully remember all of the 90s).

News wise of course there is:
9/11
Katrina
Bush elections
Obama's Election
the drug war that erupted across the border (here at least, it wasn't like that before)

Personally:
graduating HS
moving out on my own and gaining the independence I needed
joining Alpha Phi
graduating college
traveling
experiencing a hurricane (hey that's cool to a desert dwelling Texan lol)

that's all i can think of at the moment