2006 - The year that was..

2006 is now the part of history and today on the very first day of the new year it is time to take stock. 2006 began with promise and was quite a bit of fun for the first two months. It will be a special year for me as I move out of the country and travelled half the globe for the first time. The trip to toronto was awesome and was quite an experience. The wind chills of -20 degrees, the burgers at taco bell, the indian thali at the agra resturant and the visit to the grand Niagra all were an expereince of a lifetime. The third month was exactly the opposite. It was one of the testing times of my life. It took me next six months to recover from the shocks. This year was quite testing financially and drained my resources quite a bit. This year gave a new direction to our business and had its unpleasent moments. New members were added to the family and some left us. All in all it was an unique expereince and hopefully this year will be unique too.

Best wishes to me for the coming year!!

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