So here lies a rather impromptu year in review. This marks the first year Chris and I have actually spent NYE together! I wish he weren't sick, because I'm powerless to do anything about it, so I'm pretty ineffectual today. Nonetheless, we're spending it together if it kills me!

The last year...wow. So much has happened in the last year, I can't even begin to list it all. We've gone through a LOT of changes. Better, worse, different. We broke up, we moved, we reconciled, I went through several forms of employment. A few important new people entered my life, people who have helped me get through the tough times and shared some pretty crazy adventures. I can't imagine them not being in my life now. What a difference 12 months makes! I made some big decisions in 2006 that will, I think, prepare me for the coming year. In some ways I think the last year has been a set up for a catalystic 2007. Better, worse, different. I feel changes. Chris' fortune the other night (we had Chinese food for our anniversary) said " a change for the better is coming your way". Mine said "your dearest dream is coming true". Bring it on, 2007!

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Two years ago I was trapped for quite some hours at Dallas Ft Worth airport trying to get home to someone I'd never met, but with whom I had spent countless hours on the phone.When I finally made it to PHL, they'd gotten lost, my bags were not with us, and I was starving. Chad dropped us off at my apartment, and he kissed me before we could even lug my lack of luggage up the stairs. We had dinner at Midtown, and the rest is our business, but somewhere in there he asked me to be his girlfriend. While at some point after then I'd counsel myself saying I should have taken it slow and not rushed, I didn't. Here we are two years later. We've been through a LOT together. I don't really know what the next year has in store for us, but up to this point has been rather eventful. Why would I expect any different now?

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hang me high
where the whole world can see my sins
that's as close to heaven
as I'm ever gonna get
just make sure I'm dead
'cuz I don't ever wanna see this life again
I've apologized all I can

swing me low
it's cold out of the fire
and I can see
it's gonna be
a long hard fall from here
and there's no room for me it's clear
so I'll be on my way
I've apologized all I can

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this years list was quite multifaceted...

my dad got be a gorgeous steelers super bowl womens watch!
my one grandma sent me one of my nana's old rosaries, which is REALLY pretty!
my other grandma sent me a few things....a really nice pair of slippers, a new blanket for the bed, and a nightgown...now i havent worn a nightgown since i was 7...this one, wow, tops the gay cake. its grey fleece with black pola dots. on the chest theres a patch with a plaid scottie dog on it that reads "friends warm the heart". I'm going to have to take pictures of it...or me in it...hah! i dont know where she finds these things, but i love her for it.

now, my uncle was my secret santa on my dad's side...usually he's good for lots of goth, rock, heavy metal sort of things....i figured i was in good shape when a box arrived from him...inside was a silver cross with pink stones in it...don't get me wrong, it's beautiful...i just dont imagine him giving it or him looking at it and thinking of me. hah.

We opened all those gifts last night, as the pile for JUST us and Chris' mom was rather large. That's a whole new list...

His mom and her boyfriend got me 3 books I've been wanting really bad...Piratology, Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman), and Son of a Witch (the sequel to Wicked)

Chris always surprises me on holidays, and this year was no different...my final tally...
-The Princess Bride DVD
-Gil Elvgren calender
-a camera case
-a tripod
-2 250 and 1 500watt heavy duty halogen lights
-a hersheys fondu pot that looks like the store in Time's Square
- a Mickey Mouse ice cream maker
- a 3 in one sandwich, grill, waffle iron
- a table top fountain that looks like a yin yan
- soft glo bear (he turns colours!)
- a refrigerator (that can also be a functioning vending machine) to keep juice next to the bed for late night lows
- a sewing machine!
-a wacom tablet so i dont have to fight with my half-assed mouse anymore!

I don't think I'm missing anything...we're still waiting to do stockings...man, I'm completely floored...I don't know where we're going to put any of this stuff, but I can't wait to see how it all works!

I hope you're all having a Merry Christmas.
Next stop, Chris' uncles house for dinner festivities!

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james brown died :( thats all.
ill write more later.

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i cant sleep...bah!
my eyes wanna close and im all tired-shivery..but when i lie down i cant sleep...bah!
christmas eve was nice...didnt make church AGAIN but its nice to see chris' family.
his grandpa and i actually had a nice little conversation about cameras. then he almost fell on me.
tomorrow ill see the same group of folks plus one. should be a good time.

presents in the am...im thinking of sleeping on the couch in the glow of the tree...that always used to make me sleep peacefully when i was little...

wish me luck...
im SO tired...
merry christmas to all
and to all a good night...?

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