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December 17, 2006
2006: A Good Year
Whenever another calendar year draws to a close, God's blessings stand out to me in sharp relief. Every year is like that, but this year seemed especially good (just like 1996 did; I wonder if this will be an every 10 years thing?) Here are some highlights of my year:
- Being accepted to grad school at Boston University
- Mom's 60th birthday party, which we chilluns pulled off in amazing fashion, with a lot of help from relatives and friends and a little last-minute creativity
- "Camp Kaufmann" at Topsail Island, NC - one week of beach relaxation with the Steve and Bill Kaufmann clans
- RAGBRAI - probably THE highlight of the year:the rolling hills of Iowa; Team Schwinn; drafting with Lance; turkey legs; dipping tires in the Mississippi; pie; Eliot stealing bread from other people's tables in the Amana colonies; "Greater is the cheese that is in you than the cheese that is in the world;" cover bands; beads.
- Moving to Boston and all the glory and weariness involved, including moving to Dorchester and starting grad school.
- The Cardinals winning an oh-so-unforgettable NLCS against the Muts, and then winning a sloppy-but-memorable World Series against the Tigers, the first in 24 years
- Mary Catherine and Jon getting hitched, and all the singing, dancing, merriment, and memorable Aaron quotes of that weekend
- Starting the new CTK church site in Dorchester
- Anna moving to Brussels
- Anna coming back from Brussels for Christmas
May 2007 be even better.
| By heiders | 01:35 PM
Comments
as in maybe moving to London?
Posted by: mary at December 19, 2006 12:54 PM
Oh, Heidi, I just realized that it's supposed to be "Team Vintage Schwinn" not "Team Schwinn." The whole point was that we had Schwinns that made lots of noises, especially when we shifted gears.
Posted by: Anna at January 11, 2007 05:03 AM
