WOW! I am really behind!

December 17 Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."

December 18 Shop. Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?

December 19 Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?

December 20 New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?

December 21 Project. What did you start this year that you're proud of?

December 22 Startup. What's a business that you found this year that you love? Who thought it up? What makes it special?

December 23 Web tool. It came into your work flow this year and now you couldn't live without it. It has simplified or improved your online experience.

December 24 Learning experience. What was a lesson you learned this year that changed you?

December 25 Gift. What's a gift you gave yourself this year that has kept on giving?

December 26 Insight or aha! moment. What was your epiphany of the year?

Dec 17th......The word to encapsulate 2009 is boring. Not much happened this year and so I'm ready for the new year.

Dec 18th......I probably spent most of my "mad" money this year in bars and restaurants having fun with my friends.

Dec 19th......My biggest car ride this year was going to Allison and Roger's wedding in Nashville. We ate at a Mellow Mushroom the night I got there and we stayed in a gorgeous hotel. The wedding was beautiful and it was very nice seeing all my old friends.

Dec 20th......Hmmm unsung hero....That would be Heather. She really has made me happy and has shown me what a real relationship is like. :-) Thanks Heather.

Dec 21st......As far as I can remember I didn't start any projects this year. Other than finishing school I don't have anything else to get done.

Dec 22nd......The business that I love this year is Five Guys. I am a burger fanatic and they have to be one of the best places in the world.

Dec 23rd.......My new web tool is my beautiful beautiful MacBook. One of the most worthwhile purchases i've made.

Dec 24th......The lesson that I learned was that really, when it comes down to it, very few people can truly be trusted.

Dec 25th......The gift that has kept on giving was again my MacBook. Buy a Mac! It's worth it!

Dec 26th......I didn't really have an epiphany this year. I did learn alot and have alot more insight on certain things now but no real huge breakthrough on anything.

wow! I really need to catch up!

December 13 What's the best change you made to the place you live?

December 14 Rush. When did you get your best rush of the year?

December 15 Best packaging. Did your headphones come in a sweet case? See a bottle of tea in another country that stood off the shelves?

December 16 Tea of the year. I can taste my favorite tea right now. What's yours?

Dec 13th........the best change I made to the place I live is probably me getting an Ireland flag. lol yeah that sounds pretty sad.

Dec 14th........hmmm best rush of the year would have to be when I went to Dollywood with all my friends and rode the rides. I'm an adrenaline junkie and those are the best kinds of rushes.

Dec 15th........best packaging would be the Stolichnaya Vodka I bought not to long ago. Yeah I dont get out much.

Dec 16th.........well the only kind of tea that I like is sweet tea. yeah nothing special just plain ol' sweet tea. Id day McDonalds is my fav.

More of the Challange

December 11 The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook?

December 12 New food. You're now in love with Lebanese food and you didn't even know what it was in January of this year.

Dec 11th.......the best place for me right now is pretty much anywhere that heather and me are together. She makes me smile so much and I love the way that she views the world. Just being around her makes the world seem brighter.

Dec 12th.........My new food would have to be sushi. I love the stuff! I tried real sushi this year for the first time at a place called Stir Fry and it was excellent. I think that california roll is my fav but i'm open to all of them. Its just an expensive taste to have.

Dec 10th

December 10 Album of the year. What's rocking your world?

............. Well the only album that I bought this year was The Resistance by Muse. Its the first time I've bought a whole album from iTunes. And as it turns out it is a very good CD and its one of my favorite bands so thats a plus too. Other than that all I've done is get individual songs now and again.

Makin the Challange.....

December 9 Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?

........My biggest challenge this year was to deal with the ridiculous things that spawned from Heather and I dating. All the stupid things said and done is just crazy and getting over it was one of the hardest things i've done.

Dec 6th 7th & 8th

December 6 Workshop or conference. Was there a conference or workshop you attended that was especially beneficial? Where was it? What did you learn?

December 7 Blog find of the year. That gem of a blog you can't believe you didn't know about until this year.

December 8 Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?

December 6th..........Uh i'm a college student and I don't attend workshops. The only thing I do is work and go to school so this one is stupid. :-)

December 7th...........I guess the blog find would be Allison's. She's the one that got me started on this. Before it was jut Myspace and I ended up hating that website. So go Allison!

December 8th............To my knowledge I haven't had any moments of peace this year. I used to be all about being alone and being in solitude but that was mainly because I didn't have any friends. Now I have lots of friends and a car to go see them in so I never really wanna be alone. And if I do, its usually just an evening that rabbit is working and i'm not.

On to Dec. 5th

December 5 Night out. Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked your world? Who was there? What was the highlight of the night?

The best night out I think I had this year was my birthday trip with Heather. She took me to Bubba Gump and the server liked us so much that he gave me a free bar glass. And that night we walked around Gatlinburg to all the shops, drinking hot chocolate and cider and just having fun. All in all a good night. Thanks heather.

Challange cont.

December 4 Book. What book - fiction or non - touched you? Where were you when you read it? Have you bought and given away multiple copies?

Ok now I don't think I've read many books this year that I haven't read before so i'm going to go with a book that always makes me feel emotions. Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Woodring Stover. Without a doubt the best book I have ever read. And the best author I've read. The depth of Caine's suffering and all the raw emotions that relate to actual life make the best book........ever. Read it and you will understand. Its the second part in a series and read them all. Stover kicks ass.

Starting my 30 day challenge

Ok so Allison wanted me to start this challenge with her for the month of December and I'm already behind three days so I gotta do them now.

December 1 Trip. What was your best trip in 2009?(+

December 2 Restaurant moment. Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who was there? What made it amazing? What taste stands out in your mind?

December 3 Article. What's an article that you read that blew you away? That you shared with all your friends. That you Delicious'd and reference throughout the year.

Ok December 1......My best trip of 2009 is really two trips. The first was when I went to Knoxville and meet Allison for a day and we ate at our traditional place, Mellow Mushroom. One of the best days ever! The second one was when Heather took me to Gatlinburg for my birthday. We went to Bubba Gump and then she had me a professional massage lined up. No one has ever done anything like that before.

December 2.....My favorite restaurant moment would have to be thanksgiving this year. I've never ever had that much fun. Jamie's cajun turkey was outstanding and rabbit's eggs flawless. Then the card games after dinner was hilarious. We even took a family photo with all of us in red. With no doubt it was a much needed break from the world.

December 3....Ok this one is about an article that changed my life which I don't have one. Now this could be because I don't read articles anywhere or it could be that no life changing news happened this year. Or it could also be that my memory is so shot that I did read a good article and just don't remember it. But no mater what the actual truth is......I dont have anything for this day. Sorry.

The past returns....

I just have one very simple things to say today.

I miss my old friends. :-(

Is there reason? Is there rhyme?

Why is it that all that I do never seems to make things better? I try and try to be a good person. To make other people happy as well as myself. But it seems that no matter what I do it always seems to go to shit. I seem to have found someone that makes me happy and makes me smile but because someone else has feeling for her that makes me a bad person. Even though I had no idea that this person had those sort of feeling for my person, I still get labeled the bad one. Still cast aside as if I have no value at all because of my feelings. And it seems the old adage is true. When it rains it pours. Not only am I getting treated bad by my “friends”, but my car just got broke all to hell for no apparent reason. So I cant drive now and none of my friends care if I'm alive or not. Only those who have truly liked who I am help me. So here I sit at my parents house picking up my dads truck so I can work. Thank goodness they care enough to help. Man when one thing goes wrong, all things go wrong. I don’t want to loose my friends over some stupid confusion and hurt feelings. And its at times like these that I hate the person that I’ve become. The old Billy didn’t have friends. The old Billy didn’t talk. And the old Billy didn’t get hurt. The Billy I’ve become now has friends and does talk and now the Billy I am gets hurt and hurts others. Is the new me really worth this? There is a strong temptation to just drop it all and leave. Quit Red Lobster, move out of the rabbit hole and stop talking to everyone I know. Maybe then the people I’ve touched will no longer hate me.

Here is a picture that I really like of Heather and me.