Music

The other day as I was on the iTunes music store looking at some of the celebrity playlists, and I got the idea to create a list of some of the songs that I still listen to and remember from a long time ago as well as some other favorite songs of mine. You can check out the list here.

Family Business

It feels pretty good to be starting a new year. This holiday was a good overall. It was one of the first Christmas' that I've spent with my Dad for about four or five years. It was also one of the first years where it seemed like my family was more spread apart than we have been, since my Mom has moved to Arizona. I really do love both my parents so it was difficult for me to decide to spend a holiday with one parent instead of the other as usual, but I am glad that I got to spend the time with my Dad that I did, since I don't get to see him as much as I'd like. It is always a little tiring to spend concentrated times with family I think though because when they haven't really seen you for a while you seem to get the 20 questions about how your life is going. Don't get me wrong, in a way I really do appreciate people making sure that I'm on the right track and getting good advice on things. Plus I felt like after the initial interigation things got easier. I think that it just ends up being a lot to process.

With that said, it was a really good holiday. I had a great time at our company holiday party before I left to visit my Dad, I got good presents, good food, and enjoyed getting some time to relax and spend time with family and friends. Best of luck to everyone in 2006.