2005 Survey
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Got married
2. Did you keep your 2005 new years' resolutions, and will you make more for this year? I do not think I made a resolution - I generally do not. I did this year - and am keeping it (I am determined).
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? One of my cousins’ had a baby girl - right before new year’s.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfull no - 2005 was a good year for our family.
5. What countries did you visit? France, Morocco, Germany, Mexico, Africa, Adventurland, Tomorrowland, etc (all at Walt Disney World) - I did not leave the USA in 2005.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Self-esteem
7. What date (day) from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I will have to say July 6 and July 8th - My wedding dayS - The frst date was when Dennis and I got selaed in the temple for time and all eternity - the second was our ceremony and reception in Miami in front of our family and friends.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I did not just have one - I became a wife, graduated undergrad, started law school - lots of big things
9. What was your biggest failure? Not taking care of myself as much as I should have.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No, thank God - I hope it stays that way too!
11. What was the best thing you bought? Our bedroom furniture - it is exactly what I wanted.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My family
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Some of the people who pretended to love me . . .
14. Where did most of your money go? Wedding
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My new life - moving on, growing up
16. What songs will always remind you of 2005? Mi Pequeña Traviesa (Onda Vaselina); Toma (Pitbull); Because of You (Kelly Clarkson) - and a lot of other songs
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter/the same
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Working on me
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Dwelling on those who hurt me
20. What are you glad you did more of in 2005? Showing those I love more of my love
21. How did you spend Christmas? Spent it with my family - both my from always family and my new ‘official’ family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? I fell more and more in love each day
23. What was your favorite TV program? LOST
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate no, dislike A LOT, yes. Was hurt by - uh huh.
25. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Kelly Clarkson - I avoided her all this time because of the whole American Idol thing - but she is really good.
27. What did you want and get? Happiness
28. What did you want and not get? My father to come to my wedding.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Harry Potter and the Tri-Wizard Tournament; Narnia
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? It just happened - Dec 9th. I took a final exam (Civil Procedure)
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Nothing.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Um, comfy?
33. What kept you sane? God, my family, hermanas, friends.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Um Angelina Jolie is my favorite in the whole world - she is the best advocate and actress and everything.
35. What political issue stirred you the most? Ummmm lots - I feel that there is always something going on politically worth debating.
36. Who did you miss? Hermanas after Graduating, my family once I went back to school
37. Who was the best new person you met? My law school buddies
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: You have to love yourself too and not let other’s control how you feel.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
These do not sum up my year, but are inspiratinal. My year was so great it cannot be summed up in a lyric.
‘I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far’
- Kelly Clarkson, Because of you
’There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you’
- Mariah Carey, Hero
40. What did you do to ring in 2006? Partied with my crazy Cuban family - and had a great time!!
2. Did you keep your 2005 new years' resolutions, and will you make more for this year? I do not think I made a resolution - I generally do not. I did this year - and am keeping it (I am determined).
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? One of my cousins’ had a baby girl - right before new year’s.
4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfull no - 2005 was a good year for our family.
5. What countries did you visit? France, Morocco, Germany, Mexico, Africa, Adventurland, Tomorrowland, etc (all at Walt Disney World) - I did not leave the USA in 2005.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Self-esteem
7. What date (day) from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I will have to say July 6 and July 8th - My wedding dayS - The frst date was when Dennis and I got selaed in the temple for time and all eternity - the second was our ceremony and reception in Miami in front of our family and friends.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I did not just have one - I became a wife, graduated undergrad, started law school - lots of big things
9. What was your biggest failure? Not taking care of myself as much as I should have.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No, thank God - I hope it stays that way too!
11. What was the best thing you bought? Our bedroom furniture - it is exactly what I wanted.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My family
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Some of the people who pretended to love me . . .
14. Where did most of your money go? Wedding
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My new life - moving on, growing up
16. What songs will always remind you of 2005? Mi Pequeña Traviesa (Onda Vaselina); Toma (Pitbull); Because of You (Kelly Clarkson) - and a lot of other songs
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter/the same
iii. richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Working on me
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Dwelling on those who hurt me
20. What are you glad you did more of in 2005? Showing those I love more of my love
21. How did you spend Christmas? Spent it with my family - both my from always family and my new ‘official’ family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? I fell more and more in love each day
23. What was your favorite TV program? LOST
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate no, dislike A LOT, yes. Was hurt by - uh huh.
25. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Kelly Clarkson - I avoided her all this time because of the whole American Idol thing - but she is really good.
27. What did you want and get? Happiness
28. What did you want and not get? My father to come to my wedding.
29. What was your favorite film of this year? Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Harry Potter and the Tri-Wizard Tournament; Narnia
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? It just happened - Dec 9th. I took a final exam (Civil Procedure)
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Nothing.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? Um, comfy?
33. What kept you sane? God, my family, hermanas, friends.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Um Angelina Jolie is my favorite in the whole world - she is the best advocate and actress and everything.
35. What political issue stirred you the most? Ummmm lots - I feel that there is always something going on politically worth debating.
36. Who did you miss? Hermanas after Graduating, my family once I went back to school
37. Who was the best new person you met? My law school buddies
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: You have to love yourself too and not let other’s control how you feel.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
These do not sum up my year, but are inspiratinal. My year was so great it cannot be summed up in a lyric.
‘I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far’
- Kelly Clarkson, Because of you
’There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you’
- Mariah Carey, Hero
40. What did you do to ring in 2006? Partied with my crazy Cuban family - and had a great time!!