2006 - Year in Review

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
got engaged!!!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
YES!!! I got my licence, and my first car!
I’ve got a few more for this year, mainly to pick my health up, and enjoy myself more. I wanna replace my car (poor thing), and move out of home, but I’m not sure how that’s going to go.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My Body Shop lady! Hope you’re going well Ky. She gave birth 4 days before my birthday!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no

5. What countries did you visit?
none… apparently I’m the only one who hasn’t

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
2006 totally rocked my socks, so I’d have to think. I’d like to have smaller clothes!

7. What date(s) from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 12 - officially with Matt
October 1 - quit the Warehouse (the ultimate shithole)
December 9 - Matt proposed

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
definitely getting my licence!

9. What was your biggest failure?
I lost nearly 10kg, and then I got sick (and lazy) and put on close to 15…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
not quite.. had to have a few blood tests and stuff though

11. What was the best thing you bought?
*blank* I can’t say my car, because Dad bought that. Ummm…

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
The Mariah Carey transvestite at the gay club in the Valley, because (s)he made Matt squeeze my hand really tight on our first date… lmao

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Someone who I no longer speak to, who knows what he did, and knows how lucky he is that he didn’t get his head knocked clean off his shoulders.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Into my car! Fixing it!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our 6 month anniversary. Wined and dined in the city, and then going to our room for the night!

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Anything by James Blunt - mainly High

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Happier!
II. thinner or fatter? fatter
III. richer or poorer? Richer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
nothing really! just eating better…

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
letting my anger build and build to the point where I nearly had a nervous breakdown (no, I’m not exaggerating)

20. How did you spend Christmas?
at home with the parentals & the other half

21. (there is no 21?)
and WHY is there no 21?

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
sure did! head over heels!

23. How many one-night stands?
How dare you assume I’m a girl of that nature!

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Umm… it’s on the tip of my tongue…. PrisonBreak!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nah…

26. What was the best book you read?
I didn’t read any books… how unintelligent of me

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
James Blunt!

28. What did you want and get?
I wanted a new job, desperately. And a car. And my licence.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
The Departed

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went to work… and they gave me a cake and pressies and sang happy birthday! I was 19

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Punching out that scumbag asshole myself!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
I’m so over jeans! Bring on the skirts!

34. What kept you sane?
My much-loved other half, and my mum & dad

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Wentworth Miller…. but that was before Matt. I don’t fancy anyone else now!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
politics in general… especially anything to do with howard, costello, and bush.

37. Who did you miss?
Nobody really, I have EVERYONE I need in my life!

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Matt… well I knew OF him in ‘05, but I didn’t actually KNOW him till later on.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Life goes on. Stop lamenting the past, and get on with it!

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
But now I’m high; running wild among all the stars above.
Sometimes it’s hard to believe you remember me.

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To my darling fiance,

You are amazing. I know you don’t necessarily agree with me when I say this, but it is true.

Yesterday, you went to the dentist to get that half a tooth pulled, and they did such a botch job that you were still bleeding this morning, and your mouth is horribly swollen. But that didn’t stop you from getting in your car and going looking for me last night because I was too long down the shops.

It also didn’t stop you from holding and comforting ME when I was crying in the dark last night, even though you were in agony yourself, and couldn’t speak with the swelling. I felt so guilty, because I let the tears soak silently into the pillow, and tried my hardest not to shake or tremble, and I didn’t. But you still knew that something was wrong. I hated myself for being so selfish and having the gall to cry when you needed more sympathy than I.

This morning, I let you drive me to work, and in two hours time, you’ll come and get me, and we’ll go home. I knew it was best for you not to go to work today, and I’m glad that Frank told you not to bother going in.

You know, when everyone tells you that you’ve made me a better person in so many ways, you should believe them. I’m not as fragile as I used to be, and I can stand on my own two feet (as long as I’m holding your hand). I don’t know what I did to deserve you, but I’m forever praying that whatever it is, I keep on doing it, because you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

I’ll see you soon!

Love from your Cookie xoxo

PS. Those kisses you gave when your cheek and lip was all swollen were the sweetest thing I’ve ever known… even more so than those in the heat of the moment…

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Okay, so I just did that RealAge test… the one that I found on here, and it just told me that my 'RealAge' is 24.6.
I've only just turned 19.

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To the man who committed a murder-suicide 5 minutes from my house:

Was that REALLY necessary? Did you feel better after you blew that poor girl away? She was only in her 20's, she has young kids! She had her whole life ahead of her. You hadn't paid your rent… so you decided to go into the real estate agent, shoot their receptionist, and then kill yourself?
Why?
Things might not have been as bad as they seemed. “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”
But thanks to you, now that poor young woman's kids will have to suffer for eternity. And so will your family. Did you think about that?

from a stunned local.

PS. If you wanted to take yourself out, fine. But don't drag others down with you.

New Year

It's January, and my last post was in November sometime, so yes, quite a lot has changed, for those of you playing along at home.

First of all - the really big news - Matt and I are engaged!!!

December 9 - the big day. He took my dad out for a few games of pool and asked for my hand, which everyone reckons is really cute. And the ring? The ring is absolutely perfect. Mind you, he could have got me a 20c plastic ring and I'd still think it was perfect. But no, mine is real. It's 18ct white gold with a diamond solitaire (that's one big diamond, in case you didn't know). I love making it sparkle…. my new nickname is Twinkle!

I'm still working at Demac, and I'm off my 3-months probation now, and things are going really well! I'm getting more responsibility, and getting things right more often than not - at the start, I was really worried because it took me a little while to grasp it. But it's fine now!

I've still got my little egg (the Charade) but I'm going to have to replace the old girl before we move out, because she's getting quite temperamental and unreliable. All her hoses keep coming off… which is not good when I'm actually driving…
You know, I always said that when I got a car it was going to be a 'he'. But my Charade is waaaay too cute to be masculine.

Anyway, so in the first few months of the New Year, I need to do the following:

- Get some money so I can plan and have my engagement party (this is more tedious than it sounds)
- Save up some money to replace my poor little egg
- Save up MORE money so Matt and I can move out into our own place.
- Have money to buy furniture for said own place, because I'm not parking my ass on the floor once I'm in there!

Good thing I just got a payrise, no?

So yeah. Life is good. Really good. Oh my god. I'm getting married… not yet, but it's going to happen.

Twelve months ago I was thinking that my life was going nowhere. I can't say that now! And what's more, I finally cut ties with those people who were dragging me down. The users, the abusers, and the general sleazeballs (I can think of one particular sleazeball right now).

Life is good. I just said that, didn't I? Ah well. Let me rephrase - Life is fan-bloody-tastic!

Anyhoo, I'm still at work, my bad. I'm heading off now!

Love Kelly.

PS. Yes, the girls came to my body shop party, and we all had a great time!