Lots of good times, some really great times and some rough spots, but overall I can't complain. To quote Joe Walsh, "Life's been good to me so far." The '80's were probably the best for me overall. Turned 16 and got my driver's license, and all the new found freedom that comes with it, at the start of the decade. Dad took a temporary position in Nagoya, Japan so we moved there. I lived there for 7 months. Completed 2nd semester of my junior year at Nagoya International School. Met some really great people from all over the world. Came back to the states at the end of the summer of '81 for my senior year and lived with my grandparents while my parents and younger sister stayed in Japan another year. Graduated high school, started dating my future, and current, wife. Did 2 yrs of community college while living at home, working part-time at a grocery store, dating, partying, etc. Transferred to a state university about 2 hrs from home to finish my Engineering degree, graduated in '87, bought my first car, my '67 Satellite - first Mopar in the family. Got a "real" job and moved 1200 miles away to south FL in my Satellite later that year. First time in my life I felt like I had any real money. Got married in '88 and bought our first house in '89. Pretty eventful decade and aside from my grandfather passing in '84, it was mostly good times. It's been a pretty good ride since, except for losing my dad and in-laws way too early and almost losing my wife 7 yrs ago. Still scratching to get where we want to be, but can't complain about where we are. As we like to say, we are fortunate to only have 1st world problems.