Happy New Year times 3

Happy New Year and welcome to 2007! I would like to report that I had three successful New Year's celebrations this year. I spent the actual New Years Eve in St. George because it was my grandpa's 80th birthday party. So, the day before I left, I had a celebration here in West Jordan. It was great fun, complete with maracas and a drum and fireworks. Then we got all decked out for Gramps' party. We were the only table of young'uns there. Everyone else was at least 70 years old. They didn't play bingo or shuffleboard or have any festivities, so we entertained ourselves by making a Davey bird and a Davey pinata.
Then we had a Honky Tonk murder mystery. Dan, Dan the preacher man was the killer. What part of 'Thou shalt not kill' does he not understand?
Then we had the traditional countdown to midnight, and toasted with Martinellis, frolicked about the neighborhood in celebration, and made a ruckus. Then we got a brilliant idea. We got in the car and drove across the state line to Nevada. (They are an hour earlier in the time zone situation) So we could do it all over again. Here we are at the Casablanca casino in Mesquite. We got there just in time to see confetti fall from the ceiling and hear all the noisemakers, and then get kicked out of the casino about 3 minutes later because we had brought minors in with us. It was great fun.
Anyway, it's time to make my New Year's Resolutions. This year, I have big plans to:

1. Run a 1/2 marathon.
2. Learn to swim.
3. Take guitar lessons.
4. Get up on time in the morning to actually have a decent amount of time to study my scriptures.
5. Throw more parties.
6. Find a way to consistently use my Spanish.
7. Apply for graduate school.
8. Give away a Book of Mormon.

So, there you have it. I'm well on my way to becoming a better person in 2007. If you could all check up on me once in awhile to make sure I'm sticking with it, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and good night.