2 years in the US

As of November 30, I have been in the US for 2 years (so now 2 years and 5 days). I can't believe it's been 2 years already, time has absolutely flown by.

In the last 2 years I have:

• Fought with all sorts of Government agencies to get myself all documented up
• Worked in 2 jobs - VMware and Google
• Driven most of the West Coast
• Been to 10 different (relatively big) cities across 6 states- Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA; Reno and Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix, AZ; New York, NY
• Been to 4 State/National Parks - Yosemite National Park, Muir Woods (which is actually a National Monument as part of National Park Service), Woods Canyon Lake (part of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest), Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
• Skiied at 1 ski resort - Squaw Valley
• Been to a bunch of tourist attractions (off the top of my head) - San Francisco Zoo, Napa and Sonoma wine regions, Alcatraz, Monterey Aquarium, Disneyland, Statue of Liberty, Winchester Mystery House, Filoli Mansion, Hollywood, Empire State Building, Seattle Space Needle
• Seen 3 bands - Crowded House, Missy Higgins and John Butler Trio
• Been to 3 shows - 2 Cirque du Soleil shows and Stomp
• Stayed in more hotels and motels (and RVs!) than in the previous 25 years before that combined
• Started my Bachelor of Business
  
• Gotten pregnant and lost a baby
• Been properly diagnosed with a heart condition and found out I have to get open heart surgery
• Volunteered at an animal shelter (started that almost 2 years ago)
• Adopted 3 great kitties and fostered a bunch of kitties
  
• Run a feral cat trap-neuter-return program
• Made a heap of amazing friends
• Had many visitors
  
• Driven 32,000 miles in the car (51,400km)
  

We have done so much since we've been here and had some truly amazing experiences - both good and bad - that we've both grown from. We've signed up for another 2 years year, so I hope the next 2 years have as much happiness and exploration, but not as much sadness!