Top 10

I was waiting until the New Year to write this just in case something seriously amazing happened on New Year's Eve - which, nothing did.

Last year, I did a top 10 of moments, top 9 of movies, top 7 something...and it went down to top book...but I'm feeling a bit, hmm, tired, so a top ten moments of 2006 should suffice.

10. Moving into the new house. Obviously, the apartment was seriously small, and aggravations with everything seemed to control us all. Moving in to the house also leads me to number 9.

9. Getting our dog Albert. We weren't able to have a dog at the old apartment, so getting a house was a huge blessing. Sure, most of the time I could kill him, but he's fun when he wants to be.

8. Going to Idaho for a few weeks. It was the longest Shane and I had been apart since before I went out to his house in Lewiston, but all in all, it was fun. It was hard on Shane and I after my phone broke two days into the vacation, and my flight didn't get in until three hours before work after traveling for 48 hours straight, but whatever.

7. Getting the summer job. As annoying as it was to leave the house, go north to Charlestown, go south to Alstead for work, and then go north to Bellows Falls, and then more north to Charlestown, it was a rewarding experience and definitely prepared me for my second job.

6. Starting work again. I know, as much as I complain, I really did miss a lot of the people and the kids. Plus, I got a kind-of promotion to librarian...woo!

5. Getting the second job. (Noticing a trend?) The second job is a HUGE blessing for us, I'm basically making the same amount I make with my first job, and it thrills me. I'm blessed to work with someone I already know, someone who I respect and admire.

4. Finding out Crystal is preggo. Even still, when I look at her and see her stomach growing with each week, I can't fully grasp that there is a child in there. It's beautiful; amazing.

3. Getting my cat, Akila. I know, sad that three different jobs and a cat rate higher than my dog, but I'm still getting used to him. Akila has been great, the best cat I've ever owned (that's saying a lot!). She's so much fun, so loving, and Shane and I just adore her.

2. Sona visiting for my birthday. I love and miss her so seriously much, I feel like I come out of my shell when she's around. She is so incredibly giving, I can't imagine my life without her.

1. Getting the ring from Shane on our anniversary. Though I've lost the ring (!!!!!!!), I know I'll find it eventually. The promise was more important than the ring, something I learned afterwards.

2007 is shaping to be one of the best years of my life, so I'm sure that this time next year (2008) I will have many more remarkable moments. This was rather a "blah" year I'd say. I hope everyone had a safe and fun New Year celebration!

Ciao.