Y2K, who could forget it? We all awaited on pins and needles to see if the turning of the century would bring another day or erupt into worldwide chaos. Except for me and a few friends, nope we sat around watching the ball drop on MTV, goofing off, and doing things I'm sure our parents wouldn't have approved of... It was a good New Year, I still have some good pictures of it, in my memory and as proof that we survived. It was also the year that the second Bush was elected president among much controversy involving vote counts in his race against Al Gore, I wasn't old enough to vote, so I didn't get to cast my vote for my own personal choice.
2001, well that was a rough year, for me, my family, and all of America. For my family and I because we lost a few of our members that year, they were both too young and left too much behind. For the country (this is an obvious one) 9/11, what a tragedy. Such a wasted loss of life, so much hatred, yea that was a definite low point and I can tell you still, exactly where I was when I heard that news on the radio, funny how those tragic moments are frozen in time. I do have to throw in one high point for me, I attended my first major concert with Carly Moe, oh yea, we went to see the Backstreet Boys at the Rosea Garden and it was AMAZING!
I'm not going to bore anyone with a memoir of my first decade, just a few of the high points.
The next year was a moment when everything changed, in a big way, and yet it was good, High School Graduation. Yep That's right, the class of 2002 walked down the big aisle and we were handed our diplomas, a group of people I'd grown up with were sent out in the world to find ourselves and become grown-ups (though I don't think we all have yet). All the teachers cheered so relieved to have us off their hands finally. We were good kids, some opf us just had mouths and attitudes that I'm sure were quite wearing on the already fragile nerves of those poor teachers.
Now, in the years following not too much happened I attended college for a couple years, worked a few jobs, dated a few guys, made and lost some friends.George W. Bush beat John Kerry and John Edwards in the 2004 election, with just as much controversy as his 2000 victory presented. 2005 my paternal grandmother passed away, that was a rough time, but that rough time had a bit of silver lining as I met Aaron during that time. So, 2005 was up and down, had highpoints and lowpoints, a LOT of both.
In meeting Aaron, I also met my future daughter, Paige which was a great thing. She has truly been one of the highest points of the decade, when she's not driving me crazy....I kid, I kid. 
The next year (2006)came one of the greatest changes of all, I moved to Oregon City with Aaron and Paige, got a job as a dental assistant to an Endodontist. It was the biggest and most radical change that I ever chose to subject myself to. It was a great decision and a great experience, I got to re-establish a friendship with one of my best friends, with trips to Powell's and Sushi. :) Aaron also proposed that Christmas, which was a nice topper for the year. 2007 My kid brother graduated and started his journey towards adulthood, he's still on it as well...lol... We got our dog Joey, who Aaron seriously contemplated murdering after he ate a hole in our brand new bathroom wall. Paige found a new best friend in our new neighbor Ian, her senior by a year.
2008... Since it was more recent, what has happened in that year was, well, ALOT. We expanded our family with Cleo, our pit bull who has been a sister to both Paige and Joey, and a dog-ter (instead of daughter, get it?) to Aaron and I. We set a date, found out I was pregnant, and got married. Yes, in that order... We had a great wedding, thanks in large part to our family and friends who were present. We moved from the thriving metropolis of Portland back to my hometown. Paige started Kindergarten with Mrs. Mary as her teacher. And for the country, Barack Obama made history when he was elected the first black President this country has ever had, and was immediately thrust into one of the worst economic crises since the depression.
And now for the final year in this chapter (2009), Addison Kaylin was born on Feb. 3, 2009, on her Great-Granpa Reller's 80th birthday. Due to a condition on her head she was taken to Doernbecher to be checked out, we were there for a few days but she was released when the doctor's gave her a clean bill of health. We took her home. Paige turned 6, and fininshed Kindergarten with high marks (which in K means ++'s). Aaron got his contracting license and started his own flooring business, we moved into a nice place next to people that I've known all my life. Addie learned to roll over, then crawl, then walk, and she's starting to talk. Aaron turned 30. My mom turned 50 and my brother turned 21, so it's been a year full of milestones.
It's been a decade I'm glad I got to be a part of, imagine in 20 or 30 years when the teens are all saying I wish I could have had the experience of living through the 00's... Kind of like I think living through the 50's or 60's would have been pretty neat. I can look at my kids or grandkids then and say, "Hey, I did live through that decade, and what a decade it was."
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