Just a Note on a beautiful Saturday afternoon - Milestones

I was sitting at my desk at work the other day day-dreaming about I don't remember what but I started writing up a timeline of my life, starting with high school graduation and including the major moments of significance and milestones as I saw them. This is what I ended up with:

Manito Park, Spokane, WA.

1999 ~

* High school graduation from Wilbur High School;

* Moved to Spokane that Fall;

* Started college at SFCC.

2002 ~

* Took my first overseas trip to England to visit my sister and family for 2 weeks.

2003 ~

Market lady, Tarakan, Indonesia.

* Moved to 414 W. Mansfield Ave. in Spokane;

* Took my second overseas trip to Malaysia & Indonesia for a photo internship of sorts and to visit my family there, 2 months;

* Graduated SFCC with my AAS in photography.

2004 ~ 

* Visited England for the second time, with a first trip to Belfast, for 1 1/2 months hoping to be able to relocate there with a friend. That didn't work out.

* Started working at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

Island of Murano,Venice, Italy.

2008 ~ 

* Visited Florence & Venice, Italy, for the first time, 2 weeks. Loved it!

* Flew to Alaska and rode back with family moving back to WA state.

2009 ~ 

* Started at EWU studying Anthropology.

Mom & Dad.

2010 ~

* Dad goes home to be with God, free at last.

Proof. It DOES exist!

2011 ~

* The dream of visiting Africa came true in the form of a semester abroad, 5 months, in Cape Coast, Ghana.

* First and possibly only trip to Timbuktu, Mali. Phenomenal!!

Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali.

2012 ~

* Graduated EWU with a BA in anthropology, SFCC with an AA.

2013 ~

* Moved to Yakima to live with Mom to see if she could put up with me (so far she's tolerating me really well!);

* Helped found the human trafficking awareness group, Mercy Project of Washington (eMPOWer);

* Started working for the City of Yakima in the utilities department.

2014 ~

* First human trafficking awareness walk put on by Mercy Project.

Hidden garden steps, San Francisco, CA.

* Visited dear friends near Atlanta, GA, another first time to a place.

2015 ~

* Second human trafficking awareness walk put on by Mercy Project;

* First trip to San Francisco. All sunshine with no fog;

* Started grad school at Kilns College in Bend, OR, working on my MA in social justice and biblical studies.

Fellow Kilns students.

2016 ~

* Third human trafficking awareness walk put on by Mercy Project; Mercy Project was subsequently disbanded through decisions to do so by the other group members.

* Bought my dream car, red Mini Cooper S; sold the first car I bought myself.

* Will be taking my first trip to New Orleans in 54 days.

Observation: my milestones and highlights almost always center around travel and education, with family playing a significant role. These aren't all the highlights but the major ones as far as I can remember with my hole-y memory. Jenn, feel free to remind of any I may have missed.

If you dare, what does your timeline look like? Yes, this is a challenge to you!