Tiny Plastic Houses

10 Years Ago – New Years Eve 1999:

• I was 21.
• I had curly red/auburn hair and wore funky, clunky shoes, wide leg jeans and lot’s of sweaters.
• I had just moved into a shitty apartment in a nefarious part of town, having exited an even worse domicile that should have been condemned only a week or two prior.
• I was in college working toward a journalism degree & served as one of the staff editors for the campus rag (News, later Entertainment, then Web)
• I worked for the local paper part-time, writing obits and general odds-and-ends and covering various areas when others were on vacation.
• I was driving a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire GT, black with premium sound and a moonroof. I paid for this with money I got after the wreck of 1997.
• I spent my New Years Eve watching Jas drunkenly “swim” on my carpeted floor like a dolphin, then get hung over, then throw up… then swear he’d never drink again (and he really hasn’t much.)

The In Between – 2000 through 2008:

1. Jas wrecked 2 of my cars in a matter of months (like 2, months that is) (2000)
2. I graduated with a degree in Journalism & Technical Communications (2001)
3. Lived in my favorite apartment EVER (University Tower, aka. The Manhattan) (2001-2002)
4. Got married (2001)
5. Got the job I’ll be in for a long time (2002)
6. Bought a car (2002)
7. Bought a house (2003)
8. Got pregnant (2004) and had twins (2005)
9. Diagnosed with MS (2006)
10. Got divorced (2007)
11. Bought another house. Got my first real tattoo. (2008)

Now – New Years Eve 2009:

• I am 31.
• I have pink and black hair and wear a variety of wide-healed shoes, wide leg jeans and a lot of black clothing.
• I live in a house I purchased after losing the first in a divorce
• I work as an artist making raw pork look as pretty as you can
• I drive a 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT, silver with premium sound and a moonroof (What can I say/ I love Pontiac. I’ve owned 3 of them since 1997… I am so going to miss that company!)
• I’m spending my New Year’s Eve working, then letting my old man (as in my dad, duh!) take me to dinner. Then it’s off to a show with he and Jas (Avatar 3D iMax). What a grand way to end the year! ;D