2006: A Year in Review

So, there are only a few more days in 2006, which means it's time to start looking ahead on the new year to come and to start reflecting on the one that passed.

2006 was a year of change for me. In a lot of ways, this was the year where I emerged from the limbo caused by my father's death and started getting my life back on track. I have plans and goals and some sort of crazy thing resembling a real life.

I got out of Castleton. Not that I don't love my hometown, it's always going to be home, but I needed to experience life beyond that tiny little town, see what else life has to offer. I always want Castleton to be there, a place I can go back to, but I also want more than that.

I went back to school. Studying had never been my strong suit in the past, but this past semester I did ok. I pulled down good grades and developed the kind of study habits it would have been nice to have at 13, instead of 23, but better late than never, right?

I've made a lot of headway personally, becoming the person I want to be and dealing with a lot of my issues. Not all of them, but a lot. I'm calmer and more stable, I think. I've begun to deal with things and to put them behind me, at least a little bit. I'm becoming who I need to be.

Then, there's Mark, of course. Definitely the best part of 2006. Being in a relationship took a little bit of adjustment for me, but it's definitely worth it. Mark is wonderful and amazing and I'm so glad I have him in my life.

So, all in all, 2006 was a pretty great year and there were a lot of changes, all for the better. Now the question is what will 2007 bring?