Facebook is 10 years old today. Wow. It's seems like there has always been a Facebook and yet it's a mere 10 years old. On the other hand, those 10 years have flown by and it's hard to believe that FB has been around that long.
Quite a paradox.
I love Facebook and social media in general. I love that I can stay in touch and find people who would have otherwise drifted out of my life. I love that my family posts pictures from far away and I can share in things. I love that I can offer love, support and kindness to people who need it and never have to dial their number (I hate talking on the phone). I love that the older it gets, the more social media touches lives in positive ways. I love that I can make new "Facebook friends" and it feels like we're besties even though, in some cases, we've never met face to face.
I also love that it did not exist in the 80's...just sayin'.
My kids tell me that Facebook is now for "old" people (translation...anyone over the age of 30) and that they've moved on to Instagram, Vine, Tinder and whatever else is floating around out there. What. Ever. Love it or hate it, Facebook turns 10 big ones today.
Which of course got me thinking.
Where was I 10 years ago?
We were living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in what I can only describe as my dream home. Small town, 30 minutes from the ocean, unbelievable house with an even more unbelievable kitchen, wonderful family...It was a dream come true.
My drinking was escalating at the time but was no where near where it would be by 2010. That said, I was dealing with a lot in those years. The hubs had emergency bypass surgery. Matt was hospitalized for a very severe case of strep. My mother was slowly dying and trying to take me with her.
But in spite of all of that, life was really, really good. The hubs was working at a job he loved. The boys were young and involved in activities that kept me busy. I discovered Little League Baseball which I grew to love with a passion. I made some life long friends. I loved our house and our neighborhood and we entertained a lot. I was in graduate school (again). I knew and loved every inch of that little town.
I've often wondered why God took us to that life in 2004 only to help me make decisions that would move us away from it only three years later. I guess He just wanted us there. And now He wants us here. I think He wanted us here for the schools and the opportunities my boys would never have had in our small town. He wanted us here so that I could change jobs and find this one that I love. He wanted us here...well...just because He said so!
I mean, who else takes a job that has her company spending 30 grand to move her and her family 400 miles south only to get laid off 18 months later? This girl!
AND He locked us in here because we bought our house at the height of the real estate market only to see prices plummet within six months of moving in...can you say upside down? I think that you can.
Sooooo...no matter how homesick I was (am?) in those first couple of years, He made sure we weren't going anywhere.
And since my life here is so amazing, I guess He knew what He was doing. (Duh!)
I still miss that house though. Just sayin'.
Namaste
Love that snapshot image of your life 10 years ago. Ten years ago I was newly pregnant with our first son.. just married.. very happy.. and on my way to finding real contentment (took a few more years to make the big decision that was really going to cement that calm state of mind but we all know about that!) xxx
ReplyDeleteYes 10 years and of course remember how it started - just for Harvard undergrads originally!
ReplyDeleteI joined in 2007 - so it tells me. That would have been when my son was off to uni so we first used it to stay in touch with him - still do but he rarely posts, like my daughter they are the young things that have moved on. A researcher where I work recently announced Facebook is dead - it just hasn't stopped breathing yet. Who knows. I have liked it as a family communication vehicle at least.
Ten years ago - oh boy! The last few months of nonsense - about now I was in a major major battle of trying to stop/control/moderate my drinking. It was utter mayhem exactly 10 years ago.
Ten years. It seems like a lifetime ago. So much has changed and I feel sad looking back on what my life was back then. It's funny how things can go to hell in such a short time.
ReplyDeleteBut if I look forward, I'm hopeful that in another ten years, I'll be saying "look how far I've come!" Thanks for another great post.
Ginger, This is a great thought. I hope you don't mind if I borrow it. Lisa
DeleteThank goodness I have you to let me know I am officially out-of-it if I am still on FB. I need you to keep me in the social loop girl.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as the post. I can't imagine what is in store for me over the next 10 years, but I'm going to try and think good thoughts. I'm tired of getting hit over the head in order to receive my daily dose of Divine guidance.
Good thoughts my friend, good, good thoughts.
Demais!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this wonderful post, It is awesome.