In 2005....

....I floated down a river in Belize
....I watched Auburn go 13-0 (was at every game but Citadel)
....I graduated college
....I drove across the country
....I stayed in the home of a celebrity (well, sort of a celebrity)
....I saw the Grand Canyon
....I bought a one way ticket to an island without a job or place to live
....I became a teacher
....I lost a best friend

A lot happened in 2005. We remember years by the events that took place during that year. A lot of big things happened in 2005 that are pretty cool and make good stories or life experiences. There were some great times with people and some hard times with losing people. But 2005 won't be the year I met ZTB, or the year I took the cross country road trip in a Jetta like you see in commercials. It won't be the year I received a college diploma or left the states. 2005 will be the year I finally got it, I finally figured out what life was about, what was important, and how satisfying it could really be. Sure there were the times I faceplanted and every year will have those down moments. But I will look back and smile on my 2005, not for the cool things I did, but because it was a year I could finally be proud of how I tried to spend it.