January - We started house hunting (to rent, not buy) and were getting frustrated, but then found the perfect house for us.  Love it!  Started packing!  We also went to the auto show, an annual tradition for us..

February - We spent most of this time packing, moving and unpacking.. and with the flu for over a week.. That was awesome.

March - It snowed in march apparently.. and I started using twitter almost exclusively.. failing to blog. :(

April - Had our housewarming party.  Josh came to visit.. Spent time with lots of friends.. went to the beach for Chicks weekend.. lots of fun times.

May - My birthday and our 1st wedding anniversary.. what more can I say? Oh and we went camping at the beach, that was awesome as well.

June - We got a puppy!  And my dad came to visit which was mucho fun!!

July - I sprained my ankle, again.. I got a new car.. Traded in our 2007 Civic for a 2008 Element and Layne got married!!

August - Most of August was spent resting up and saving up for PAX2008 in Seattle, which was an awesome time.. SO much fun!!

September - More camping and Heather got married!! Our good friends Benjamin and Stephanie welcomed their little boy into the world, Beaumin Gabriel was born on Friday September 19th 2008 at 9:03am.  Weighing in at 9lbs 10oz, Stephanie is a HERO since she did it ALL Naturally!!

October - We had Stephanie’s baby shower so that us girls could all oogle the baby.. Also had a big Halloween Party.. that was fun

November - Mike’s dad and stepmom FINALLY came out to visit us from Kentucky!  First time they’ve been out since Mike moved here in the spring of 2004.  It was so much fun to have them come visit. We had a great time. Short visit though :( We spent Thanksgiving with my best friend Michelle, her boyfriend Nate, Nates family and Benjamin, Stephanie & Beaumin.  It was a good time of yummy food and general happiness

December - Went to Jive’s annual Holiday Shindig and had a great time.. Despite the big snowstorm 2008 we had our annual Christmas party at The Goings’ home, which was a lot of fun… and Christmas was spent at home enjoying the time off, even though we were trapped at home

I’ll post later with everything I got for Christmas, since I haven’t received all of my gifts yet.. But so far, all of my gifts have been made of pure warm soft win..

Just so you know, my “goal” for 2009 is to post more. Hopefully I’ll start figuring out stuff to blog about at least once a week if not more often.  I just really lead a pretty boring existence… but I should at least try to note the fun times so I can look back in years to come to reflect on these times.

Looks like we’re having one.. First one I we’ve had in the 21 years I’ve lived in Portland.. You’d think I’d be excited about this.. But um, no.. This snow is RIDICULOUS.  It started snowing on Sunday the 14th and really hasn’t stopped since.. It’s driving ME NUTS.  I know my Spokane friends will laugh because they have like 5 feet of snow.  But they’re used to it, it snows from Nov-March in Spokane.. we never get this much snow.. The city just isn’t prepared for it.  It’s ridiculous really.  I have All Wheel Drive and had to get chains and can still barely drive around the neighborhood.  It sucks :( I wont get to see my mom or sister for Christmas until maybe this weekend.. Hopefully.  It’s supposed to snow more today…

Here are some pictures - Will try to do a real what I’ve been upto the last like, 6 months update later..

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The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or counter-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning counter-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

I saw her going counter-clockwise until Mike tried to show me that she was going clockwise… then after staring at her long enough, she started going clockwise.. and then back.. and forth.. until I could almost MAKE her turn whichever way I wanted. Does that mean I use BOTH sides of my brain?  Why yes, I AM that smart*

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
“big picture” oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Source: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html
*or, are the australians trying to trick us into seeing things and really the animated .gif just keeps switching between going right to left and back?