2006: Year in Review

It's been quite a year, so I thought I'd reflect a little bit on what has happened...

First, and most importantly, I got married. Although getting there was an experience in itself, there is nothing better than being married to your best friend. Sure, there are ups and downs, but I think that is just part of the ride. I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

We bought our first house in 2006. After planning a wedding, I didn't think anything could possibly be more work. Boy was I wrong! It has been a lot of fun making this place our own, but I've definitely learned my lesson the hard way on several projects - mistakes I won't soon make again.

I hiked my first 14er in 2006. There are 50-some 14,000+ foot mountains in Colorado and my goal is to conquer as many of them on foot as possible. Ben and I whipped one of the easier ones over the summer and it's hopefully just the first of many more to come.

I encountered my first transvestite (bet you weren't expecting that one!). Read here for a recap :).

2006 brought us plenty of lousy movies, from Da Vinci Code early in the year to Nacho Libre & Talladega Nights at the end. I really enjoyed going to the movies until the last several months when I've realized that there are only a precious few that deserve to be seen on the big screen.

I started back to school in 2006. I've only taken one class so far (start another one in January), but so far I've learned a lot and don't regret going back. I need to be challenged!

Had a good year with sports. We started playing in a couple softball leagues and somehow ended up winning the league in Parker - still not sure how we pulled that off. We also won another flag football championship - I'm not sure if I'll stick with that "team" or not though. Finally, reffing went well - got to do a few varsity games, only got chased by a couple fans, and survived reffing a game after dark in Aurora :).

Finally and most recently, I survived my first blizzard. Sure, it snows quite a bit in Kansas, but I've never sat and watched 3 feet fall in a day. It's hard to complain too much, however. All that snow has meant very little work for me!

Here's to 2007...