The Year - 2006

I vaguely remember doing something like this last year on myspace - so here it is for this year on blogger. Enjoy.

January - All about the Bauer

• After catching up with Jack Bauer 1 -4, the Season 5 premiere becomes planner worthy.
• The Super Chev earned the nickname Bauermobile when the crankshaft decided to break the same week as the premiere. Beware of Jack's wrath.
• Learned the register at the store after three months of working there. Must have been an oversight somewhere.
• Started my blogger to supplement and separate myself from my myspace audience.

February - 28 days of work and play

• 4th: the date that changed my life
• Superbowl, Detroit style
• Spread my ushering wings - this time to the Masonic Temple and Annie.

March - A foundation is cemented

• Spent three days teaching an awesome bunch of second graders - the most fun I had teaching ever.
• When he called the Joe my "office," I knew I was hooked.
• Continued working three jobs - overall, a pretty mundane month.

April - Hellos and Good-byes

• Got my first ticket that I didn't get out of on the spot. I could laugh about it then and can still laugh about it today - what a fun learning experience! Thanks, Waterford PD!
• Attended my first Opening Day game. :) Go Tiggies.
• Row two for Les Mis at the Fisher - Absolutely.
• After working what would be my final game, met Brian to watch three more. Hockey, anyone?

May - The month my whole life changed

• We made it official.
• Back-to-back interviews with people at the Detroit Historical Society.
• Hired and started training at the Museum - my professional destiny realized.
• Substituted for the last time. My dream of teaching extinguished.

June - Meet the Baby

• I bought something I never thought I would be able to and did so on my own: a new car! I only consider buying American, so I purchased a 2006 Chevy Aveo - affectionately named the Maui Blue Pearl.
• Got to see Rob Thomas at Pine Knob. :)
• The Stanley Cup is won in seven games

July - Work, work, work, and work some more.

• Worked 28 straight days - including the Fourth - at two places.
• Captain Jack, anyone?
• Paid $70 for electronic fingerprints for teaching to never have to go back to it. Bummer.
• After being run down to the ground and noticing a severe change in my personality - decided to put my two weeks at the store. Hardest. Resignation. Ever.

August - A dream come true

• Finally made it to Boston! History is alive in that city - I loved every minute of that vacation.
• I turned 25. And I got to go to Fenway Park to celebrate. Best. Birthday. Ever.
• Coop-town or bust! Reluctant to come back to separate lives in Michigan, we stopped at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just awesome.
• Mark this as the only year August only had six days. None of the other ones matter.

September - Reality bites

• After catching up with House 1-2, the season three premiere becomes planner worthy. At this time, I was very much the same person as House is - with the temper of Jack Bauer. FOX owes me big time royalities.
• With free time on my hands for the first time in a year, I spend it all in Lansing.
• Helped paint some Museum exhibits before we Re-Opened our doors.
• Camping in Ludington was fun, minus the whole falling and breaking my hip part. That's okay, the rum made me feel better.
• The Museum Re-Opened after a ten-week, $800,000 Makeover. 10,000 people came through the building that weekend - it was HUGE!

October - Welcome to the Big Leagues

• Tigers go to the playoffs! I got to go to the Division Series deciding game. I've never seen Comerica that alive - it was amazing to be a part of that.
• My boss resigned. I got her spot. This promotion puts me as a full-time, salaried, eventual Monday - Friday employee. It will take two very long months before I am able to enjoy this M-F luxury.
• Tigers won the pennant. Let's go to the World Series!
• My car turned 10,000 miles in four months.

November - Home Sweet Home

• Election day - A great day to be a Democrat. Bring on '08!
• Gained full control of the gift shop at the Museum. Bring it on.
• Necessary and important steps up the road of life: I moved out of my parents and in with my boyfriend.
• For the first time since August, I have a place to call home.

December - Happy Holidays

• Mounting pressures at work drive me to become a very short-tempered person. Or at least one that frequently loses her mind. And yes, this is newsworthy since I have been recovering rather remarkably after retail ruined me.
• Finally found a replacement as a weekend manager, however my transition to Monday - Friday ended with a bout with a 24-hour bug but resulted in an extended holiday weekend. Merry Christmas to me.
• Another holiday balancing two families and I thought it went really very well.
• Might the year end in the long-awaited delivery of a couch? Only time will tell...but let's not jinx it.