2006

What's in store for 2006?

The 20th Olympic Winter games will be hosted by Torino, Italy.

World Cup Soccer will be hosted by Berlin, Germany.

Megan of Little Pink Blog fame will turn 28 (*gulp*).

We will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart.

...and the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt.

My parents will celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary.

My brother and his wife will celebrate 5 years of marriage.

It is the year of the dog in Chinese Astrology.

All food labels in the United States must now contain information on trans-fatty acids.

Australia will join many U.S. states in banning smoking in bars and pubs.

NASA will send the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto (no word what Mickey and Minnie think of all this).

Scotland will also ban smoking in bars and pubs.

There will be a possible referendum to decide the future of Puerto Rico's relationship to the U.S. (it is currently a territory).

Ireland will hold a referendum on the controversial European Union Constitution.

Manuel Noriega becomes eligible for parole.

J.K. Rowling will start writing the seventh and final (*sob*) book of the Harry Potter series.

My high school class will have its 10th Reunion--jury's still out on whether I'll go.

Thanks to Wikipedia and Google for some of this information.

2006 starts with...

A kiss on the cheek from a very cute Navy boy.

Some kind of wierd, intense shoulder pain that requires pain meds, an electric massager, and a heat pad.

A long lie-in.

A lazy day of tea and Harry Potter.

Cuddles from Millie and the kindergatos.

Hope, optimism and faith that 2006 will be full of more Wild and Absolutely True adventures.

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Best wishes to my family and friends--may 2006 be full of amazing and wonderful things.

Cheers,

Meg (Keeper of the Little Pink Blog)