Thursday, January 8, 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

Reflections.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Got married!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I will make more for next year..yes.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sister!!


4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no. Not this year.

5. What countries did you visit?
England and the US.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Peace about things that have happened in my life.


7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 30th- Papa's stroke
October 4th- Our wedding day
October 31st- Kyara's birth!



8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Moving away from my comfort zone.


9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting what other people thought/did ruin parts of my wedding day


10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nope!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My wedding photos. I Love them.


12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Tawnni's

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Parents.


14. Where did most of your money go?
Wedding and the big move!


15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Kyara and seeing Mark again.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Jason Mraz- I'm Yours.


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? Happier

b) thinner or fatter? same actually

c) richer or poorer? poorer



18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spend time with friends before moving.
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19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Work and stress and worry

20. How did you spend Christmas?
In England with Mark's family


21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes, with my new neice :) She's a doll.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
House

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.

24. What was the best book you read?
Eat, Pray, Love

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

I want to learn to play the piano..that may not be what this answer is looking for but its something I'd never thought of before this year.

26. What did you want and get?
Safe travels back and forth to England.


27. What did you want and not get?
A drama free wedding day.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
I honestly haven't seen many films this year.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 26. We spent an evening at a piano bar in Seattle. Was a GREAT night!


30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less worry.


31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
FRUMPALICIOUS
32. What kept you sane?

Working at Carena

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

No one really.


34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The election.


35. Who did you miss?
Kyara.


36. Who was the best new person you met?
Marilyn Leer.


37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Life is too short to worry about everything. Its better lived with people around.

38. Can you sum up your year in song lyrics?
There is reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last...