Well, this year has been something left to be desired.  But I decided  to end 2006 on a good note!  My grandfather is getting on in his years so my cousin Alex & I are taking him to Puerto Rico this December for a week.  We'll be staying in my parents condo and I can hardly wait.  My grandad wants to visit the house he was born in and walk over to the cemetary where his parents & siblings are buried.  Then go to the old church to dedicate a mass for my grandmother.  Hopefully, we'll also go visit the island culebra where the beaches are awesome I've been told.  Maybe I can get alittle snorkeling done while I'm there.  We'll go see the morro and the cobble streets in old San Juan.  Maybe I'll get a chance to visit Albizu's wall of honor.  I think this vacation is exactly what I need.  I just hope Sally & Dana will be able to join us.  I think it'll be cool to spend New Year's Eve in El Condado or Old San Juan.  Wherever the party is, I'd like to be there.