Post Eighty Eight - Goodbye 06 and the USA

Well after a half month unwanted break from my blog, due to the business of the holidays and everyday life as of late, I am back. At least I hope I am. I will try and start updating daily, or at least a few times a week from now on, when I can. The last few weeks have been crazy, and I do not think I can handle the thought of going over all of it in detail, but I shall try and sum it up shortly:

Florida, was as always, brilliant, and enlightening. I miss my family and friends dearly, and feel the connections to them only grew stronger while on my trip to celebrate my 21st birthday. I got the chance to have one of my first legal drinks with my best friend from childhood, Patrick, a guy I have known since the tender age of 3. That was an event I can definitely say was one of the highlights of my trip.

Disney World was as always, great! I will have some pictures up from that shortly. I did not even nearly drink my way around the world, only having 4 beers and some wine, but none the less, it was fun, despite the chaos of having 10 or so people with me. My brother being there, was definitely a major highlight, it meant the world to me honestly.

I got to go to the Space Coast also, on a day alone with my dad. I loved it, and I think the memory of that day, will stick into my head for a good long time. Not because of where we went, but just because it was the first time I ever felt truly grown up around my father. Goodbye childhood.

I was really sad to leave Florida honestly, unlike I have ever been. I can honestly say, I cried like a little bitch, on the flight home. Next time I go down there, will possibly be June or July, to go to Tortuga, with my dear ol' dad.

So yeah, onto Christmas. I spent that with the misses family, and it was definitely fun. I got alot of the things I wanted. All the Dvd's I could ever wish for, and soon, I'll have my Wii! The misses had a sister in town, so most of the week after Christmas was spent entertaining guest. How Fun.

New Year's was eventful, drunkenness, lots of familiar faces, and joy. Goodbye 2006, you were a great year. I can honestly say, I grew up in many ways during the past year, in all sense of the word. My base of knowledge and understanding of the world has drastically grown and changed, for the better, I don't know.

2007, wow, I am excited and scared, all at the same time. The world seems to get ever more frightening by the day, and the prospects of the new year are not bright, considering we are poised to be in the middle of another war, the possibility of the draft, the possibility of an economic death, possibility of the loss of more of our rights and freedoms as Americans, hell, even the possibility of our loss of American independence, or even our sovereignty.

But hell, through all that, I can look forward to my trip in March to Italy, Montreal in May, Florida again in July, and possibly Austin in the latter months of the year, given I can afford any of it!

God Bless you all, and most of all, God Bless America.