1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
I moved to Texas? And started school at a private school… went to an Evanescence concert… bought a house.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
So… I think I was too busy with moving and stuff to think about New Years resolutions. I might make some this year… haven’t decided yet.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My boss… I guess that counts.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico, Grand Caymen

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
26 hour days. More time to spend with friends. And the ability to be zen.

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 1st. We closed on our house.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Bought a house.

9. What was your biggest failure?
not sure…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I got sick a couple of times, but nothing truely serious.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A banjo. But it wasn’t for me.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chad, who has been (as always) very awesome. And understanding. And stuff.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
no one specific?

14. Where did most of your money go?
away. I have no idea where. Probably into the house.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Having friends.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Good Enough — Evanescence

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, I guess. Less apprehensive, anyway.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner, I think.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer. By a lot.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Being zen.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worrying about everything in the world that I can’t change.

20. How will you be spending did you spend Christmas?
Running across the SouthEast trying to see/visit everyone before heading back to Texas.

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
I love my husband, I love my house, I love my dogs (even when I don’t), and yes (as much as I bitch about it) I love Houston.

23. Did your heart break in 2006?
Nothing Earth Shattering, but I had a few rough patches.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Still CSI… the original one.

25. Where were you when 2006 began?
Southaven.

26. Who were you with?
Chad, Brian, Chad’s family.

27. Where will you be when 2006 ends?
Southaven.

28. Who will you be with when 2006 ends?
Chad, Brian, Chad’s family.

29. What was the best book you read?
hmmm… Probably “Falcon at the Portal” by Elizabeth Peters.

30. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Em’s music collection

31. What did you want and get?
a laser printer, friends in Texas, a house, china dishes, a china cabinet, to see Evanescence in concert.

32. What did you want and not get?
world peace, a trip to the moon, more house guests

33. What was your favorite film of this year?
Either Stranger than Fiction or Superman… I liked both.

34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I think I went out to eat with Chad, but I don’t really remember. I turned 24.

35. How many different states did you travel to in 2006?
7.

36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
somewhere between “Goth Chick computer geek” and “Rice girl”

37. What kept you sane?
Chad.

38. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
haven’t really kept up. Probably Christian Bale, or Angelina Jolie.

39. What political issue stirred you the most?
tried to avoid politics.

40. How many concerts did you see in 2006?
Only 1, Evanescence.

41. Did you have a favorite concert in 2006?
Evanescence.

42. Who was the best new person you met?
Alex & Em.

43. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
not really.

44. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2006?
like I’d tell you.

45. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
ummm… no idea.

46. What are your plans for 2007?
work hard at school, get more done to the house, be zen.

47. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
There’s more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.

Um. So yeah, Bob the Builder. But now, make that a midget pr0n version of Bob the Builder. (Someone warned me that this existed, and I didn’t believe them. I had to see it for myself, which was probably dumb, and has probably scarred Chad for life).

Anyway. Had a great night tonight. Ate dinner (ribs and chicken) with David and Nichole, went to see Night at the Museum, almost ate donuts, and now I’m killing itme on the internet, proving to myself that mankind truely has descended to a point where people find a reason to post pictures of midgets wearing bob the builder hats and posing in um, very interesting positions. I’m just saying, I didn’t think we’d fallen quite that far yet… but I was wrong. The intarweb is a strange and scary place. And on that note (and before I see anything else scary or wrong), I’m going to bed.

It’s funny what you know and still go on pretending
With no good evidence you’ll ever see that happy ending

So… made it to Huntsville. Had christmas with the cousins. Fixin’ to get some sleep, then tomorrow have christmas with the parents/siblings, eat yummy breakfast (biscuits and gravy, and Robbie is cooking the gravy… mmmm), eating yummy lunch (grilled cheese, cooked by Mandie), and eating yummy dinner (ham, which will claim to be cooked by mom but will relaly be cooked by a joint effort of the entire family, minus mom, who will boil some water or something). Have you noticed a theme here?

Should be relatively free on the 28th, 29th, and 30th (although we’re taking family pictures sometime in there, and we still have christmas with one grandmother to schedule). Leaving on the 31st.

Recovering from all the early morning chrismtmas stuff here in Southaven. Leaving for Huntsville tomorrow morning… yay!

Funny… but true, I’m afraid.

Not that i have time for like, video games or consoles any more. I’m just sayin’.

So… it’s currently 13 degrees colder here than in Houston. In case you wondered. It actually feels really really really cold. Like, super-cold. I might have to brave Target/Walmart tonight or tomorrow to buy more socks (silly me, I brought mostly sandels, and not enough socks to wear boots everyday).

Otherwise, things are cool. We have something along the lines of 6 christmas celebrations/gift exchanges left. I think I’m oging to be christmased out by the end of it, but I suppose that’s the way it works.

I’m blonde, I don’t know what head is!

Well… it was raining. When we got here, between 1 and 2am on Friday morning.

And now it’s kinda cold (as in, it’s colder here than at home in Houston). But right now, I’m just thankful that I’m back in the land of Sweet Tea, Memphis Style BBQ, and Abner’s Chicken. I mean, really, what more could a woman ask for (besides immunity to eat all of those things without gaining weight)?

Speaking of which… on my way to eat ribs today, got to ride in Michael’s 350-Z… it’s pretty sweet. But kinda small. Also got to play a Wii, at someone else’s house. And it was fun, but (as is typical for video games) I suck at it.

Also… fighting with one of Amazon’s toy shops atm… ordered a black knight for Matt, had it shipped to him… but funny enough, when it got there, it wasn’t a black knight, but a “Fun with your dog” science kit. I called them… the shop is closed from Dec 21 to Jan 8. I am not amused by this. Matt, however, is.

Anyway. Still no real info about what is going on in Huntsville… other than that we’ll be busy with family on the night of the 26th and the morning of the 27th. I’ll post more, when I know more, I guess.

There are actually several, but I can only remember a couple (typical, no?)

Why is the Statue of Liberty standing on top of the Lincoln Memorial?

Then, later…

Beef Sausage? That’s just confusing… I mean, is it Beef? or is is Sausage?
~Chad

I-69 Bait & Tackle… yeah, I have no idea what to make of that one.
~Chad

Done with Stats. Finally. Used my way awesome new printer to print all 174 pages of the final (in like, 5 minutes… it was awesome).

Now, I must clean house, do laundry, and figure out how we’re going to fit all the chrimma stuff and two dogs and a cat into the truck (and still have room for us). So why am I blogging? (Because I’m addicted, or something)

So I’m alsmot done with my last assignment for the semester… I have two problems left on my stats final, and I’ve done about half of each of them. It’s due at 5pm tomorrow, so I should be in ok shape to finish it on time and stuff.

Santa visited my house last night… he left me a printer (not just any printer, mind you, a Dell 5110cn laser printer). Oh yeah. prints really fast, duplexes, and weighs like, 95 pounds (hence the reason it didn’t get dragged to Memphis). Sanata rbought Chad a Banjo, which he says he really likes

Life in general… not so bad, today. Although I’m probably going to freak out tomorrow, trying to get everything ready to leave. *sigh*. I don’t know… going home this year seems different for some reason. Probably because we live so far away, and don’t get to go home as often. Who knows.