On the first day of 2010, I woke up thinking about how awesome the previous decade was. It is not often that we can reflect back on an entire decade, but 1999 to 2009 was a significant time for me.

I met my future wife, went to prom, travelled around Europe and Russia, finished high school, moved back to the United States, graduated college, moved to Virginia, got my first post-school job, moved into my first apartment, married my wife, visited San Francisco, moved into my first house, rode across Wisconsin, lost my father-in-law, changed jobs a couple of times, started working in IT, bought my own domain, bought my first car on my own, went to my first professional conference, found a new religion, had a babynot me personally…, got pregnant again, lost my grandfather and learned more about life because of all of this.

I can honestly say it was the best decade ever.

And I hope each decade continues to be better than the previous.