How do you measure a year?
I was supposed to get up and clean out my car today. I've been planning to do it all week. And then I wake up to the sound of rain falling on the patio outside my room.
So, scratch that plan I suppose. It can wait til wednesday...
Today is New Years Eve...damn. Has a year flown by already? I love how I always seem suprised by the fact that we have reached the end of the year. It's usually because the months from October to now seem to go by on warp speed. Those are my busiest months with school and preschool and working retail, there's not very many moments to stop and breathe.
2006 was a good year. I think I'm finally hitting a stride where I can say that the past year was good, rather than being incredibly glad to see it pass me by. I was getting tired of feeling like I had failed or screwed up in the preceeding year. It's nice to feel at peace with, or better yet proud of, what I've accomplished.
Things certainly are a lot different for me now than they were when 2006 started. I have a new, fantastic job, where I work with people I absolutely adore. I graduated from college and completed all of my necessary schooling. I made new wonderful friends and branched out from my old ones. I moved into a fabulous new apartment with my best friend. I [finally!] bought a new car! I lost my grandmother. I became more comfortable around my grandfather and grew to actually enjoy his company. Owen was born and brought my family a lot of joy. And I fell in love with an absolutely amazing and incredible man.
I'm proud of myself and the things that I did this year. I certainly think I managed to do alright for myself. I like when I look back and I am happy with the choices that I made or the paths that I chose to take. It's a nice feeling to be content with where you are and how you get there. I deserve to feel this way after so many years of feeling like a failure.
So, this year I decided to make a few Ne Years resolutions. It's been about two years since I made any, but I feel like it's important this year.
1) Be happy with myself, who I am and the choices that I make.
2) Be a better friend. I don't want to disppoint anyone or let anyone down, I will try to be there for all of my friends whenever they may need me.
3) Keep promises, both to myself and to others.
4) Treat everyone around me with the utmost respect, despite their treatment of me.
5) Live my life to it's fullest and not compromise my happiness for anything or annyone.
And now, since everything else I would like to write about is too private or personal to lay out there for anyone to see I'll finish with a .
I confess that in 2005 i...
( ) stayed single the whole year. (i guess technically I was never in a relationship)
(x) kissed someone new
( ) made-out for the first time
(x) made-out in/on a car
( ) kissed in the snow (damn and I had the opportunity too!)
(x) kissed in the rain
(x) fell in love (that's like half an x)
( ) fell in love with a fool
( ) had your heart broken
( ) broke someone else's heart
( ) had a stalker
(x) had a good relationship with someone
( ) questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten pregnant
( ) gotten someone else pregnant
( ) had an abortion
( ) gotten married
( ) had a divorce
( ) had a gay marriage
( ) kissed someone of the same sex
(x)dated someone you'll never forget
(x) done something you've regretted
( ) lost your true love
( ) lost faith in love
( ) kissed under miseltoe (damn, I so wanted too! I've never done it before)
WORK/SCHOOL
(x) got a promotion
(x) got a pay raise
(x) changed jobs
( ) lost your job
( ) quit your job
( ) dated a co-worker
( ) dated your boss
( ) dated your boss' daughter/son
( ) got fired from your job
( ) got straight A's
(x) met one teacher you really like
(x) met one teacher you really hate
(x) found the subject you love
( ) failed a class (although I'm pretty sure I came close!)
(x) cut class
(x) skipped school
( ) got into a fight with a classmate
(x) did something you were proud of
(x) discovered a new talent
( ) gave the teachers a reason to teach
(x) proved yourself an idiot...
(x) embaressed yourself in front of the class
( ) fell in love with a teacher
( ) got a lead in the school play
( ) made a varsity team
(x) were involved in something you'll never forget
( ) got sent to the office
OTHER
( ) painted a picture
(x) wrote a poem
(x)ran a mile
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
(x) double-dipped
( ) skinny-dipped
(x) went to a sleepover
( ) went to camp
( ) threw a surprise party
(x) laughed till you cried
( ) laughed till you peed in your pants
(x) flirted shamelessly
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) visted a foreign state
( ) cooked a disasterous meal
(x) lost something important to you
(x) got a gift you adore
(x) realized something new about yourself
(x) went on a diet
( ) tried to gain weight
(x) dyed your hair
( ) came close to losing your life
(x) someone close to you died
(x) went to a party
(x) drank alchohol
(x) drank alchohol underage
( ) did drug
(x) got drunk
( ) got arrested
(x) read a great book
(x) saw a great movie
( ) saw a movie so scary that it made you cry
(x)saw your favorite band/artist live
(x) saw someone famous in person
(x) did something you want to tell everyone
(x) Enjoyed this year overall
And now I go to shower, clothe myself and get ready for a UCoG lunchtime reunion! Yay for all the American counterparts actually being in America! =) I've been looking forward to this all week long. It'll be a nice way to end the year.
I love you all, hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year! And I wish you the best of luck in love and life in the coming year. After all, everyoen could use a little extra luck!
So, scratch that plan I suppose. It can wait til wednesday...
Today is New Years Eve...damn. Has a year flown by already? I love how I always seem suprised by the fact that we have reached the end of the year. It's usually because the months from October to now seem to go by on warp speed. Those are my busiest months with school and preschool and working retail, there's not very many moments to stop and breathe.
2006 was a good year. I think I'm finally hitting a stride where I can say that the past year was good, rather than being incredibly glad to see it pass me by. I was getting tired of feeling like I had failed or screwed up in the preceeding year. It's nice to feel at peace with, or better yet proud of, what I've accomplished.
Things certainly are a lot different for me now than they were when 2006 started. I have a new, fantastic job, where I work with people I absolutely adore. I graduated from college and completed all of my necessary schooling. I made new wonderful friends and branched out from my old ones. I moved into a fabulous new apartment with my best friend. I [finally!] bought a new car! I lost my grandmother. I became more comfortable around my grandfather and grew to actually enjoy his company. Owen was born and brought my family a lot of joy. And I fell in love with an absolutely amazing and incredible man.
I'm proud of myself and the things that I did this year. I certainly think I managed to do alright for myself. I like when I look back and I am happy with the choices that I made or the paths that I chose to take. It's a nice feeling to be content with where you are and how you get there. I deserve to feel this way after so many years of feeling like a failure.
So, this year I decided to make a few Ne Years resolutions. It's been about two years since I made any, but I feel like it's important this year.
1) Be happy with myself, who I am and the choices that I make.
2) Be a better friend. I don't want to disppoint anyone or let anyone down, I will try to be there for all of my friends whenever they may need me.
3) Keep promises, both to myself and to others.
4) Treat everyone around me with the utmost respect, despite their treatment of me.
5) Live my life to it's fullest and not compromise my happiness for anything or annyone.
And now, since everything else I would like to write about is too private or personal to lay out there for anyone to see I'll finish with a .
I confess that in 2005 i...
( ) stayed single the whole year. (i guess technically I was never in a relationship)
(x) kissed someone new
( ) made-out for the first time
(x) made-out in/on a car
( ) kissed in the snow (damn and I had the opportunity too!)
(x) kissed in the rain
(x) fell in love (that's like half an x)
( ) fell in love with a fool
( ) had your heart broken
( ) broke someone else's heart
( ) had a stalker
(x) had a good relationship with someone
( ) questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten pregnant
( ) gotten someone else pregnant
( ) had an abortion
( ) gotten married
( ) had a divorce
( ) had a gay marriage
( ) kissed someone of the same sex
(x)dated someone you'll never forget
(x) done something you've regretted
( ) lost your true love
( ) lost faith in love
( ) kissed under miseltoe (damn, I so wanted too! I've never done it before)
WORK/SCHOOL
(x) got a promotion
(x) got a pay raise
(x) changed jobs
( ) lost your job
( ) quit your job
( ) dated a co-worker
( ) dated your boss
( ) dated your boss' daughter/son
( ) got fired from your job
( ) got straight A's
(x) met one teacher you really like
(x) met one teacher you really hate
(x) found the subject you love
( ) failed a class (although I'm pretty sure I came close!)
(x) cut class
(x) skipped school
( ) got into a fight with a classmate
(x) did something you were proud of
(x) discovered a new talent
( ) gave the teachers a reason to teach
(x) proved yourself an idiot...
(x) embaressed yourself in front of the class
( ) fell in love with a teacher
( ) got a lead in the school play
( ) made a varsity team
(x) were involved in something you'll never forget
( ) got sent to the office
OTHER
( ) painted a picture
(x) wrote a poem
(x)ran a mile
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
(x) double-dipped
( ) skinny-dipped
(x) went to a sleepover
( ) went to camp
( ) threw a surprise party
(x) laughed till you cried
( ) laughed till you peed in your pants
(x) flirted shamelessly
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) visted a foreign state
( ) cooked a disasterous meal
(x) lost something important to you
(x) got a gift you adore
(x) realized something new about yourself
(x) went on a diet
( ) tried to gain weight
(x) dyed your hair
( ) came close to losing your life
(x) someone close to you died
(x) went to a party
(x) drank alchohol
(x) drank alchohol underage
( ) did drug
(x) got drunk
( ) got arrested
(x) read a great book
(x) saw a great movie
( ) saw a movie so scary that it made you cry
(x)saw your favorite band/artist live
(x) saw someone famous in person
(x) did something you want to tell everyone
(x) Enjoyed this year overall
And now I go to shower, clothe myself and get ready for a UCoG lunchtime reunion! Yay for all the American counterparts actually being in America! =) I've been looking forward to this all week long. It'll be a nice way to end the year.
I love you all, hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year! And I wish you the best of luck in love and life in the coming year. After all, everyoen could use a little extra luck!