Recap your 2006

[WebLady]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with my husband

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? still married

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? Work from home

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for myself ... had to go for my mom and my dog a couple of times

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We went to Florida in February, DH had to go for a job and we made a weekend trip out of it. I'm dying to go again, seems like forever ago.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? We got 2 pure breed dogs (Italian Greyhounds), I got a couple of new tattoos (one in Jan, one in Dec)

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes, a couple I think

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Sort of, I met a couple online via MySpace.

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? same place I've been for like 5 years

18.) Describe your birthday: had dinner and some lovin' with my husband and he gave me money for my new tattoo!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I don't know really ... one of my dogs broke a leg.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? I dunno ... my dog Roxy breaking her leg, and not loosing the weight I wanted to.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? Apparently I have a problem with stress :huh:

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yep, my furkids Enzo and Roxy :-)

23.) What was your best month? I dunno, maybe November since it was my birthday.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? I dunno, about a 7 or 8 I guess.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I dunno, be more dedicated to our future ... loose some weight, be healthier and make more money.

[jeni740]

[quote=WebLady]Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with Andy

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Just Boyfriend/Girlfriend

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? Work for a dentist

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Yes, I had major surgery in April 2006

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Well we tried to go to Toronto for the airshow and ended up leaving, It was the worst vacation EVER!!

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? nothing

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? not in person

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? yes, last week of brain cancer

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? No

12.) Did you move anywhere? no

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? no

17.) Where do you live now? same place I've been for like 5 years

18.) Describe your birthday: Went to my sisters

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? GOT ENGAGED!!!!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? getting too angry over stupid petty things

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have a problem with ANGER

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yep my little Snowball

23.) What was your best month? June!! It was Andy asked me to marry him

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. 8

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I have to lose 15-20 pounds soon!!

[LizabethDavis]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with my fiance

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? Working for a temp agency

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for myself. Went for my husband and my aunt.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? Yeah, but not for myself.

7.) Where did you go on vacation? England

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Our trip to England

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yeah, a couple of people....Gwen, my cousin, myself....

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Yeah, two people. Adam J. Carlisle and Arthur Davis (Pat's oldest uncle)

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yessa

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Ahh..none this year

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Not this year

17.) Where do you live now? Same place I lived last year

18.) Describe your birthday: Ahh...had a party for my daughter and then went out drinking after my mom took them

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Got married and went to England!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? I refuse to incriminate myself.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can handle more stress then I thought

22.) Any new additions to your family? My husband I guess. He is now officially family.

23.) What was your best month? July/August, when I seemed to have not a care in the world.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? An 8 I suppose

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Make more money and have another baby.

[mariaandmanish]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with my husband, though he was my fiance then!

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? still engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? teaching in the Bronx, NYC

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? nope, not at all last year thankfully.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We went on our honeymoon to Mexico in August.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Our wedding! lol

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes, myself and my best friend (as well as a bunch of ladies on OW!)

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? I met up with someone for brunch in Manhattan, who I hadn't seen since high school, though it was planned and we didn't "run" into each other.

12.) Did you move anywhere? yep, we sold our COOP and moved to the house we rent now.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? 2 Depeche Mode concerts

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? a rented two family home.

18.) Describe your birthday: it was a huge party, with a whole bunch of people I didn't know from my BiL's work.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I went sky diving. I always wanted to, but never thought I actually would.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? I don't really know... I try not to regret things too much. Sometimes I regret changing jobs cause I miss the people I used to work with.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? Apparently I don't adjust to change as well as I thought I did.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Nope, not this year!

23.) What was your best month? August, I got married.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? I dunno, about a 8 or 9 I guess.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I seriously need to lose some weight. I also want to get to a place where we're truly settled and not likely to move again!
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[Kacie_bride]

]1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with my fiance

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Yes and I graduated on December 16th.

4.) How did you earn your keep? I didn't work

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? no

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? No

7.) Where did you go on vacation? no where

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? I didn't personally, but Justin did.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? my cousin, Justin's friend, my other cousin

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? No

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Amanda

12.) Did you move anywhere? no

13.) What sporting events did you go to? a couple of high school football games

14.) What concerts did you go to? Rascall Flatts in June

15.) Are you registered to vote? of course

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Not on Nov. 7th. I early voted the week before.

17.) Where do you live now? Same place I lived last year

18.) Describe your birthday: I probably was in school. I don't really remember that much about it.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I am getting married on December 30th!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? I'm sure there are some small things, but I can't really think of anything big.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I don't know

22.) Any new additions to your family? A couple of people married into the family. Justin will be in my family in 11 days!

23.) What was your best month? I guess now-December

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. I am hoping it is a 10 by December 30th.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Hopefully find a good "career" job and get pregnant at the end of the year for a baby in 2008.

[kevinsbride2B]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? Nathan Philips Square downtown Toronto.

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? a boyfriend

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? working in a similar idea to one but not a student

4.) How did you earn your keep? Working in a day treatment centre for at risk youth and part time at a nursing home.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? too many times to count and all but once for myself. My Grandfatehr had a heart attack in January.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? yes, but I was good, they needed to help me out with some stuff.

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Vacation? What's that lol.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? My wedding dress, some bills all together, and other wedding stuff including the deposit on the hall.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes one of my best friends.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? unfortunatly a few people.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? A whole bunch of tiems. Our St.Patty's day tradition is with old high school people.

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? watch the blue jays and the argo's.

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? DEFFINETLY!

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? that wasn't my day, but I did do all my voting otherwise.

17.) Where do you live now? Toronto, ON forever!

18.) Describe your birthday: Went to work and efused to do anything. Went out to dinner with the family at night. On the weekend the girls took me out it was fabulous! Aside from some other "inlaw" issues.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Get engaged, deffinetly get engaged. I never saw that coming.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not always listening to Dr's advice and not taking as good care of myself, and in return the pain.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have a control issue. I like to do everything opn my own and I hate to ask for help.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Well Kev moved in and Jamie every other weekend. I deffinetly see that as an addition to my family.

23.) What was your best month? June, Kev and I got engaged, the weather was fabulous, and I still had all my hours at work.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? Certain parts are a 10 but otherwise it's been a 4, I've had a very unhealthy year, work has had issues.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I will learn to deligate to others. I can't do everything and it's OK to ask for help!

[BriansBride07]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...Great my wedding is coming closer and I could not ask for any more happiness.

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with my FH and our kids.

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? still engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? FH, and cleaning and babysitting

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Yes, for my back and for my son's broken finger.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We didn't I hate to travel I have panic attacks if I do.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? My car

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes only 1 couple though

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? NO

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? NO I only vote for presidents don't pay much attention to the rest of the elections. ( I know I should)

17.) Where do you live now? same place for 6 years.

18.) Describe your birthday: Kids made me a cake, and FH made me supper. nothing special.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? absoultly nothing I am not a risk taker at all

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not going and seeing my sister in VA ( I just couldn't do it)

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? That I can be stronger than I give myself credit for ( mind wise)

22.) Any new additions to your family? Just my daughters Hermit crabs

23.) What was your best month? HMMM..... prob. April I was able to get my wedding dress and alot of to do's done for the wedding then,

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 8 it has been a pretty good year I hope that 2007 is the same or better.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? My anxiety levels ( which won't happen till I get the medicine I need and im to scared to go on that to lol), Always to be a better mother and soon to be wife. ( who can't brush up on those skills your always learning)

[AngelinLove]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with Joel

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? I was CPS worker and then a nanny

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for myself ... had to go for my godson who was really sick.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Nowhere really....took a couple short trips...one to Cedar Point and one to Indiana to visit family.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? All of the stuff for my wedding...lol...the dress, venue, rings, dj, all of it!!!

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Me, my bil, my fiance's best-friend....and a lot of my Onewed sisters!!!

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? A couple

12.) Did you move anywhere? yep, I moved from one apartment to another!

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Lions/Falcons game

14.) What concerts did you go to? Goo Goo Dolls/Counting Crows

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? Same city as last three years, but new apartment

18.) Describe your birthday: had dinner at the Melting Pot and some lovin' with my husband!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I got married and my family was there. I started writing my biological father in prison. I changed my last name.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Ruining a friendship with a very old and dear friend.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? Apparently I have a problem with my nerves and depression.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yep, my husband...lol...and my nephew Julyan.

23.) What was your best month? September cause I got married and got to see my family!!!

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? I guess an 8.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Lose weight, make more money, be more focused and ambitious.
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[brewsells]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At a bowling alley with DH

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? medical billing
5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for myself ... had to go for DH

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We went to Jamaica for the honeymoon

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Wedding, honeymoon

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes, a couple I think

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Sort of, I met a couple online via MySpace.

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? baseball

14.) What concerts did you go to? Steve Miller
15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? same place I've been for like 3 years

18.) Describe your birthday: Haven't had it yet this year. It's Thursday

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I don't know really

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not losing the weight I wanted to

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I bottle things up.

22.) Any new additions to your family? No

23.) What was your best month? August

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? I dunno, about a 7 or 8 I guess.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Lose weight, be able to work from home.

[hummingbird521]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? at the liquor store i was working at.

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? very much in love, single, and hoping to get engaged.

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? yes, briefly in paralegal school

4.) How did you earn your keep? by working two jobs outside the home for awhile, then working from home as housewife, then finally finding a full time job.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? yes, for kidney stones

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? the day we were going to get our marriage license we got pulled over for speeding

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We took a belated honeymoon in Talladega, AL

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? our wedding, plane tickets, nascar tickets and honeymoon

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes, myself and BIL and SIL

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? no, thankfully

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? several times

12.) Did you move anywhere? yes right before getting married.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? nascar races, razorback basketball game, football games

14.) What concerts did you go to? George Strait

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? A different part of arkansas with my hubby

18.) Describe your birthday: nothing spectacular, spent it at home with family

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I got married after swearing I never would again.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? quitting my previous job

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I am obsessive compulsive (neat freak), i dont' do stress well. And I am not as intolerable with kids as I once was.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yes, two step children, husband, new granddaughter, and two new cats. god my family has grown

23.) What was your best month? May

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 8-9

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Less stress and more fiancial security.
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[Jenn060306]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At my BiL & SiL's house

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Not married yet... i can't remember what we did if anything.

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? yes. I graduated in June.

4.) How did you earn your keep? Ummmm..... yes. lol.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Far too many times!

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? yes.

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We didn't get a vacation this year. I have big plans for next year though!

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Our wedding and Photography!

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yup. A couple friends here on OW and my cousin did as well.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Unfortunetly yes.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yeah, they came to look at our apartment when we were trying to rent it out. Very weird.

12.) Did you move anywhere? yup. twice.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? hmmm... i don't think any.

14.) What concerts did you go to? My husband played a show with his band. Does that count?

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Nope.... i'm Canadian so i voted in Canada.

17.) Where do you live now? North of the GTA.

18.) Describe your birthday: It was quiet. DH and i both worked that day.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? move twice, have surgery,

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not having more confidence in myself.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I need to belive in myself more. Stop worrying so much.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Well.... DH were married so he was a new addition to my family and i was to his. Although we were already family before.

23.) What was your best month? June was awesome!

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? Unfortunetly i have to give this years a 5. Half the year was great but the later half really was crappy for me.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I'd like to loose a few pounds before i put more on when we get pregnant. Also i would really like to get my Freelance design going strong and steady.

[Valmai]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At our local pub

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? I'm a student so i didn't

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for me - but Jamies been a few times

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? yep - one nite on way home form pub got into a bit of bother with some drunks

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We went to California in March, Auistria in June and several camping trips around the UK

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? A lot of time with solicitors lol

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yep besides the girls off here then my cousin wed

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? nope

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Nope

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Wales rugby games

14.) What concerts did you go to? A few this year, Paul Weller, oasis, Foo fighters, Razorlight

15.) Are you registered to vote? yeah

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? I voted in ours yeah

17.) Where do you live now? IN little place called Pontypridd been here for 3 years this christmas

18.) Describe your birthday: We went away for the weekend with some friends and i actually had a hangover on the day!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Got thru my second year of my degree

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not being able to sort out family differences

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? IM stronger mentally than i thought

22.) Any new additions to your family? NOpe

23.) What was your best month? March - one of the most memeorable experioences of my life was our trek in
california
24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? Prob about a 9

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? We have many thing splanned, the wedding, moving to China, graduating, Jamie getting his PhD so i think i'll leave it at that lol

[SerendipityCrafts]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? Out for dinner, home by 9, asleep on the couch & DH at the computer come midnight. LOL

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? single and hoping for a proposal

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? no

4.) How did you earn your keep? Full time job & worked evenings & most weekends on our business.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? no

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? July 1st - DH ran an yellow and got nabbed. Police let him go with a warning.

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Prince Edward County, Ontario on our honeymoon. Going to spend the last few days of 2006 in Cuba :) :)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Engagement ring, weddding, honeymoon, platters to paint on.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yes

12.) Did you move anywhere? No

13.) What sporting events did you go to? None

14.) What concerts did you go to? We went to see Cats if that counts.

15.) Are you registered to vote? Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? n/a

17.) Where do you live now? Montreal

18.) Describe your birthday: Hoping for a proposal ....

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Get married again.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Fleeting regrets .... not worth the time.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can live on little or no sleep. I work far too much.

22.) Any new additions to your family? No

23.) What was your best month? August - I got married :) :)

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 9.8

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I want to work more for myself and less for "the man". I want to pay off debts & save more for the kids education.

[MOB Karen]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? at home and asleep

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? single

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? no

4.) How did you earn your keep? I have been a Database Manager for the County Hospital for going on 19 years now.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? only to work

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Flagstaff, AZ

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? my daughter's wedding

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? other than the Onewed ladies, Amber's friend also got married this year

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? my Grandma

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? never

12.) Did you move anywhere? I moved in with my sister.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Phoenix Coyotes, Arizona Diamondbacks

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? no

17.) Where do you live now? Phoenix, AZ

18.) Describe your birthday: Amber took me to lunch, and a movie, shopping, and to get our toes done.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Have a wedding for Amber.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Amber's miscarriage

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I'm really tired of working.

22.) Any new additions to your family? not yet

23.) What was your best month? January, because in February, I got a new boss that I hate.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 7

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I would love to either get a new boss, or get a new job.

[rainbowtreat]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? at home with FH and the kids watching the ball drop on TV

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? no

4.) How did you earn your keep? full time job as a bank teller

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? I dont think so

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? no where, we just spent time around here with each other

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? our wedding

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? me, Lizabeth, Carly ( a girl I work with ) and of course many on here

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? my grampy

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? nope

12.) Did you move anywhere? We moved back into the town we both worked in.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? Montgomery Gentery and Rascal Flatts

15.) Are you registered to vote? no

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? no

17.) Where do you live now? New Hampshire

18.) Describe your birthday: AT home with my husband and kids putting up our Christms tree and having dinner and cake.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? nothing that I can think of

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? nothign to regret this year

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have to stnad up for myself more when it comes to my ex

22.) Any new additions to your family? well we got married so Nicholas is the new addition to our family but we also have one on the way so sorta of another new addtion

23.) What was your best month? June, I married the best man in the world and all my friends who really met something were there with us.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 9.5 , I can't complain, we got married had the best time, we got pregnant and every thing is going great there. The kids are great and getting bigger and they both love shcool. We live in the town we watned to be in. I can't somplain about this past year at all. The only reason it is not a 10 is tha tmy husband works about an hour away from home and the kids dont get to see him as much as they did and they miss him alot when he is not here. This should be changing withing the next few months we hope.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? That Nicholas does not work an hour away any more and that we figure out a way for me to stay home after the baby comes in July.

[ikkin510]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? at at a good friend's house

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? engaged, our 2 year dating anniversary

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? no

4.) How did you earn your keep? 911 Dispatcher

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Just to vist my FIL

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? I work with the police everyday, does that count?

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Disney World (our Honeymoon)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? the honeymoon, Steve's new truck

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? My SIL, me, and of course so many wonderful ladies here!

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Steve's best friend's grandmother, my great uncle

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yes actually, small world when two of us move to such a small town and get married within a few weeks of eachother

12.) Did you move anywhere? From the apartment to a house

13.) What sporting events did you go to? hs football games or two, prof. hockey games

14.) What concerts did you go to? Jason Aldean

15.) Are you registered to vote? Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Yes

17.) Where do you live now? Tunkhannock, PA

18.) Describe your birthday: helping out with stuff at the firehouse...nothing exciting.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? nothing that I can think of

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? not getting a little more debt paid off

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I am an orginizational freak!

22.) Any new additions to your family? Well, I got married, so I guess that makes Steve the new addition

23.) What was your best month? October

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 9

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? We want to have a baby and be financally secure enough for me to be able to stay home with it.

[JennF]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At a friend's house

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Not unless you count classes for fun.

4.) How did you earn your keep? Environmental Scientist / Data Manager

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Nope

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? Nope

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We spent 4.5 weeks in the UK leading up to the wedding, 4 days in Paris, and a week in Turkey.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Other than wedding expenses, just some jewelry and a dining room set.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Other than people here, no.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? No

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? I've caught up with a couple people online.

12.) Did you move anywhere? No

13.) What sporting events did you go to? None this year

14.) What concerts did you go to? A Depeche Mode concert, and a symphony performance

15.) Are you registered to vote? Of course

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? I'm ashamed to say no. I'd just arrived back in the country and didn't have my absentee ballot or make it to the polls.

17.) Where do you live now? Same place near Seattle

18.) Describe your birthday: We went out to dinner with some friends.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Got Married!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not losing enough weight.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I love to travel!

22.) Any new additions to your family? Do husbands count?

23.) What was your best month? October

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. 10

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? We want to buy a house.

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[lize566]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? I was with FH and I think we jus rented movies and probably fell asleep soon after midnight

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? boyfriend

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? all year until I grad. Dec 14!

4.) How did you earn your keep? Part time job at a bakery, full time job (co-op) over the summer at a manufacturing plant, still working there part time

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? not for me, but more times than I can count for my grandfather during May and June

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? nope

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Panama City, FL

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? just bought a house!!

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? I know of people, but I didn't attend the weddings. A friend of mine will be getting married dec. 29

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Way more than I ever want to experience again. Within 2 months my grandfather, my best friend, my cousins grandfather with whom we would often spend weekends with when we were little, and a guy I worked with died. I also knew of relatives of many people that I know that passed away this year.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yep

12.) Did you move anywhere? Nope, but will be in 2007!

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Umm...other than high school volleyball games, I don't think I attended any

14.) What concerts did you go to? Rascall Flatts

15.) Are you registered to vote? Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? nope

17.) Where do you live now? Louisville

18.) Describe your birthday: I took the day off work (which is unusual for me) and did NOTHING all day. I think I only got out of bed to get food and use the bathroom. It was fabulous!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Attend the funeral of my best friend and me grandfather, get engaged, buy a house (I know that's three things, but I never in my wildest dreams thought I would do any of those things!)

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not having spent more time with my best friend.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can handle more than I thought I could and I don't like to show weakness

22.) Any new additions to your family? Nope

23.) What was your best month? Ummm...I don't know...I guess it would have to be this month b/c I got a job, graduated, bought a house, and it's christmas time, but it is all bittersweet b/c people aren't here to share it with me

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 6 or 7, I think. This is a tough one, b/c some parts have been really great, but some parts have really sucked.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I want to lose weight for real this time and really get healthy, not just lose 20 lbs. then gain it back.

[StaceyMc]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At my parent's house, with my sister, bil, grandparents and FH

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? Fulltime Paralegal

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Not for me, but Joe's dad was in the hospital at least once and so was my grandmother.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? Yes - when I was in my car accident

7.) Where did you go on vacation? No

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Our wedding rings

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? No

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yep

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? Same place since 1997

18.) Describe your birthday: Had dinner with my family the week before. Joe tried to take me to a restaurant that I really really wanted to go to, but the weather was horrid, so we stayed local and went to Atria's.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Rear ended another car .

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Nothing.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? Ummmm....

22.) Any new additions to your family? My sweet nephew

23.) What was your best month? May - when my nephew was born.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 9.8 (would have been a 10, except for that stupid car accident)

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? My last name :)
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[NicksBride]

These are so much fun!!!

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home with Nick

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Just Boyfriend/Girlfriend

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Yes,I graduated in May!!! :)

4.) How did you earn your keep? umm, I didn't work. But now I am working at Court Diversion since June of 2006, that counts.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Yes, I was sick with Strep Throat
6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? ALASKA
8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? A HOUSE!

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Nope

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Nicks Cousin George
11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yes, it was awful. but I got to show my ring. :)

12.) Did you move anywhere? Yup, out of my moms house to our own house

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Baseball Game

14.) What concerts did you go to? None

15.) Are you registered to vote? Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Yup!

17.) Where do you live now? Hinesburg, VT just for about 4 months now

18.) Describe your birthday: Was in Idaho for job training, came home two days early because it scared me. (Long story)

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? GOT ENGAGED!!!!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Not seeing my dad more before he moved. :(
21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can be alone and be OK

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yup, Taebo our dog

23.) What was your best month? MAY, when we went to Alaska and got engaged

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. 8.5

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? Loose weight for the wedding

[4424]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At a friend's party in NJ

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? dating 3.5 years

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? always (graduate medical school in 07)

4.) How did you earn your keep? student loans

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? i work there everyday

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? a surprise trip to paradise island in the bahamas (also when we got engaged)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? car

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes many

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? unfortunately my grandfather and my FH's grandmother and our 1.5 year old kitty

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? i am friends with a few

12.) Did you move anywhere? nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to? many hockey games

14.) What concerts did you go to? bon jovi many times, def leppard, rob thomas, goo goo dolls

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? no i had an interview for residency unfortunately

17.) Where do you live now? pa

18.) Describe your birthday: don't really remember? working in the hospital i believe

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006?
finally make the decision to go against my family and plan a wedding

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? nothing

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? i'm proud that i made the decision to stand up for what i want and marry my FH even though i'd be lucky if anyone from my family will show up

22.) Any new additions to your family? a couple more kittens

23.) What was your best month? August (when we got engaged)

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 9.5

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? try to have more energy after working long hours in the hospital

[countrygirl]

Well 2006 is almost over, how'd it go for you? ...

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At home, nursing a drunk fiance.

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Engaged by three days.

3.) Were you in school? No.

4.) How did you earn your keep? Working at the ortho office (current job).

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Only to get reg'd under J's insurance on base.

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? No.

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Our 'honeymoon in Vages' was about it.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Our 2004 Ford Windstar

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes, very dear friends.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Yes, unfortunatley.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yes, we were 'best friends' but are no longer.

12.) Did you move anywhere? No.

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Coyote's Hockey,Suns BasketBall, and a major league spring training game. Can't remember who played.

14.) What concerts did you go to? None.

15.) Are you registered to vote? No, thought I was, but am not.

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? No.

17.) Where do you live now? Same house as before.

18.) Describe your birthday: The most romantic day/night of my life. Weekend way from home, couples massage, elegant dinner at a rest above the city, and the proposal of a lifetime at sunset!!!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I finally got married. I didn't every think that anyone would want to spend the rest of thier life w me. I was wrong. Happily wrong.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? The friendships that I lost.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can be loved.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yes, my three wonderful new (not step!!) kids, and new inlaws!!!

23.) What was your best month? November, that is the month we were married, and the month my friends were married as well.

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. 10. All in all, it's been a year of changes, but all for a great(er) cause.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? My pant size.

[SaralovesMike]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? at home with Mike, we lasted til 12:30 and called it a night!

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? still engaged but just recently moved in together

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? nope

4.) How did you earn your keep? retail until Sept, now banking.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? no, thankfully

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Ft Pierce FL. in May for my cousin's wedding, Pt Austin MI in August with FH's family.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? a new computer

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? my cousin Matt in May and my cousin Ben in July. I think that's it.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? sadly enough, yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? no but recently discovered a girl I went to hs with is engaged to Emilio Estevez.

12.) Did you move anywhere? just to a bigger aparment (same complex) when Mike and I moved in together

13.) What sporting events did you go to? a couple Tiger games

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? same city I grew up in.

18.) Describe your birthday: The actual day: Mike cooked me dinner. Later that week: had dinner with my family and another day Mike's family.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I learned how to ice skate

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? not leaving my retail job sooner but also after I left there being so in a hurry to get out I took a job I hated and quit after a week

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have anxiety and don't deal with stress well at all.

22.) Any new additions to your family? 2 new cousins, 2 babies

23.) What was your best month? February or June

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? 8 can't complain

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? get a grip on my anxiety, clean up some credit issues and start to save for a house after we get married.

[cowboysbride]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At a friend's house with Eric

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? Dating

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? No

4.) How did you earn your keep? Work at a TV Station

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? yes..I thought I had appendicitis
turned out to be gastroentiritis...

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? We went to Gatlinburg in July and Florida in September (both honeymoons)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Lots of stuff for the wedding...

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes, Eric's cousin in June

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Yes...

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Nope

12.) Did you move anywhere? Yes...moved to a new townhouse from and apartment then to our home in July

13.) What sporting events did you go to? Horse shows, rodeo

14.) What concerts did you go to? Blue Collar Comedy Tour in Nashville

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? On a farm in the country

18.) Describe your birthday: in Florida on our honeymoon

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? I went snow skiing with Eric and his dad...

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Can't really recall anything I regret...

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? Life is more fun if you stop sweating the small stuff.

22.) Any new additions to your family? I'm pregnant due 7/31/07...Eric bought my mare for me in February and she had a filly in March and Eric's mare had a filly in April. LOTS OF BABIES IN VINSONVILLE LOL!

23.) What was your best month? July...we got married 7.29.06

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? A 10!

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? be healthier, work on my patience with people and hopefully find our farm/home.

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At Jonathan's parents house

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? yes... spring and fall semester

4.) How did you earn your keep? I worked for my mom and then got a new job that pays a little better

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? oh god yes... I went the first week of Jan for a kidney infection and then a ton of times for tests and stuff. I was also there with a lot of my family members this year

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? not for anything bad

7.) Where did you go on vacation? Jonathan and I traveled to Myrtle Beach, Hershey, PA and Baltimore, MD (day trip) for cheer competitions and fun.

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? A laptop, diamond necklace, a house, stuff for the house, diamond earrings, and a day at the spa

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? yes, 5

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? yes

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? I see them all the time. Once you're in Manassas, you stay in Manassas... I see them at the grocery store, the mall, movie theaters, restaurants, and pretty much anywhere else.

12.) Did you move anywhere? in the process

13.) What sporting events did you go to? George Mason Men's Basketball Games, Washington Redskins games, Washington Capitals games, and of course the cheerleading competitions.

14.) What concerts did you go to? We go to concerts all the time for school but its really nobody famous.

15.) Are you registered to vote? yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? nope, I wasnt well versed enough on the issues so i decided not to vote although my state was the decider

17.) Where do you live now? Now I live at my parents house in Manassas but we're in the process of moving into our townhouse in Manassas about 3 minutes away

18.) Describe your birthday: We had dinner with my whole family here the day before and then on my birthday Jonathan took me out to an awesome Japanese Steakhouse and then had a surprise b-day party when we got home.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? We bought a house which is something we thought we might never be able to do.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? Choosing to overload my schedule for school. I dont think I'll do that ever again.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have to be more tolerant of people's smart *** remarks and that I dont handle a lot of stress well.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Not for me and Jonathan but my aunt had my cousin eddie in Feb and she'll have John today!

23.) What was your best month? November... we bought a house and we celebrated a lot

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? I would say an 8 because there wasnt anything really spectacular other than buying a house.

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? I want to not be a bitchy towards people who annoy me and lose weight.

[katieandalex]

Wow, I can't believe I missed this...sorry for bringing back a super old thread, but I really wanted to post on it! :)

1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At our apartment with my FH

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? engaged

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Yep, half the year

4.) How did you earn your keep? school half the year and working at Hobby Lobby, after I graduated, working as a lab tech.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? only for clinicals

6.) Did you ever encountered the police? no

7.) Where did you go on vacation? went to Pigeon Forge, TN for our honeymoon...does that count?

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? 3 new cars...LOL!

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes, my good friend from high school, and myself.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? yes, Alex's grandmother

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? yeah, a few

12.) Did you move anywhere? move to Davenport

13.) What sporting events did you go to? none

14.) What concerts did you go to? none

15.) Are you registered to vote? yep

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? yes

17.) Where do you live now? Davenport

18.) Describe your birthday: Went to clinicals, went and bought my first six pack of bottles, went to dinner at Carlos OKellys and had my first legal margarita.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? can't think of anything

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? buying a Suzuki....should have just bought what I wanted right away

21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I'm obsessed with school

22.) Any new additions to your family? yep, our Eskie, Hahn in December

23.) What was your best month? September....i got married and it was great

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale of 1-10. (From 1 (really bad) to 10 (excellent))? probably an 8 or so

25.) What do you want to change for the coming year? lose weight, work out more, give up soda, pay off bills and save money.

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

LOL I forgot I already posted in this thread. I'm having a blonde moment :D