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Adam Smith | December 5, 2010 | 38 Comments

biggest event of the decade

I know, I know. 2010 isn’t quite over yet, but it’s close. It’s hard to believe that this decade is almost over.

As I think about this last decade, my mind goes to two events. 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Of course this is because those are two events that happened on American soil. The photos really depicted a hurting, confused and frustrated nation. Although these are terrible events, there were tons of other terrible things that happened in the last ten years. Such as the financial crisis, war in Iraq, the Indian Ocean tsunami and Michael Jackson’s death. That last one doesn’t really go with the other things listed, but I’m leaving it.

There were also a lot of great things that happened as well. It’s always seems harder to name the good things that happened, but here are some of those:

Lance Armstrong won his seventh Tour de France.
Electronics became even thinner.
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100 million iPods sold
twitter

The list really could go on for a while.

Now, I won’t mention presidents because some of you would put Obama in your good column. And some of you would put Bush in your good column.

For us personally the biggest events were getting married, finding out that we were pregnant and moving to Colorado. The last ten years were huge!

Anyways,
What was your big event of the decade? Good or bad.

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  1. Sandra Oldfield says

    December 6, 2010 at 5:22 am

    I adopted a beautiful baby girl from the United States.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 6, 2010 at 5:25 am

      so cool! congratulations!

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  2. Sandra Oldfield says

    December 5, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    I adopted a beautiful baby girl from the United States.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 5, 2010 at 11:25 pm

      so cool! congratulations!

      Reply
  3. Jess says

    December 6, 2010 at 5:56 am

    2 year journeyman missions term in South America. It was a good event 🙂

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 7, 2010 at 6:45 am

      awesome!

      Reply
  4. Jess says

    December 5, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    2 year journeyman missions term in South America. It was a good event 🙂

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    • asmithblog says

      December 7, 2010 at 12:45 am

      awesome!

      Reply
  5. Prudence says

    December 7, 2010 at 12:41 am

    I can’t believe that that we’re at the end of the decade. It’s been an eventful 10 years.

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  6. Prudence says

    December 7, 2010 at 12:41 am

    I can’t believe that that we’re at the end of the decade. It’s been an eventful 10 years.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 7, 2010 at 6:46 am

      i know right?

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  7. Prudence says

    December 6, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    I can’t believe that that we’re at the end of the decade. It’s been an eventful 10 years.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 7, 2010 at 12:46 am

      i know right?

      Reply
  8. DHgate.com says

    December 7, 2010 at 3:11 am

    Yeah, it’s been some rollercoaster of a decade. My personal biggest event was moving to China – now 3+ years. Globally, 9/11 is hard to see past – the repurcussions are still reverberating around the world today.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 7, 2010 at 6:46 am

      wow, China? so awesome friend

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  9. DHgate.com says

    December 6, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    Yeah, it’s been some rollercoaster of a decade. My personal biggest event was moving to China – now 3+ years. Globally, 9/11 is hard to see past – the repurcussions are still reverberating around the world today.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 7, 2010 at 12:46 am

      wow, China? so awesome friend

      Reply
  10. Dmlchappell says

    December 7, 2010 at 3:14 am

    I personally am very glad this decade is over, it was the worst decade ever and looking to the next with great joy and anticipation and joy.9/11 being a heart break for friends who died and katrina the death of my marriage two significant changes..yet out of it all i had two joys my son and daughter….my angels in the mist of the rubble.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 7, 2010 at 6:47 am

      wow, sounds like you came out with a good outlook on things though.

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  11. Dmlchappell says

    December 6, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    I personally am very glad this decade is over, it was the worst decade ever and looking to the next with great joy and anticipation and joy.9/11 being a heart break for friends who died and katrina the death of my marriage two significant changes..yet out of it all i had two joys my son and daughter….my angels in the mist of the rubble.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 7, 2010 at 12:47 am

      wow, sounds like you came out with a good outlook on things though.

      Reply
  12. cheryl derrick says

    December 12, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    I call it the “anything goes” decade. Of all the trend decades, this one took the cake. It really makes me wonder what comes next. In this decade though, the worst thing that happened to me turned out to be my biggest blessing! If I anticipate more in the next, I will truly be happy!

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 14, 2010 at 6:04 am

      there ya go!

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  13. cheryl derrick says

    December 12, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    I call it the “anything goes” decade. Of all the trend decades, this one took the cake. It really makes me wonder what comes next. In this decade though, the worst thing that happened to me turned out to be my biggest blessing! If I anticipate more in the next, I will truly be happy!

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    • asmithblog says

      December 14, 2010 at 12:04 am

      there ya go!

      Reply
  14. laurie says

    December 12, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    beat cancer 🙂

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 14, 2010 at 6:03 am

      that’s the best yet!”like”!

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  15. laurie says

    December 12, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    beat cancer 🙂

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    • asmithblog says

      December 14, 2010 at 12:03 am

      that’s the best yet!”like”!

      Reply
  16. Kerry Countryman says

    December 12, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    I began the decade with my dad dying on Dec 31st , 2000. I moved to Texas and moved from Texas. I lost my boss to a car accident which in turn meant I had no job. Started my own business and ended the decade with getting married in April of 2010. Enough though it was a hard decade, it has been good too. Learned lots and grew lots.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 14, 2010 at 6:03 am

      geez. sounds very eventful. sorry about those deaths to people who you were near to. That’s never fun. Glad you grew and came out for the good though. 🙂

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  17. Kerry Countryman says

    December 12, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    I began the decade with my dad dying on Dec 31st , 2000. I moved to Texas and moved from Texas. I lost my boss to a car accident which in turn meant I had no job. Started my own business and ended the decade with getting married in April of 2010. Enough though it was a hard decade, it has been good too. Learned lots and grew lots.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 14, 2010 at 12:03 am

      geez. sounds very eventful. sorry about those deaths to people who you were near to. That’s never fun. Glad you grew and came out for the good though. 🙂

      Reply
  18. Kerry Countryman says

    December 12, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    My husband says he has 2 of them. Moving back to Idaho and receiving Christ. I started laughing and said shouldn’t that be 3.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 14, 2010 at 6:02 am

      ha!

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  19. Kerry Countryman says

    December 12, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    My husband says he has 2 of them. Moving back to Idaho and receiving Christ. I started laughing and said shouldn’t that be 3.

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    • asmithblog says

      December 14, 2010 at 12:02 am

      ha!

      Reply

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