2006, not the "Fuck Yous" those will come later

2006 is almost over. At this time of the year I like to look back and see how life has changed. For me, this year was nothing but changes.

Job- I spent Jan 1st 2006 working. When the ball dropped, I was at work. Working the grave yard shift. Got a "Kiss" over text from my girlfriend at the time. I was working at Martian Hall. A job I loved. Being a postive influnece on kids who reminded me alot of myself when I was that age was very rewarding. It was a bitter sweet moment when I left. Although I loved the job, it was time to go. My next job was as an electrician. Paid great, the job was ok, put my boss just licked nuts. Its hard to work with someone all day everyday that you really cant stand. He's a good guy out of work, but I just couldnt stand working with him anymore. Now here I am, a security guard. I really feel like the work is under me, but it keeps me in the law enfocement field till I can get back into corrections.

City- The biggest change in my life this year. From Spokane, to the Seattle area. I never thought I'd leave Spokane, never wanted to. I especially never thought I'd be over here! But when the chance came, I couldnt pass it up. To my surprise I really like it here. No SNOW....for the most part. My brothers here. The Hawks are hurr, and the Sonics. I haven't found a bar I really like yet, but I'm still enjoying it. The traffic was the hardest thing to get use to. For the first month I wanted to kill everyone on the road, but slowly, thats going away. We moved into a new place and made it into a home. The people who never saw the place before we did the work could never understand it. New floors, alot of painting, new trim and doors, new grass, its been a lot of work but worth it.

Medical- this year, 2 ulcers, a dislocated disk in my back, and a really bad neck injury that had me layed up for a couple days, but I did win the fight! I'm 24 and falling apart already!

Personal- There were two major females in my life this year. The first one, was wonderful and beautiful. She's a great girl and I wish nothing but the best for her. Things just didnt work out and wasn't going to. We both realized that and ended it before things got bad. It really was a clean mutural break up with no hard feelings. The second one, was extreme. Extreme emotions, extreme arguments, extreme break ups. I dont blame anyone. It was just two people who honestly didnt get eachother or how to talk to eachother. I know this, cuz she would disagree with everything I just said. But life goes on and lessons are learned. Between those two there's been a few kisses with selective ladies, but nothing major.

Friends- The most import part of my life. This two of my closest friends came back from collage, Loc and Boyer. Its always good to have them back. Mike, one my closest friend, and Ashlee, also a close friend, are my roommates and I really couldn't ask for better roommates. Scott is still Scott but coming up. We've all had a great time together this year. Unloading a couple of clips into Jack Johnson CDs (I dont hate Jack Johnson, the CDs were just really bad copies) at the cabin with Loc and The Whop. Loc in his all knowing wisdom "This cooler is heavy, where not picking it up again till its empty" Can't forget my birthday. Getting BRUNK at Silverwood with Mike and Ash then going on the Rollercoasters, I hate those things. Got a great picture out of it tho. And the whole month before we moved out here, all without a job, so what do we do? Get BRUNK at Bolos, that whole month. It was Crazy. Season tickets with my bro and his roommate, tailgating, talking shit to opposing fans, watching them win! Can't forget about my newest and one of my closest friends Jeremy. He's the hook up man and always willing to share the wealth. He's done a hell of a job showing me this town. Good times. Also cant forget the old ones. One of my closest friends of all time is now back in touch. I'd say her name but if I did everyone would start asking questions about us. Its not like that this time. You know who you are and I love ya. Also much love to my BFF =P

All in all 2006 was a great year. It had its rough spots but thanks to my group of friends and family everything worked out alright. I'm now looking forward to what a full year in Seattle is like.