The Year in Review

While most people take the beginning of the year as a time to make new resolutions, I like to take this opportunity to look back and reflect on what was accomplished, and more importantly what was not.

The significant moments are easy enough to identify, all I need to do is look at my shutterfly homepage because I like to capture those on camera. January 1, 2010 started off with the day spent at the San Diego Auto Show. A week in March was spent as part of the pre-opening crew at the Loews Atlanta Hotel. On Easter Sunday, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck San Diego. I remember this clearly as we were at a party and the kids were outside searching for eggs. While this was not my first experience with earthquakes, it had been some time since the 8.1 quake we experienced on Guam in 1993 and it left me quite shaken.

I have a lot of pictures of my high school reunion which took place in San Diego. It was good to reconnect with some people I have not seen in decades. I am sure everyone would agree that the ties that are formed in our youth are hard to break and so are old perceptions.

I had more work trips than I would have liked. Aside from the trip to Atlanta there was one to Las Vegas for a software conference at the Aria. Next was a trip to our corporate office in Manhattan for a business consultation and quickly followed by the main event, a 2-week training stint in White Plains, New York. While my husband tried to be as supportive as possible, it did cost him vacation days since he would in turn take off work on some days to ensure that our son was taken care of. To this, I say "thank you".

Last year was the year I saw my sister get remarried. It was not an easy path,and I was very happy for them. I got reminded of her yesterday when I saw someone remark on TV that we all make good and bad decisions in life. The most important thing is to make those decisions right. I applaud them for that and for staying close to God. An added bonus was my mother's presence.

I got to go home to Cebu last year. I have a lot of pictures of those, mainly because I wanted my husband to feel that he came with us so I would post an album almost every couple of days. My only regret is that there is never enough time to see everyone we want to see. To those who felt slighted, my apologies. Leaving is also always very hard. I miss my mother and those specially close to my heart. You know who you are.

This was the year I tried to ski and failed miserably. This was also the year of a failed relationship. I do not give up on people lightly. I have learned through experience that sometimes no response is the best response. Maybe time and God's intervention will heal wounds that run deep.

The year ended with me, my husband and my son spending New Year's Eve doing something we really enjoy. I pray that the year 2011 brings peace and prosperity not only to my immediate family but to everyone who reads this. Here's to a great year ahead!