Dear Santa, this year I'd like amnesia.

I was going to list the highlights from my life in 2006, but whaddya know? There weren't many because my life is boring. I did have a good time reading my posts from the last year, though. I cracked myself up a few times. My favorite line that I wrote was, "It was like he filled me with a sense of purpose...to make fun of him." hahaha Good times.

If I had to choose the best moments of 2006, they were Aaliyah's birth and the Wilco and Isaac Hayden concerts. Pretty awesome stuff.

So, how was everyone's holiday break? My family got together at my grandparents' house on Christmas Eve for dinner and gift-giving. We all gathered around the tree for a ginormous family picture. I got to kneel on the floor so all the taller people could stand behind me. My brother was taking the picture, and he was complaining that he couldn't fit us all in the frame. My cousin's wife goes, "Well, put it on Panasonic. You can do that, right?" I said, "You mean panoramic." (Because I have to be right.) And my Uncle Kevin goes, "Yeah, and if that doesn't work, try Sony!" har har Then as Aaron grabbed like the third camera to take a picture, I yelled, "Everyone say 'Vivitar!'" They all laughed and someone behind me shoved me, I assume because I'm a clown.

Cara had given me my Christmas present the day before. The Trivial Pursuit Totally '80s game. Awesome.

So me, Amanda, my Uncle Don, and my cousins Justin and Josh all played. Here's some advice if you are going to play: keep it to 2 players, or the game will never end. Also, beef up on your knowledge of David Letterman because for some reason there was like 30 questions about him. Oh, and when Cara and I had played it the other day, Tyler answered every question with "Um....Nacho Libre?"

Anyway, it's now the official work week, and it's back to the old grind. Luckily, though, I am going to head up to Superior for New Year's Eve. Kristen and I plan to ring in the new year by sipping champagne from plastic cups and making bitter toasts.

Happy Freaking New Year. :)