2007 in Review

There are only two more days (well, less really) left in the year and it seems as good a time as any to stop and look back and what happened in the last number of days.

I think one of the reasons we do things like this is because otherwise the days and weeks and months and years just blur together. Life doesn't change as quickly on a month to month basis as it did when I was a kid and more and more I find myself answering the question "So what's new?" with a stock "Oh, you know, same old, same old."

But is everything still the same as it was a year ago? Same job, same family, same apartment, same two cats. Check, check, and check. But surely things haven't always been exactly this way?


January
I rang in the New Year at a bar down the street with Wil and Lucas and Russ and Morgann and some other people. Mike was out on the East Coast for another of his sister's weddings, and shortly after midnight, I came home, turned in, and went to work bright and early the next morning.

Typical.

I got a new computer in January, which was (is!) pretty awesome.

 


February
February is when we went down to visit Mike's Dad and Terri in San Diego. We ate a bunch of stuff — I had fondue for the first time, which was interesting.

We also went on this Russian sub and some ships and things. A very nautical experience, to be sure. And to give equal time to the air, we visited the air and space museum they have down there.

 



March
This past March was Lucas's 21st birthday, and I got punched in the nose by a drunken flyweight boxer.

 



April
Rich and Juli got married this month and I got stung in the neck by a wasp, which was as totally un-awesome as it sounds. Then, Mike and I took a weekend off and drove down to TIllamook Oregon, which is about as exciting and cheese oriented as you might guess. They also have a pretty great air museum there, which we enjoyed very muchly.

 



May
Went to the Cheese Festival at Pike Place Market. Also, I pretended to crush the gray cat's head.


 


June
June was just a very very busy work month. I have absolutely no evidence that I did anything fun, social, or exciting at all.

 



July
I took a small work-related trip to Sacramento, which was fun, at the beginning of the month and went to see Rush at the White River Amphitheatre at the end of the month. And also Daft Punk. Oh, also, got iPhone. And also, Mike got hit by a car. He was okay, though.

 



August
Mike survives through his 31st birthday. Wil throws a party at this Brazillian restaurant that everybody gets amazingly drunk at. I do not believe I have been back there since. I finally got to hang out with Lloyd, since he came to town for a conference. We also had a beach party. And went to Boeing for family day. And had more nacho nights. And drove around in Smart cars.

 



September
This was the the year we finally made it to Bumbershoot. It was fun. That is all. Also the month Jessie and I started baking a lot. It's fallen off due to the holidays, but we can get back into it post-new year's methinks. I ate duck eggs for the first time (delectable!) and Wil threw a fabulous dinner party at Elemental. I also got to go on a business trip to Cupertino, which was fun.

 



October
We went home to Hawaii for my birthday and my high school reunion, which we just as awkward as one would expect. Why we do these things to ourselves, I don't know. However! I did get to meet and hang out with my little niece, Kaela,and I made a really awesome pumpkin cheesecake this month. I also managed to go to three different Halloween parties in three different costumes.


 


November
November was kind of a quiet month. I know we went out to see a number of friends a number of times, and of course Black Friday was in there, but that's about it.

 



December
December always feels so busy, like you're trying to cram in all the stuff you wish you could have done earlier in the year. We went to the Child's Play dinner again this year, Jessie had a Meme Theme Party at her place, and of course there was Christmas and all the other stuff that goes along with that.

So I guess there was some stuff this year but nothing in the major life changing event category. Next year I want to take more small weekend jaunts, and do all the good resolution thingies. But we'll see how that goes. I feel like 2006 was much more exciting for me than 2007. Maybe 2008 will bounce back to more fun-ness.