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Year In Review – 2005

December 31, 2005

Got this off of my friend Bonni’s blog and thought it might be cool to do (not like I have anything better to do…LOL)!

JANUARY
1. Did you have a new year’s resolution this year? not that I recall
2. Who kissed you at midnight? my sweetheart…Bryan
3. Did it snow where you live? no, but it was cold and wet (we know this all too well because Kami and I were being goofy out on the trampoline:-)
4. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop? nope

FEBRUARY
1. Who was your valentine? Bryan
2. What did your valentine get you? heart shaped diamond pendant
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class? no, I was a PITA as a kid…only bought for those I deemed cool

MARCH
1. Are you Irish? nope
2. Did you wear green on St. Patty’s Day? You know, I really don’t remember
3. What did you do for St. Patty’s Day? like I can remember back that far

APRIL
1. Do you like the rain? actual rain, yes…nasty mist, no
2. Did you play an April Fool’s joke on anyone this year? no, but I have a great one up my sleeve for Bryan this year
3. Did you get tons of candy on Easter? no, I just ate Jacey’s

MAY
1. What’s your favorite kind of flower? fire & ice roses and sunflowers
2. Do you like the spring? yes
3. Finish the phrase: “April showers bring…”: dirty carpet
4. What would you think of as a spring color?: purples, pinks and pastel green

JUNE
1. What year did you graduate from school?: Class of ’97
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?:no, too busy getting ready for an overseas move

JULY
1. What did you do on the 4th of July? went out to Feltwell for the last time, rode rides and watched fireworks
2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?: we moved back to the US, that was ENOUGH (although we did go to Sea World)

AUGUST
1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer? nada
2. What was your favorite summer memory of ’05? getting to spend time with my Dad
3. Did you go swimming a lot in the summer? a few times
4. Did you go to the beach a lot? a few times

SEPTEMBER
1. Did you attend school/college in ’05? nope
2. Who is/was your favorite teacher? Mrs. Stevenson
3. Did you like fall better than summer? no, I love summer where there is a/c

OCTOBER
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume ever? a witch…my mom and I had matching costumes and won 3rd place ina contest
2. What’s your favorite candy? Cadbury Snowflakes
3. What did you dress up like this year? nothing

NOVEMBER
1. Whose house did you go to for Thanksgiving? stayed at home and my mom and brother came here
2. Do you like stuffing? only my Mom’s recipe
3. What are you thankful for? my family…as crazy as they drive me, I love them

DECEMBER
1. Do you celebrate Christmas? sure do
2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe? sure have
3. What did you want this year for Christmas? for it to be over
4. What’s the best present you ever got for Christmas? last year, my anniversary band
5. Do you like cold weather? when it is not raining, yes
6. How would you rate your year on a scale of 1-10? I say a 4…it was a VERY rough and emotional year…I am VERY ready for 2006

Grateful Friday

December 30, 2005

1. Bryan has a 3 day weekend this weekend, a 2 day work week and then a 5 day weekend next weekend

2. we secured billeting for the in-laws (wasn’t sure how everyone would fit in my house)

3. so far so good on my new contacts

4. my faith – couldn’t live without it

5. I found more of the same material I made my office valences out of to make a curtain for the back door (so my neighbors can’t stare in anymore…LOL)

High/Low Wednesday

December 28, 2005
high – Jacey’s prescription didn’t change, so no need for new glasses right now – we finally found a compatible DVD burner to replace Bryan’s broken one in his laptop – Christmas is over, while I appreciate the true meaning of Christmas, I am really glad for the commercialism and hustle and bustle to be over
low – I’m sleepy :-o

little stinker…

December 24, 2005

So my daughter informs me that she doesn’t need another puzzle, that she already has one. What?! I asked her what she was talking about and she promptly walked over to the Christmas tree, reaches under and pulls out a box. She proceeded to shake it and says “sounds just like a puzzle”. Ack….little stinker….this wasn’t supposed to be happening this soon, for goodness sake…she is ONLY 4!

Grateful Friday

December 23, 2005

1. a really wonderful (but busy) week – had some “me” time, had some alone time with Bryan, some family time and some time out with friends

2. Christmas is in 2 days…I can’t wait to see Jacey’s face but am also ready for it to be over so my house can go back to normal

3. God and my faith

4. being able to sleep in most of this week

5. Bryan and Jacey

I’ve been tagged…TWICE:-)

December 22, 2005

Kim and Jen both tagged me, so here I go….

The rules for this particular tagging are as follows:

Remove the blog name in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add yourself to the bottom slot.
1. Deanna (View of Life)
2. A Scrap of Life (Annette)
3. Creative Chaos (Kim J)
4. RaNdoM THouGhTs (Jen)
5. this life of mine (Lacey)

Then you get to select five people to pass the love on to.
1. Meghann
2. Kami
3. Morgan
4. Lee
5. Carla

Now, on to the questions!

What were you doing 10 years ago? still in high school, just biding my time

What were you doing one year ago? celebrating Christmas in the UK although I wanted to be home since I knew deep down inside, it would be my Dad’s last Christmas

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. cool whip & strawberries
2. reese’s pb cups
3. heath bites
4. yogurt
5. string cheese

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
1. Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks
2. Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day
3. Star Spangled Banner
4. Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson
5. Look What You’ve Done – Jet

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. build my dream house
2. buy Bryan a car/truck
3. set aside money for Jacey for college, wedding, car, etc
4. give to charity
5. travel

Five bad habits:
1. spending too much time on the internet
2. driving too fast
3. not excercising enough
4. not putting up the laundry
5. not shaving my legs often enough

Five things you like doing:
1. going out with friends
2. sleeping
3. scrapbooking
4. traveling
5. sleeping some more

Five things you would never wear, buy, or get new again:
1. leg warmers
2. granny panties
3. daisy dukes
4. bikini
5. tube top

Five favorite toys:
1. iPod
2. computer
3. camera
4. palm pilot
5. my truck

12 itunes downloads
11 days vacation (just with Bryan)
10 new shirts
9 tanks of gas
8 months of massages
7 months of maid service
6 quickutz fonts
5 pairs of shorts
4 pairs of flip-flops
3 new bras (gotta be honest here:-)
2 new jetski’s
and 1 scrapbook cruise:-)