Like taking a shower

My blog friend, ba, did a post on events of the past 10 years and I am going to shamelessly copy her idea! It's amazing how fast time goes the older you get. As my son once said, "When you're 10, a year is a 10th of your life and seems like a long time. By the time a person is your age, Mom, a year is like taking a shower!!" Yes, he's a brat.

I'm going to start this decade with 1999 because it was a special year.

1999

• Biggest event of this year occured on October 5th when I met Ed. At a Starbucks after initially meeting on Match.com. Had no idea while drinking that cup of coffee how my life was about to change!
• Y2K - bought the water and batteries and first aid kit. What a bust!

2000

• Jenni and Jeff bought their house
  
• Ed takes me on my first trip to Hawaii
  
• My dad came to visit in June on his birthday and we took him to an Oakland A's game. Wished him Happy Birthday on the marquee and he loved it
• Moved from Sunnyvale to Newark and in with Ed in July
• Ed and I had our first Christmas with the blended family. Only two grandsons on Ed's side (from his middle son, Michael) at this time.

2001

• Ed's youngest son, Marc, has his first little boy, Cameron
  
• Although we didn't know her yet, Vika was born in Russia
  
• Jenni and Jeff get engaged
• Ed and I get engaged
• We discovered that the world is nothing like it was in the movie 2001!

2002

• The year of the weddings - Jenni and Jeff, me and Ed
• When Jenni and Jeff get married, we gain a granddaughter - Ali
• My dad turns 80 and we have a big party for him in Chicago
• Although we didn't know him, Eamon was born in Russia
• Had surprise 50th anniversary party for Ed's parents
• Took Ed's grandsons, Damian and Ethan, on their first visit to Disneyland
  

2003

• Marc's second son, Shane, was born
• Two of our sons - Marc and Joe - buy their first homes
• My dad moves back to Chicago beginning our quarterly visits to see him
• Reconnect with my best friend from the past, Babette!
  

2004

• Jenni and Jeff begin the long process of their Russian adoption
• Ed's daughter, Wendy, met Mike who would become her husband
• My son, Joe, begins dating Angie who will become his wife
  
• Ed and I take our first trip to Italy - and a love affair was born!
  

2005

• Vika and Eamon join our family on Christmas Eve - best gift ever!
• Took 15 family members to see Lion King in San Francisco
  

2006

• Wendy and Michael get married - we inherit another granddaughter, Cachet
• Second trip to Italy
• Sandi turns 60!!
  

2007

• The year of losing parents
• Ed's mom passes away in January
• My father passes away in October
• Joe and Angie get married in May. Add two more grandsons to the family - McKayle and Spencer
• Ed turns 60!!
• My kids join us for a few days in Tucson where we all take a "walk down memory lane"
  

2008

• Ed's father passes away in January. We're both now officially orphans
• I retired from Stanford Hospital after 20 years. Yippee!!!
  
• Another trip to Italy, plus Austria and a day in London
• After another trip to Tucson, Ed and I decide we could easily retire there
  
• Trip to New York City to see it "done up" for Christmas
  

2009

• The year of babies
• My brother, Tony, and his wife, Nicki, have their fourth child in January- a little boy named Alex
• Joe and Angie have a little boy two weeks later - Tyson
• Wendy and Mike have twins in August - we're now up to 13 grandkids
• Ed and I go to Portugal where his family is from

2010

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