I think this was my most event-filled year ever! In (more-or-less) chronologic order:
January
? Paul and Louise finished a dramatic upgrade of my very long-in-the-tooth panel and gave me lots of new toys (like 2-axis autopilot)

? I make my first post on VAF website and people write me nice notes
? Made my first BBQ run in Texas

? Flew back to Virginia and exceeded 260 kt on the descent!

? Took Louise and Paul up to Perkasie, PA, to visit their friends.
February
? Flew to Suffolk, VA (and 1 local flight)
March
? Flew to Knoxville for the weekend (and 1 local flight)
April
? Flew to 52F (Fort Worth) for my annual condition inspection and visit with my buddy Randy Richmond
? Flew to Houston for extended stay with Valkyrie (and her dad, Paul)
? Finally convince Louise to do some gentle acro with me (wing-overs)
May
? Flew back to Virginia
June
? Took Louise and a her co-worker up to Bloomsburg, PA, for an RV Fly-In. My farewell event on the east coast
? Enjoying the Valley-and-Ridge province for a few local flights
? Flew to Dayton, Ohio, so Louise could visit the Wright Brothers home, national park, and her friends
? Moved to Texas and move in with Valkyrie in our new (to us) Airpark hanger.
? More local flying near my new home
July
? Lots of ILS-practice flights in both Houston and around Carlsbad, NM. Life was definitely on the upswing!
? Start making the frequent (1-3 times a week) ?commute? from south Texas to College Station
August
? Lots of commuting trips to College Station
? More IFR practice and other local flights
? Perform flawlessly to ensure that Louise passed her instrument practical exam
? Louise and I passed 500 hours of flying together
September
? The month starts slow as Louise and Paul leave us home while they go off and get married in Minnesota
? A week later, my first hurricane! Carried the 95# malamute to safety, then hung out at 52F
? Lots of commuting
? Add a ?Spot? to my glareshield
October
? More commuting
? LOE (2nd trip to New Mexico this year & my 3rd LOE)
? Louise passed 1000 hours of flying while in me
November
? Commuting, BBQ runs, and local flights
? Landed at the LBJ Ranch airstrip (and saw Lucy Johnson drive by). Made me feel kinda special!
? I stay home while the Valkyrie takes Louise and Paul to California

? Paul and Louise try to compensate by building new gear fairings
December
? Paul gives Louise (really, me) a wheel pant kit. I?m told I?ll go a lot faster once they?re built and on me. I can?t wait!
? This time, I flew Louise and Paul out to Big Bear, CA, and the Val stayed home
2009?
Already flew home (Houston) from Big Bear. I expect the commute to continue. Louise says she?ll be very busy with another obligation until after August, but she?ll probably start us working towards her commercial ticket in the fall. She and Paul are also planning to work on expanding our family by starting work an RV-3 in the fall. I think it will be really cool to be a big brother!