• Survived all the horrible things that surround a breast cancer diagnosis
• Walked in the Run For the Cure and raise a significant amount of money that will go to hopefully never having to worry about anyone I know and/or love having to go through the above.
• Got a new kitchen (the first ever in my life)
• Moved in with my soul mate
• Had the opportunity to meet and work with truly amazing, caring people.
• Watched my grandaughter grow into an intelligent, inquisitive and downright hilarious toddler (she and my family are and always will be the light at the end of the tunnel for me)

So, all in all, it really hasn't been a bad year.  Christmas was good.  I was spoiled as usual.  I think I gained 10 pounds from all the Christmas dinners, but I guess that's what the gym at work is for.  I also bought a pilates ball and skipping rope for at home to see if I could somehow work off some of it.  I have yet to use the skipping rope and I could be on America's Funniest Home Videos trying to balance on the ball.  I'll be like the woman on the commercial for Curves who ends up just bouncing on it. :)

We went to Copps Coliseum on New Years Eve to see Blue Rodeo, and it turned out that it was actually a New Year's Eve party (I had just thought it would be a regular concert and if you paid the extra money you could stay after for a party).  So that was a lot of fun.  I bought Marco an Xbox for Christmas and Joanna and Ryan had a friend of theirs mod it so now we can play all the old school nintendo games on it.  I've been back and forth between trying to beat Marco at Tetris and playing Super Mario World (the true reason that I haven't blogged comes out).

We've decided that the kitchen needs a ceramic tile backsplash so that's the next project for the condo.  Marco's dad is going to do all the work for us, we're just responsible for getting the tile.  We may go today to look for it.

My hair is SLOWLY growing back - it's about an inch long now - long enough that I can spike it with gel - so that the hairstyle of the day.  I have a question and maybe Kristine can answer it - if she happens to read this.  If you have cancer and they remove it (the lump) and you do the chemo and radiation, when people ask, do you say you "had" cancer or do you say you're in remission.  If it's the latter, how long are you in remission for?  The rest of your life, or just the next so many years?  I don't like to say I'm in remission cause it sounds like it will come back.  Just a mind set thing.  I would rather say that I had it and it was removed.

Anyway, that's about it.  I get to babysit my little munchkin this afternoon.  It's one of my favourite times of the week!

Oh, by the way, Michael, if you're reading - hows your ankle?  I hope it doesn't hurt too much, but I'm sure you'll be Waltzing soon!