So today, a milestone.  I have left my 30's and begin a new decade.  I have a lot to look forward to. 

I have spent my entire 30's working for Microsoft.  I remember the night I turned 30.  We were working at WWDC (I was in the MSBay group at that time), and after a long day we all headed to some Irish pub across from the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.  It was May 15th and as the clock struck midnight, we all toasted with a Jameson and welcomed in my 30's.  My Wife was 29, my daughter was 3, and we were living in San Ramon in an apartment, if my memory serves.

So I thought I would recount the highlights of my 30's -- the things I remember.

• Saw the birth of my two boys, Will and Galen.
• Met some new friends, lost touch with some old ones.
• Moved to Redmond, Washington.
• Moved back to California.
• Moved back to Sammamish, Washington.
• Shaved my head.
• Went from a dev manager, to a group manager, to a group dev manager, to a pum, to a general manager, to a group program manager.
• Started playing golf.
• Had 3 holes in one, in successive years, in the same month.
• Lived in 4 different houses.
• Set the record for the longest time ever living in one place in my entire life (Sammamish)
• Lead a design team.  Twice.
• Started drinking my coffee black.
• Saw Loreena McKennitt twice.
• Attended a bunch of weddings.  Saw a bunch of divorces.
• Left the country for the first time and went to London and Dublin with Rick.
• Went to Korea, Japan and China.
• Lost 30 pounds -- yes, I used to be even fatter than I am now.
• Became an uncle three times.
• Went to NYC with Rick and Thomas Reardon and sat in the shadow of the WTC.
• Watched in horror on TV as the WTC came crashing down a few years later.
• Lost my passport.
• Got the norovirus.
• Bought a company.
• Saw my father twice.
• Consumed a great number of gallons of beer and other adult beverages.
• Went on a Disney Cruise that was delayed because of 9/11.
• Scheduled another Disney Cruise that was canceled because of Frances.
• Had 3 bosses.
• Went through about 40,000 VP's

I will continue to add to the list as I think of things.  It's a good start though.