A bullet point list of my life in ‘The Naughties’
2000
- Y2K scares proved unfounded as the world did not descend into chaos at the stroke of 12
- As a wee 15 year old I started my first relationship
- My Papa died on Feb 11th RIP
- After my 16th birthday I moved into my first flat on my own
- Started work as a cashier at Superstore
- George W. Bush accepted the presidential nomination and dark descended on North America
2001
- My step-dad died on Feb 14th RIP
- Moved up in the world by renting a nice apartment on the 9th floor of a high-rise
- Graduated high school
- Gordon Campbell became premier of British Columbia
- The 9/11 attacks occurred
- On December 16th, I lost my little brother and sister, Benjamin and Hannah in a house fire
2002
- Turned 19, legal age in BC
- Coldplay released A Rush of Blood to the Head
- Canada won gold in both the men’s and woman’s hockey finals at the Salt Lake City winter Olympics!
- The U.S. invaded Afghanistan
2003
- Survived SARS
- Saw my first gig, The Irish Rovers, at Massey Theatre New Westminster
- Also saw Matthew Good, Coldplay, Pearl Jam + Idlewild and Radiohead
- Saddam Hussein was captured
- Brian and I went our separate ways
- The Lechner family took me in and let me crash indefinitely
- WCASS hired me full time
- I moved into the basement of the ‘blue house’ and hosted many parties
2004
- Saw Broken Social Scene, Moneen, A Perfect Circle + The Mars Volta, Muse and My Morning Jacket
- Quit my job at Superstore
- Took a leave of absence from WCASS and travelled around Europe visiting: Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland,
Austria, Germany, The Czech Republic and The Netherlands. (This by the way was the most amazing time of my life to date!) - The NHL lockout started
- I moved into a gorgeous high-rise apartment near the New Westminster Quay
- My little brother Jonah was born
- George Bush was re-elected and the dark remained
2005
- Started a 2nd job working at The Orange Room
- Went to Arts County Fair
- Saw …Trail of Dead + We Are Wolves, John Mellencamp + John Fogerty and Death Cab For Cutie
- Completed my Douglas College Continuing Education certificate in School Aged Child Care
- Attended various conferences and seminars on School Aged Child Care
- Purchased a flight to Scotland on a whim and moved a week later
- Saw Franz Ferdinand + The Editors and Black Mountain + Wolf Parade
- Met Stewart and we started dating
- Went to Treviso, Italy to be a nanny and the family were horrible rich snobs so I moved back to Scotland
- Stewart and I got serious
2006
- Moved to Unterageri, Switzerland to work as a Nanny for an amazing Aussie family
- Went on mini-breaks with Stewart to Paris, Brussels and Basel
- Went to Glasgow for the Bon Jovi concert
- Backpacked around Lucerne, Locarno and Lugano
- Went back to Canada to obtain an ancestry visa for the UK
- Stephen Harper was elected Prime Minister
- Moved to Scotland, visa in hand
- Stewart and I shacked up together
- Started work as a manager before and after school care centre
- We went to Crete for a holiday
- Road an old Donkey
- Ashley gave birth to my handsome nephew, Dylan Downey
2007
- Took Stew to meet my friends and family in Vancouver
- Broke my pelvis and a couple ribs in a car crash that resulted in 3 months off and a career change
- Caved to peer pressure and started using Facebook
- Saw Paolo Nutini
- Started work at ICS Home Learning as a telesales advisor
- Went to Tunisia for a holiday
- Rode a baby Camel
- Bought a flat with Stewart in Glasgow
2008
- Renovated our flat
- Completed the West Highland Way in 7 days!
- Toured Scotland’s Western Isles
- Saw Kylie Minogue, Paul Potts and The Pogues
- Trevor Linden announced his retirement
- Went to Vegas with my girls for the first half of Ashley’s Staggette
- Spent 5 weeks in Canada for Ashley & Ken’s wedding
- Dressed up as the Futurama gang for Halloween
2009
- Bush was finally ousted
- Toured London twice and saw The Lion King & Dirty Dancing in the West End
- Climbed the 3 Peaks, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdon
- Toured Wales
- Went to T in the Park where we saw The Mars Volta + Maximo Park + Franz Ferdinand + Kings of Leon + Calvin Harris + Lady Gaga + Paolo Nutini + Friendly Fires + James + Katy Perry + Razorlight + The Killers + The Saturdays + The Script + Hockey + Bloc Party + Doves + Lily Allen + Pendulum + Snow Patrol + Blur
- Also saw The Counting Crows, The Hold Steady, Coldplay + Jay-Z + White Lies, Hockey + Little Comets, Noah and The Whale, Camera Obscura, The Saw Doctors (twice!), The Tragically Hip, The Pogues and The Bombay Bicycle Club.
- Dressed up as She-Ra for Halloween
- My Mum and Alex came to visit
- Stayed in a Castle for a romantic get-away
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