my year of firsts....

i pulled out this journal i kept the first year i was here...
i titled it..."My Year of First's"....
i will share some entries....
Valentines Day: i arrived on Feb 7th, new to ABQ, on Feb 14th, michael made my arrival oh so beautiful.
i woke up to a massage and breakfast in bed, a new book on the hotsprings around here and a new mug all served on a breakfast tray. wow, i could get used to this. later, i went to shower, layed my outfit out on the bed before i got in and when i came out, a beautiful necklace and earring set was laying on my outfit. it matched perfectly. next we went to mykonos, a fabulous greek restaurant. after a wonderful meal we went to sit in the bar and listen to some live music. i ordered an apple martini. i left to use the bathroom and when i returned there was my martini AND a gorgeous turquoise and silver necklace. it was perfect! i was impresses at how well he GOT my style!
when we got home i went to use the bathroom and somehow he had sneeked in before me and set up a bouquet of flowers, a card and lit a candle.
happy valentines day to me!

there are a few entries in between...
first mothers day
first easter
first halloween
first burlesque show
first thankgiving
first bday: i bawled. i hated it! i hung on michael like someone had died. i was so not used to being acknowledged. i sucked it up, we went to dinner with the fam and after we went back to bev and loys. bev had gotten me a cake especially for me, we opened presents. bev and jenn got me coco mademoiselle. yum! my favorite! loy gave me $100 to buy a winter coat. michael got me a crock pot, beads, and a cool stand to display my necklaces on.
first christmas: it was PRETTY around here. my tree was white with lights and decorated with red and kelly green goodies. i found this red and white wrapping paper with flowers that were raised and felt like velvet and of course complimented by red velvet ribbon. we actually had 2 christmases. at 1 pm we went to bev and loys. bev made ham and prime rib. we all exchanged gifts. it was abit awkward because michael and jenn were not getting along. after, we went to heather and craigs, what a blast! we had another awesome dinner, there were so many neat people and afterward a talent show! about 15 people performed, i read my "Light" poem and asked people what they would like to add.
later we did a white elephant gift exchange. we got 2 snuggies, a zebra and a leopard print, with hot chocolate, slipper socks and chocolates. people fought and raved over them altho we t hink they are ridiculous!
michael won a stripper clock that heather had put in hopeing he would get it. he LOVED it but in the very end it got stolen by joel, boo!
firts new years:
of course, we were at heathers. michael had a cold and sneezed all over the champagne glasses for midnight. (we didn't tell) it was fun as usual....jacuzzi, booze, awesome people....
first time seeing decorated xmas trees all over town: as i was driving to work, which is 13 miles south out of tijeras, MULTIPLE trees were decorated along the way. all out decorated. it was so cool! i stopped and took pics of each one. i EVEN stopped and stole a couple of ornaments off of one tree. people kept honking as they passed. i couldn't tell if they though iwas stealing or if they thought i was decorating! (guilty conscience)
first time to put plastic on the windows! oh lordy! i am in NM for sure! i didn't even have to do that in oregon. i was bummed and it was depressing not being able to see outside for 3+ months but i sucked it up! i didn't want to be a high maintenance burden. saving money is good!