its been forever since ive used this thing, but i was challenged by pam to list 6 interesting facts about myself, and i love a good challenge!!

1. i broke my hand going down a slip 'n slide
2. if i hadnt broken my hand, i would have been competing in my first triathlon this sunday
3. i just bought my first macbook and i love it
4. my dream job includes plenty of travel to far-off places, at least until i settle down and have kids
5. i go to bed really late almost every night and usually for no good reason
6. im afraid of sea creatures. anything that lives in water scares me...yeah, i know its dumb...

so im supposed to challenge 6 other people to do this, but i dont think i even have 6 people that still use this, much less six that havent done it yet. so ill "tag" lipstickfatality, fathafricke, and somuchtosay since theyre the only ones i can think of off the top of my head!

and if you want more of an update than that, you should find me on facebook or myspace :)

*note* for those who are my friends on myspace, this is just a copy of the blog i last posted there.. noone seems to read this, so i decided to stop being original.  best wishes to you all in the new year! 

in the process of setting my "goals" for 2007, i wanted to sit back and reflect on 2006 - briefly - to see where it brought me.

January: still transitioning to having brant home.  lots of arguments and disagreements but lots of happiness that we were in the same country and healthy enough to fight

February: pre-marital counseling - some really long talks with my parents - and a change in the wedding date.  the countdown went from 7 months to 6 weeks.  was i crazy?

March:  yes, i was crazy. all-consumed by wedding plans.  so many tears - some for worthwhile things, some just over dresses, flowers, money, catering, linens... you get it

April: the wedding!  so beautiful, so perfect - i couldn't have imagined much more if i had an unlimited budget and a year to plan.  honeymoon was great - except for the scorching sunburn.

May: i turned 24.  not so much a big deal, really... started a new job - a huge deal really. 

June: trips to the beach - a big-time haircut.  i cried about the haircut

July: more trips to the beach, enjoying being newlywed.  hair growing WAY too slowly.  new boss at work actually turns out to be a good one

August:  i don't think i can remember one standout thing about august.  i can say that the summer and fall were full of other weddings.  we went to five aside from our own.  nice to know we have others like us we can talk to when we're going through... ya know... newlywed stuff

September: the month we were supposed to get married in.  family came to visit from california, and we went to north carolina for a family reunion.  joined a bowling league friday nights... i'm not that good.

October: tailgate... always fun.  trying to get in a habit of running, not entirely successful though

November: WYATT!  the addition of our firstborn puppy is a joyful and exhausting adventure... the absolute love of our lives.  enjoyed a great thanksgiving with family

December: busy busy busy getting ready for the holidays.  some nice parties, stress choosing presents - but in the end, some nice time spent with family and friends over the holiday season.  good all the way up to midnight on new years...

so i guess my goals for 2007 are:

-to get healthy.  ive thought about seeing a nutritionist, continuing the running habit, hitting the gym harder...

-to figure out what i want to do with my life.  i know that sounds... well... not normal?... but i've been doing administrative work for various companies for years now, and i'm tired of it.  i want to find a career path to start in that i can work my way up in over the years.  i've reached just about as far as i want to go with this one - and since i have.. eh... 40 years before i can retire - i'd like to enjoy my work.  i've thought about system integration, project management, or forensics (fingerprints in particular)  i know that one doesn't quite fit in, but its my favorite :)

-to be a better wife.  i'm working on learning submission.  i'm a bit of a dominant personality... shocking, i know....

-to increase our savings.  kids are TOO far down the road anymore, i'd like to not be scared out of mind about the financial burden when they come.

-to travel. i have a ton of places i want to go.  we already have a snowboarding trip and a cruise the bahamas planned.  we're working on one to California, and there about a jillion other places i can't wait to be. 

 

also, i'd like to save all the baby seals.  ok, that ones a joke, but seriously, those pictures of baby seals being clubbed... they make me cry.  please don't club your seals.  thanks... and have a happy new year!

because i've finally come on board with Pam's "random" posting style....

survivor: i think ozzie should have won.  in my mind the title survivor when playing on a desert island should have more to do with, shocker, survival skills and physical prowess with a little strategy to survive than all strategy with enough skills to get by.  however, the majority of players in the game disagreed.  i really thought he was more likeable than yul, and thought he would get the votes - i was so disappointed. 

dolls:  who knew that there was at least one family somewhere in france whos only mission in life was to sew together wigs of real human hair for dolls?  aren't there kids with cancer who could use that more?  come on people... lets get real

fire:  could we stop with the setting your girlfriend/ex-girlfriend/wife on fire just because you're mad at her?  3 in 15 months is a little out of control.  its disgusting what people can justify in their heads.  this trend is horrific, i hope it stops

puppy:  is precious.  love him more and more every day... can not WAIT for obendience school though - he needs some discipline in his life.  side note: puppy has new love of toilet paper... we have to keep the bathroom door shut now

work: ugh.

christmas:  4 days away!  now if i could only finish my shopping... most is done - but theres one or two left that i'm not quite sure what to do with.  gift giving is stressful to me because i like it to be useful stuff.  if  anyone is shopping for wyatt - he could use a basket to keep his toys in - and a bed.  but i'm sure he'll get all that from mom and dad anyway.... we spoil the bugger.

new years:  plans anyone?  we have none so far.  and i'm not upset about it.  i'm sure we'll end up out with people, but i think i'd be just as happy cuddled up in the house playing board games this year.  i could use a break from people.

bridesmaids dresses:  thank God i have a soon to be sister in law who loves us.  there are no poofy sleeves, or bows on the behind, and its not bright teal.  i'm happy :)

have a very merry christmas everyone!!