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Just like last year, we rung in the New Year with John‘s family in Iowa. Yesterday he took me out for a bit of a drive and we went on a wintery photowalk — our last of 2009.
You can view all photos from our trip in this Flickr set & John’s are also online.
Here in Iowa, it’s a bit strange to see so many 2010 signs and party favours in the store since as a Vancouverite, I feel a sort of ownership over those numbers. For the last seven years we’ve been talking about “2010” an how it will change the City. Now that it’s here (and the Olympic Winter Games are mere weeks away) it’s a mystery as to what will truly happen in 2010 after Vancouver 2010.
However, what 2010 really means is that the “2000s” are over (even though that’s not as fancy a name for a decade as the “80s” or “90s”). Here’s what happened in my life over the last ten years… Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
My year in review was going to consist of several posts that would each feature images and descriptions of all that I have seen, accomplished and valued in 2009. However, I have decided to fit everything into a single entry instead. That’s not to say I didn’t do a lot this year, quite the contrary actually.
Events that made my year…. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Once again I’ll be ringing in the New Year in Iowa with family that we haven’t seen since we rung in 2009 with a splash of champagne and more than enough margaritas.
Back in Vancouver there are plenty of events around town for the entire family as well as the club crowd to help you celebrate the dawn of 2010.
I also put the call out on Twitter and here are some suggestions from my followers:
If you have an event you would like to add, please feel free to leave a note in the comments of this post.
Reminder: Head to English Bay by 12:30pm on New Years Day to register and take part in the 90th annual Polar Bear Swim.
