this year had a theme
it was a year of firsts
here are a few i that can remember
while 24 I ... for the first time
* purchased my own vehicle
* rented my own hotel room
* went to a chiropractor
* drank a domestic beer
* painted my toe nails red
* ate at Taco Johns
* rode in a cop car
* was kissed
* rode a black diamond & double black diamond run
* hiked 15 miles in one day
* went kayaking
* learned to shot gun a beer
* hit a deer (5 point buck!)
* had my own rental car
* ate bear meat
* got a sunburn from the snow
* had a hang over at work
* bought a Mac
* tried and landed a jump snowboarding
* started my own business
* purchased a piece of musical equipment (1/4" cable)
* drank too much whiskey
* sang in a band regularly
* attended a movie premier
* snowboarded in jeans
* was in my sibling's wedding
* felt like a local in Bigfork
* didn't write a single song (first time since I was 11)
* owned a season pass to a ski resort
* finished a mixed media painting
* wore heels to work, voluntarily
* went to a park specifically to throw a frisbee
* owned my own pass to Glacier Park
* dressed up as three separate things, at three separate halloween parties
* went tent camping with my whole family
* i know there were more, it was a full year... but this is the mental list i've kept along the way
