2006 Meme

I've seen this on a couple blogs, and thought I would do what everyone else is doing. :)

What did you do in 2006 that you’ve never done before?
Went on a major vacation without the help from my Mom. (she's a travel agent and has always planned all my vacations)

Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember what I said I was going to do last year. See previous post about the changes I want to make this year.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
No

Did anyone close to you die?
A few people from my old church. I wouldn't say I was real close to them.

Did you go anywhere special?
Florida Keys, April 2006

What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Inner Strength

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
We said we were going to remodel the bathroom and it's done; except for the painting.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
A lot of teeth problems and some major back problems. Diet and exercise seem to have helped both of those.

What was the best thing you bought? The stray cats house

Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage, car payment and savings

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our trip to Florida

What song reminds you of 2006?

Nick Lachay's "What's left of Me". It came out the week we lost Ben. I was a mess.

Compared to this time last year are you:
a. Happier or sadder?
Always happier

b. Thinner or fatter?
Thinner. Ask me again a year from now and hopefully I will have all the extra weight off.

c. Richer or poorer?
Richer.

What do you wish you’d done more of?
Camping

What do you wish you’d done less of?
Spending time in the dentist chair

Did you fall in love in 2006?
Each day is a new day with Laura, so YES I did.

What was your favorite TV show?
Survivor

What was the best book you read? I wish I could say I read more often, but I don't. I did read "Into the Wild" which was really good.

What was your greatest musical discovery of 2006? My Chemical Romance

What did you want and get?
MP3 player. It's amazing how much better my workouts are with my own music

What did you want and not get?
A second trip to Florida

What was your favorite film this year?
Little Miss Sunshine and Brokeback Mountain

What did you do on your birthday?
Came home from camping, went to lunch and then had cake.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having stuck to the diet I started last winter and lost all this weight.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Comfortable

What kept you sane? Laura

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No one comes to mind.

What political issue stirred you the most?
Missouri's Stem Cell Research

Who did you miss?
Ben during the week that he was missing

Who was the best new person you met?
A family that was renting out the room next to us at the lake. The Grandmother was so cute and had so much knowledge.