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Looking back this past year, I thank God for He's been too good to me:

1. My faith.

2. My family: mom, dad and my younger brother.

3. I still have a job and am glad to be now in my 5th year with Nortel.

4. No traffic accident though I came close a few times, a crazy and fast driver that I am.

5. Went to my first Texas Republican State Convention and from there was elected to be an alternate delegate to my first Republican National Convention, my first time ever in the Big Apple. This is a great deal consider that I have only become a citizen in June of 2001, which only happened after then majority leader of the House Dick Armey shepherded my naturalization application through the INS bureaucracy.

6. Re-elected to another 2-year term on the board of deacons at my church.

7. Appointed for a 2-year term on the City of Carrollton Library Advisory Board.

8. A 240% return on my Roth IRA account. No, I am not yet a millionaire but rather still a very long way from it.

9. A raise, yes, not much but still a raise nonetheless.

10. An even greater appreciation for life after I had an opportunity to volunteer with hospice care for people dealing with terminal disease.

My new year resolution:

1. Save up to have the 20% for my first house so that I don't have to worry about PMI.

2. Move up my time of coming to work earlier, like 08:00 or maybe even 07:30. That way, I can have time to work out everyday and then go to a lot of functions in the evening.

3. Get me a real good safe and a good long gun now that the "assault" weapon ban has expired.

4. Play a few songs with my guitar, maybe even some classical pieces.

Long term things I want to do here before going home to my Lord, Savior and Creator:

1. Get my private pilot license, first single engine VFR, and eventually multi-engine IFR.

2. Learn how to play the piano.

3. Speak Spanish fluently.

4. Read and write at least another language: German, Chinese or Russian.