I bought an iPod, a GPS, and a Blue Tooth for my cell phone. I was going to buy an LCD tv, but decided to wait until I can figure out what to do with the other two televisions in the living room.
Not a terribly exciting year. In December I did a little blogging exercise taking the first couple sentences of the first post of each month and then commenting on them. Since I have 2 personal blogs, I did one for my silly, fangirl blog and another for my more adult, semi-serious blog. Neither one really tells you much, so here are the highlights as I remember them.
I'm thinking about writing a memoir of my parents, so this past summer I took an 8-week non-fiction writing course. Each week we wrote an essay, shared it with the class, and received feedback comments. Although the instructor encouraged us to try to sell some of the essays, I'm planning on putting my essays on my blog. Right now there's only one, but here's the page where you'll be able to access all of them.
I took a short trip to Fort Worth, Texas in June. I wrote an essay (my first for my class) about it, which you can read here. (The password is "fangirl." You'll understand why when you read the essay. It sounds a little obsessive, and I'm in the process of rewriting it.) Surprisingly, I actually liked Fort Worth. A lot. Maybe even enough to consider retiring there.
In September, my beautiful niece, Kristen gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Lauren Ashley. Mom, dad and baby are all doing well. I haven't seen her in person yet, but am hoping to in the next month or so. I'd had lunch with Kristen in April when she told me she was pregnant. I'd wrote a blog entry about the day, but I think I forgot to publish it. It was one of those days you really treasure, where everything was "just right."
In October, I had a septoplasty, aka, sinus surgery. I'd had problems with a bleeding nose and was sent to an ENT. Turns out I had a deviated septum, in addition to the sinus & bleeding problems. I'm happy to say it was a resounding success! I had no bruising (it's a fairly new procedure where they don't pack your nose) and no pain to speak of (threw out the pain medication the 2nd or 3rd day). I sleep better, breathe better and don't need to keep a jar of mentholatum nearby. What a relief!
Hope your year has been great, too!