Year in Review

Some highlights of 2005 - pictures on shutterfly! www.shutterfly.com

Janurary

Rang in the New year in Alnwick Castle with friends, including Lisa, Ann and Karey.
Visited Roslyn Chapel with Ann, Karey and Lisa [see picture]
Watched Alexander at the theatre, and Mean Girls and Amelie on video
First heard the 'little girl' ghost talking with Mary and Tim in the Dining Hall
Visited Holyrood Palace
Went on the Auld Reekie Witch Tour for my birthday

February

Welcomed the spring faculty and students of the WIS program - 93 of them all together!
We had our first (and BIG) snow at Dalkeith Palace [see picture]
'Meet the Fockers' in theatres - attend with John and Mary.
Visited Berwick and Holy Island
Attended a fundraising event at the Assembly, with Sandy and Victoria for 'Switch' (gay and lesbian phone line) [see picture]
Finished the book, How the Scots Invented the Modern World
Wrote my second Leave of Absence letter

March

Applied for many scholarships
Visited the Duke of Buccleach's current residence in Bowhill [see picture]
Finished the book, Up Oor Close, a story about Glasgow tenament life
Visited Durham Cathedral and York Minister as part of student house trip[see picture]
Enjoyed an especially nice day with Tim - good dinner and movies and laying around the flat.
Started the first leg of our Highland Spring Break.

April

Finished our Highland Spring Break - drove from Portree (Isle of Skye) to Glasgow [see picture]
Flew home for my sister Lori's wedding [see picture]
Attended my good friend Kelly's wedding [see picture]
Visited Amsterdam - the Keukenhof was in peak bloom - Amazing [see picture]

May

Held 82 individual conferences with students and handed back their SCC research papers.
Had a Bonfire 'shirt-signing' party for the house [see picture]
Jamie visited us for a week - we spent some time in London as well. [see picture]
Bike to the sea with Jamie. [see picture]
Mary Alice Haug visits with her SDSU students.
Watched Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Summer group arrives
House trip to Tantallon [see picture]
My friend Gail and her daughter Brianna and son-in-law Chris arrive

June

Went on a 'Literary Pub Tour' with Gail, Brianna and Chris
Visited historic Newhailes house (home of the architect responsible for Dalkeith Palace)
Visited Glenkinchey Distillery
Hill walking in the Borders
Dumped hotmail in favour of Gmail ;-)
Finished my first book for grad school prepartion, Understanding International Relations
Dinner at Sandy and Victoria's for Tims's 35 (and Sandy's 45th) birthday
Attended a BBQ at Henry and Ann's - Fantastic day!
Tom and Lisa visited

July

Saw our friends Maura, Steve and her parents off to England.
Away to Amsterdam with Tom and Lisa
Visited the Riksmuseum and took a Candle light Canal Tour
Hosted a July 4th Party for students and friends of the house
Visited the US to see friends and family - TOO MUCH Fun!
Got Crazy in Chetek Wisconsin!
Celebrated Victoria's 50th birthday.
Celebrated Cath's 56th birthday![see picture]

August

Took the month off from smokes and drinks
Celebrated living in Scotland for ONE year!
Climbed Arthur's Seat with Tim [see picture]
Walked St. Abb's Head with Tim
Went to Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows: Topping and Butch and PamAnn
Visited friends in Alnwick - took the Alnwick city tour by Mitchell's
Went to Barcelona for a holiday [see picture]
Dinner with Sandy and Victoria, John and Mary in the Music room [see picture]

September

Fall students arrive
Grad school starts - 3 courses
Re-designed the SCC course and facilitated it for 49 students
Hill walking with students - to Cheesewell [see picture]
Sunday evening social at the Assembly with my IEP colleagues
House Trip to Bamburgh Castle on the sea [see picture]

October

Dinner out with Paul and Kim and Cath at the Stables
First essays for IEP progam due
To Alnwick for Fall Break
Halloween party with students [see picture]
Halloween party with my IEP program [see picture]

November

Attended 'The Burn' - a social and academic weekend for my IEP in the Scottish Highlands [see picture]
Visited Durham and York with student House Trip - let our hair down a bit!
Kris and Jodi visited [see picture]
Went to Glasgow to see PamAn with Jodi, Kris and Wade and Tim
First term of Grad school ends
Celebrated Thanksgiving with a wonderfully cooked meal by Henry

December

Visited Belgium - stayed in Brussels, visited Bruge as well
Wrote and turned in 3 (finals) essays for my IEP course
Sent off the Fall students - LOTS of hugs this year, sniff.
Visited Gran Caneria for our holiday
Spent Christmas dinner with John and Mary and Bobbi and Tim and Gentry - opened gifts and then to a party
Welcomed Chris, Boy Corey, Amy, Dan, Tammy and Kim to the palace
Had a fab Boxing Day party - diverse mix of people
Enjoyed a SMASHING New Year's Eve night out - 10 of us all together


A great year - I am very lucky!