A Year in Review
Just thought that I would take a moment to reflect on the some of the happenings of 2006...but most of them have a personal, sentimental meaning to me
January 2nd: ummm....can you say WOW?
January 20th: a turning point? maybe. in fact, most definitely. not necessarily a bad thing. because it isnt. it was like my mind was completely opened. i saw things that im not really sure i wanted to see, even though i knew they were there. the unknown and unfamiliar scare me. i like the familiar, the known. change always bothers me. but change can be good. and i think this change is most definitely a good thing.
February 12th: an unimaginable day i just had. unimaginable. but all in all, a very nice weekend. it was nice spending a whole day with phil just one-on-one. we never really had that before, just the two of us. i wish we did that more often. it was so nice just to be with him and not have to worry about anyone or anything else.
March 2nd: and tomorrow i leave for philly! hell yeah! lynda and i are driving down to philadelphia to visit miss maria in her fabulous ghetto. and audrey is meeting us out there as well. it should make for a most excellent time. im excited. ive never been to philly. but im bringing my bullet proof vest, just in case. dont want to take any chances.
March 5th: but, all in all, it was an amazing weekend, a lot of fun. i dont know why we waited until now to actually go down. it was so nice to just see everyone. we will most definitely have to do it again! if you were a red 7, where would you be?
March 11th: Canada was a blast! it was spur of the moment trip and im glad i went. it really was a good time. aside from a brief moment where we didnt really know where we were, and pulled over trying to look at the map, and a scary man came out of no where and approached our car, and me telling katie "floor it!", it was a very good time.
April 4th: ahh, im so in love right now.
♥♥
April 9th: then we went to the zoo!!!!!! oh, it was sooo great! i took phil there for out 6 month anniversary. i wanted it to be a surprise for him, but somehow he got it out of me. he loves the zoo. and it was such a beautiful day out. perfect zoo weather! just the two of us. i love spending time with phil when its just us. it was so cute. we saw monkeys, and fish, and polar bears, and penguins, and elephants, and tigers, and wolves, and canadian geese, and EMUS!!! i just loved to watch him look at the animals. he can always find the animals in their exhibit. i dont know how he does it! its some skill. i dont know how else to describe the afternoon. its was perfect. it was a nice ending to a busy weekend.
April 15th: I woke up about 2 hours ago with a surprise waiting for me in the kitchen. as soon as i saw it, i knew exactly what it was. and who it was from.
18 beautiful roses. pink, orange, yellow, and red. from Phil. just beautiful.
♥♥
May 8th: and liz told me today that she saw a commercial for genital herpes and thought of me. she doesnt know what that means. i dont either. and then she said that 90% of the pictures taken with us in them involve us being intoxicated. i asked her if she was bothered by it. i wasnt either. and and and! i almost forgot about the crazy woman! audrey and i saw this crazy woman who was going up to people and swearing. only in charlotte, i guess. but she didnt come up to us because we think because we had the dog. and then for a while, we lost her. and as im driving home, aud calls and says she found her! and asks if i saw her. sadly, i did not. that was all.
May 14th: i can never turn around. i end up just walking away because i have to. i dont ever look back because i dont know what would happen if i did. would i turn around and run to him? would i see him standing there, watching me walk away? i always hate this part. and as im walking away, i could still feel where he kissed me on my forehead because it was still wet. and thats when i have to hold back the tears.
June 1st: yet, i cant help but crave those adult type activities. i think i just need to take it all in stride and go with the flow. not worry about anything. or stress. or freak out, like i have a habit of doing. maybe by realizing that im not grown up or ready to grow up, i am grown up. at least i am growing up. maybe i need to give myself a little more credit than i do...
June 9th: i was sitting at my computer. and i was looking at the calendar on my wall because thats where i keep my calendar. and tears just started to fall from my eyes. the big, fat tears too. the ones that just drip off your cheek and plop down. it was only like 3 tears too. i guess im over it now. but something just came over me. and i know exactly what it was. and im sure you do too.
July 4th: saturday was phils birthday. and that was nice. i gave him his present and im pretty sure he loved it. and and and, he also won $44 from the lotto tickets. i didnt think he was actually going to win, otherwise i wouldve kept them for myself. lol.and then sunday was the yankees/mets game at yankee stadium. i was kinda unsure about how good/bad the seats were going to be. but they ended up being fantastic seats. and i loved just to watch phil at the game. it was nice to see him take an interest in something. and it was cute to see him get excited. the adventure just to get to the stadium was interesting. aaaand to get home. we got home around 230am. not too bad considering there was an hour delay due to the rain. but! having the cheap seats that we did, we were covered. but i had such a good time.and yesterday, monday, we went to long beach. we walked the boardwalk but didnt stay too long because it was h-o-t. in fact, the weather recently has been really warm. it really just makes you want to stay inside in the cool air. and then last night we went over to phils friends house and had like a massive bbq. never have i ever seen so much meat. just piles and piles of meat. we also played bocce. and apparently, according to the old italian neighbor (like literally straight off the boat), i need to move down here to play with them. they were impressed with my skills and the italian neighbor said he would sign me to contract. lol.
July 6th: yesterday i went to the bronx zoo. and it was a lot of fun. well, except for getting lost in the bronx for about 20 minutes.
July 9th: its my 21st birthday today. last night i went out at the stroke of midnight. everyone kept buying me drinks. and finally i said enough. but that wasnt good enough. well, lets just say, it was enough. at 530am this morning i was puking my brains out. im still recovering right now. so i knew the inevitable was coming today. phil was leaving to go back home. and while taking him to the airport, i started to cry. and after i dropped him off, i was feeling pretty crappy on my way home. nice way to spend your 21st birthday, huh? so i get home, and on the front porch is a bouquet of my favorite flowers. they were from audrey. ah, it made my night.
August 8th: im never going outside again. nature is my new nemesis. i have never had a summer with so many bug bites or rashes. im completely itchy and need to frequent the doctor yet again. yesss. im a freakin mess. its not fun at all.
September 4th: it feels like this has been 3 years in the making. senior year. its like your last chance to do those wild and crazy things that you didnt do as a freshman, sophomore, or junior. but its also the year that you can finally make something of yourself. finally prove yourself. all of the hard work that you put in. i just know its going to go by so fast. i hope im ready...i feel like im in a completely different place in my life than i was a year ago. i cant help but wonder about the series of events that got me here. like if i never took a chance on that acct. 101 class, or if i never decided to go to fisher. i wouldnt be where i am or who i am if none of that happened. and i dont think i would change a thing. i never would have met the people that i did, experience the opportunities that i did, or even fall in love...so, as i sit here, realizing that i never will have another true summer vacation ever again or that tomorrow is my last first day of school, i cant help but wonder what this year has in store for me, for us, for everyone. so heres to us...lets make the most of it.
September 16th: I bet he doesn't remember. But I do. I remember that night. I think I knew. I think I knew that it might be something. I could just feel that...connection. And it's silly. Because how can you have a so-called connection with someone through a computer? How do you know? How can you feel something for another person when you've never met? I don't know. You just kinda...do. I can't believe that it was a year ago.
October 1st: it be nice if recruiting wasnt done during normal school hours. i dont know how im expected to know where i want to work a year from now. presentations, interviews, thank-yous, second interviews, dressing up, asking questions, missing class....its just too much. oy.
October 9th: one amazing year with one amazing guy.
♥ ♥ ♥
October 28th: and now? now, i must go and get ready for a halloween party tonight. liz and i are going as britney and kevin. believe me, it is hilarious. shes going as a pregnant britney with cigs and a little tequila bottle tucked in her shirt. and me? im k-fed. im going in a beater with cargo shorts and boxers. oh, and dont forget the baseball hat and sunglasses. i look pretty pimp. or a lesbian. or a drag king. its pretty funny. its like white-trash kevin and britney. im sure pictures will find their way around...
November 9th: HOLY CRAP!
November 12th: i really think i just had the best weekend doing absolutely nothing. friday night we went ice skating. it was sweet just to hold hands and skate. and i didnt even fall! saturday was filled with absolutely nothing. worked on a little bit of homework, played some video games, and bonded over the Food Network. and then had garbage plates and played beer pong. and today? today was just a lazy sunday filled with brunch and video games.
December 17th: friday we went to the mall. and were in bon-ton looking for a bathroom. we are on the escalator, he looks down at me, and says, "do you want to go to zales?" i almost fell off. i was like, "dont tease me." so we find the bathroom and walk down to zales. phil makes me go in first. and the saleswoman says , "can i help you?" "we are JUST looking," i said. she looks at phil and says, "oh, i know that look." so we just looked around. i drooled. i picked out the most expensive ring that i liked, of course. phil was like, "do you want to eat?" haha, i only laughed. i also got sized, so now we both now my size. ahem.
what is your best memory of 2006?
happy new year.
January 2nd: ummm....can you say WOW?
January 20th: a turning point? maybe. in fact, most definitely. not necessarily a bad thing. because it isnt. it was like my mind was completely opened. i saw things that im not really sure i wanted to see, even though i knew they were there. the unknown and unfamiliar scare me. i like the familiar, the known. change always bothers me. but change can be good. and i think this change is most definitely a good thing.
February 12th: an unimaginable day i just had. unimaginable. but all in all, a very nice weekend. it was nice spending a whole day with phil just one-on-one. we never really had that before, just the two of us. i wish we did that more often. it was so nice just to be with him and not have to worry about anyone or anything else.
March 2nd: and tomorrow i leave for philly! hell yeah! lynda and i are driving down to philadelphia to visit miss maria in her fabulous ghetto. and audrey is meeting us out there as well. it should make for a most excellent time. im excited. ive never been to philly. but im bringing my bullet proof vest, just in case. dont want to take any chances.
March 5th: but, all in all, it was an amazing weekend, a lot of fun. i dont know why we waited until now to actually go down. it was so nice to just see everyone. we will most definitely have to do it again! if you were a red 7, where would you be?
March 11th: Canada was a blast! it was spur of the moment trip and im glad i went. it really was a good time. aside from a brief moment where we didnt really know where we were, and pulled over trying to look at the map, and a scary man came out of no where and approached our car, and me telling katie "floor it!", it was a very good time.
April 4th: ahh, im so in love right now.
♥♥
April 9th: then we went to the zoo!!!!!! oh, it was sooo great! i took phil there for out 6 month anniversary. i wanted it to be a surprise for him, but somehow he got it out of me. he loves the zoo. and it was such a beautiful day out. perfect zoo weather! just the two of us. i love spending time with phil when its just us. it was so cute. we saw monkeys, and fish, and polar bears, and penguins, and elephants, and tigers, and wolves, and canadian geese, and EMUS!!! i just loved to watch him look at the animals. he can always find the animals in their exhibit. i dont know how he does it! its some skill. i dont know how else to describe the afternoon. its was perfect. it was a nice ending to a busy weekend.
April 15th: I woke up about 2 hours ago with a surprise waiting for me in the kitchen. as soon as i saw it, i knew exactly what it was. and who it was from.
18 beautiful roses. pink, orange, yellow, and red. from Phil. just beautiful.
♥♥
May 8th: and liz told me today that she saw a commercial for genital herpes and thought of me. she doesnt know what that means. i dont either. and then she said that 90% of the pictures taken with us in them involve us being intoxicated. i asked her if she was bothered by it. i wasnt either. and and and! i almost forgot about the crazy woman! audrey and i saw this crazy woman who was going up to people and swearing. only in charlotte, i guess. but she didnt come up to us because we think because we had the dog. and then for a while, we lost her. and as im driving home, aud calls and says she found her! and asks if i saw her. sadly, i did not. that was all.
May 14th: i can never turn around. i end up just walking away because i have to. i dont ever look back because i dont know what would happen if i did. would i turn around and run to him? would i see him standing there, watching me walk away? i always hate this part. and as im walking away, i could still feel where he kissed me on my forehead because it was still wet. and thats when i have to hold back the tears.
June 1st: yet, i cant help but crave those adult type activities. i think i just need to take it all in stride and go with the flow. not worry about anything. or stress. or freak out, like i have a habit of doing. maybe by realizing that im not grown up or ready to grow up, i am grown up. at least i am growing up. maybe i need to give myself a little more credit than i do...
June 9th: i was sitting at my computer. and i was looking at the calendar on my wall because thats where i keep my calendar. and tears just started to fall from my eyes. the big, fat tears too. the ones that just drip off your cheek and plop down. it was only like 3 tears too. i guess im over it now. but something just came over me. and i know exactly what it was. and im sure you do too.
July 4th: saturday was phils birthday. and that was nice. i gave him his present and im pretty sure he loved it. and and and, he also won $44 from the lotto tickets. i didnt think he was actually going to win, otherwise i wouldve kept them for myself. lol.and then sunday was the yankees/mets game at yankee stadium. i was kinda unsure about how good/bad the seats were going to be. but they ended up being fantastic seats. and i loved just to watch phil at the game. it was nice to see him take an interest in something. and it was cute to see him get excited. the adventure just to get to the stadium was interesting. aaaand to get home. we got home around 230am. not too bad considering there was an hour delay due to the rain. but! having the cheap seats that we did, we were covered. but i had such a good time.and yesterday, monday, we went to long beach. we walked the boardwalk but didnt stay too long because it was h-o-t. in fact, the weather recently has been really warm. it really just makes you want to stay inside in the cool air. and then last night we went over to phils friends house and had like a massive bbq. never have i ever seen so much meat. just piles and piles of meat. we also played bocce. and apparently, according to the old italian neighbor (like literally straight off the boat), i need to move down here to play with them. they were impressed with my skills and the italian neighbor said he would sign me to contract. lol.
July 6th: yesterday i went to the bronx zoo. and it was a lot of fun. well, except for getting lost in the bronx for about 20 minutes.
July 9th: its my 21st birthday today. last night i went out at the stroke of midnight. everyone kept buying me drinks. and finally i said enough. but that wasnt good enough. well, lets just say, it was enough. at 530am this morning i was puking my brains out. im still recovering right now. so i knew the inevitable was coming today. phil was leaving to go back home. and while taking him to the airport, i started to cry. and after i dropped him off, i was feeling pretty crappy on my way home. nice way to spend your 21st birthday, huh? so i get home, and on the front porch is a bouquet of my favorite flowers. they were from audrey. ah, it made my night.
August 8th: im never going outside again. nature is my new nemesis. i have never had a summer with so many bug bites or rashes. im completely itchy and need to frequent the doctor yet again. yesss. im a freakin mess. its not fun at all.
September 4th: it feels like this has been 3 years in the making. senior year. its like your last chance to do those wild and crazy things that you didnt do as a freshman, sophomore, or junior. but its also the year that you can finally make something of yourself. finally prove yourself. all of the hard work that you put in. i just know its going to go by so fast. i hope im ready...i feel like im in a completely different place in my life than i was a year ago. i cant help but wonder about the series of events that got me here. like if i never took a chance on that acct. 101 class, or if i never decided to go to fisher. i wouldnt be where i am or who i am if none of that happened. and i dont think i would change a thing. i never would have met the people that i did, experience the opportunities that i did, or even fall in love...so, as i sit here, realizing that i never will have another true summer vacation ever again or that tomorrow is my last first day of school, i cant help but wonder what this year has in store for me, for us, for everyone. so heres to us...lets make the most of it.
September 16th: I bet he doesn't remember. But I do. I remember that night. I think I knew. I think I knew that it might be something. I could just feel that...connection. And it's silly. Because how can you have a so-called connection with someone through a computer? How do you know? How can you feel something for another person when you've never met? I don't know. You just kinda...do. I can't believe that it was a year ago.
October 1st: it be nice if recruiting wasnt done during normal school hours. i dont know how im expected to know where i want to work a year from now. presentations, interviews, thank-yous, second interviews, dressing up, asking questions, missing class....its just too much. oy.
October 9th: one amazing year with one amazing guy.
♥ ♥ ♥
October 28th: and now? now, i must go and get ready for a halloween party tonight. liz and i are going as britney and kevin. believe me, it is hilarious. shes going as a pregnant britney with cigs and a little tequila bottle tucked in her shirt. and me? im k-fed. im going in a beater with cargo shorts and boxers. oh, and dont forget the baseball hat and sunglasses. i look pretty pimp. or a lesbian. or a drag king. its pretty funny. its like white-trash kevin and britney. im sure pictures will find their way around...
November 9th: HOLY CRAP!
November 12th: i really think i just had the best weekend doing absolutely nothing. friday night we went ice skating. it was sweet just to hold hands and skate. and i didnt even fall! saturday was filled with absolutely nothing. worked on a little bit of homework, played some video games, and bonded over the Food Network. and then had garbage plates and played beer pong. and today? today was just a lazy sunday filled with brunch and video games.
December 17th: friday we went to the mall. and were in bon-ton looking for a bathroom. we are on the escalator, he looks down at me, and says, "do you want to go to zales?" i almost fell off. i was like, "dont tease me." so we find the bathroom and walk down to zales. phil makes me go in first. and the saleswoman says , "can i help you?" "we are JUST looking," i said. she looks at phil and says, "oh, i know that look." so we just looked around. i drooled. i picked out the most expensive ring that i liked, of course. phil was like, "do you want to eat?" haha, i only laughed. i also got sized, so now we both now my size. ahem.
what is your best memory of 2006?
happy new year.