RetroPost: 1.2.07

{Saved from Xanga} 1. Where did you ring in 2006? In the car. We were coming back from Reno after Family Day shopping and had already hit Fernley by midnight. Billy said something about another year of chaos and it made me cry. 2. What was your status on Valentine’s Day? Married, of course. We went to dinner in Reno and then almost got stuck driving in a blizzard on the way back home. 3. Were you in school (anytime this year)? Nope. Too darn busy. And lazy. 4. How did you earn your keep? The first half of the year I worked at the Credit Union and Billy worked for my parents. The second half…. Well, we took the equity from our house and have been on lifestyle sabbatical. ^_^ 5. Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Me personally? No, thank god. But we did go visit Tasha when she had Chandler and then we’ve been their ambulance on several occasions over the year. 6. Have you ever encountered the police? No, we’re good. And we can’t afford traffic tickets. I did sit in the car while Billy talked to the police when Tasha’s cousin-in-law stole their car and crashed it. 7. Where did you go on vacation? Oh gosh where didn’t I go on vacation? Let’s see… Arizona twice, Disneyland twice, San Francisco, Washington, New York. We’ve had a helluva time! 8. What did you purchase that was over $500? Our fantastical flat screen flat panel high definition TV and our SUV. 9. Did you know anybody who got married? Heh. My cousin Keri. (7/29/06) And Missy and Noah got married TWICE! (08/19/06 & 09/23/06) God, it’s been a long year. 10. Did you know anybody who passed away? Everybody’s “dad”, Gordon Eddy passed away August 20 after an unsuccessful seven month battle with lung and liver cancer. 11. Have you ran into anybody you graduated high school with? Only the people I’ve stayed in contact with over the years. 12. Did you move anywhere? From my parent’s house to the funky lil shack in Winnemucca and back again. *sigh* I hope we get a house soon… 13. What sporting events did you go to? None but I have been watching football a whole lot more than in years past. And enjoying it. And not being completely ignorant. 14. What concerts did you go to? None. Just musicals. We were front and center for the Phantom of the Opera in New York and we most recently saw The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on our usual Broadway Come to Reno jaunt. 15. Are you registered to vote? Actually, this year I un-registered. ^_^ 16. If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Nah. I didn’t vote once in the four years I was registered. 17. Where do you live now? Back to Fallon. As it should be. 18. Describe your birthday. My actually birthday was spent on the road up to Washington for Keri’s wedding so Billy took me to Reno the previous Monday, the 23rd and let me have a Jill picks everything and buys whatever she wants day. After dropping off my parents at the airport, we went to Lady in the Water then to Olive Garden for soup salad and breadsticks. Then we went shopping and… I don’t remember what I bought. ;_; I do remember having a peanut butter cup cookie at the Toll House Shoppe in lieu of a cake! 19. What’s the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Quit our jobs and take a mini-retirement! If you told me 2006 would be this way when it started I would’ve laughed my head off. 20. What is one thing you regretted this year? Lending Billy’s mom and sister money. It’s caused too many heated discussions. 21. What’s something you learned about yourself? I’m really really happy being married to Billy. I think I always took it for granted. But pretty much spending 24/7 with him over the last eight months has given me even more joy than I ever could’ve expected. 22. Any new additions to your family? Our newest baby, Kyo,who got chucked out in front of Stefanie’s house while we were visting. We took her in and she made a welcome addition to the family. (Well, Bear didn’t think so for awhile.) 23. What was your best month? Anywhere between May and December. Probably not December, I was sick. But we’ve had such amazing memories while being off I can’t narrow it down.