2008 Year In Review
1. How did you ring in the new year for 2008?
low-key dinner at a mexican restaurant in the city w/ 4 other friends
2. Whom did you kiss at midnight/your first kiss in 2008?
that would be my husband, greg
3. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
turned 27. HA! what a lame answer. but seriously, i can't think of anything else at the moment.
4. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i don't know if i really made any new year's resolutions. i made new judi year resolutions, on my birthday, and so far i'm doing really well with those.
5. Did anyone close to you give birth?
ummm... no, i don't think so.
6. Did anyone close to you die?
fortunately not
7. What countries did you visit?
sadly, none
8. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a baby, perhaps? a smaller credit card balance and a larger bank account balance
9. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
if i have to look back at my calendar, i guess that doesn't count as "etched in my memory," huh?
10. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
going to therapy
11. What was your biggest failure?
maybe my job
12. Did you suffer illness or injury?
a little bit of depression, maybe?
13. What was the best thing you bought?
our wedding album
14. Whose events required celebration?
nj division of consumer affairs
15. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?:
celebration studios
16. Where did most of your money go?
home depot
17. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
being able to go on a vacation w/ greg for our anniversary; getting our wedding album & wedding video
18. What song will always remind you of 2008?
the sara bareilles live at the fillmore CD we listened to a lot on our vacation
a) Happier or sadder?:
much, much happier
b) Thinner or fatter?:
i'm not really sure
c) Richer or poorer?
i think richer
19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
travel; sigh contentedly
20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worry; slack at my job
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
all over again with my hubby :-P haha
22. How many one-night stands?
not a one
23. How many people did you kiss?
just greg, natch
24. What was your favorite tv program?
oh, has to be gossip girl :-P
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, i don't think so. maybe marc schwartz, the owner of celebration studios.
26. What was the best book you read?
without question - the world according to garp
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the national
28. What did you want and get?
wedding memories!!
29. What did you want and not get?
another dog, maybe?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
wall-e or tropic thunder
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 27 and i celebrated in a bar in the city w/ many of my awesome friends. i got spectacularly drunk and it was wonderful
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less stress about money
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
skinny jeans & high boots. i cannot get enough
34. What kept you sane?
my husband, my therapist, wine
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
sorry, but still... mcdreamy
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
that little presidential election?
37. Whom do you miss?
RONNIE, TAMIR, AND EYTAN! x1000
38. Who was the best new person you met?
ben & kristin cohen
39. Who were your closest friends in 2008?
greg, lauren, ronnie, kristine, erin, chris, heather
40. What are you doing to ring in 2009?
party at my house!!
41. Whom do you plan on kissing to ring in 2009?
definitely greggy
low-key dinner at a mexican restaurant in the city w/ 4 other friends
2. Whom did you kiss at midnight/your first kiss in 2008?
that would be my husband, greg
3. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
turned 27. HA! what a lame answer. but seriously, i can't think of anything else at the moment.
4. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i don't know if i really made any new year's resolutions. i made new judi year resolutions, on my birthday, and so far i'm doing really well with those.
5. Did anyone close to you give birth?
ummm... no, i don't think so.
6. Did anyone close to you die?
fortunately not
7. What countries did you visit?
sadly, none
8. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a baby, perhaps? a smaller credit card balance and a larger bank account balance
9. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
if i have to look back at my calendar, i guess that doesn't count as "etched in my memory," huh?
10. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
going to therapy
11. What was your biggest failure?
maybe my job
12. Did you suffer illness or injury?
a little bit of depression, maybe?
13. What was the best thing you bought?
our wedding album
14. Whose events required celebration?
nj division of consumer affairs
15. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?:
celebration studios
16. Where did most of your money go?
home depot
17. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
being able to go on a vacation w/ greg for our anniversary; getting our wedding album & wedding video
18. What song will always remind you of 2008?
the sara bareilles live at the fillmore CD we listened to a lot on our vacation
a) Happier or sadder?:
much, much happier
b) Thinner or fatter?:
i'm not really sure
c) Richer or poorer?
i think richer
19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
travel; sigh contentedly
20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worry; slack at my job
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
all over again with my hubby :-P haha
22. How many one-night stands?
not a one
23. How many people did you kiss?
just greg, natch
24. What was your favorite tv program?
oh, has to be gossip girl :-P
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no, i don't think so. maybe marc schwartz, the owner of celebration studios.
26. What was the best book you read?
without question - the world according to garp
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
the national
28. What did you want and get?
wedding memories!!
29. What did you want and not get?
another dog, maybe?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
wall-e or tropic thunder
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 27 and i celebrated in a bar in the city w/ many of my awesome friends. i got spectacularly drunk and it was wonderful
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
less stress about money
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
skinny jeans & high boots. i cannot get enough
34. What kept you sane?
my husband, my therapist, wine
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
sorry, but still... mcdreamy
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
that little presidential election?
37. Whom do you miss?
RONNIE, TAMIR, AND EYTAN! x1000
38. Who was the best new person you met?
ben & kristin cohen
39. Who were your closest friends in 2008?
greg, lauren, ronnie, kristine, erin, chris, heather
40. What are you doing to ring in 2009?
party at my house!!
41. Whom do you plan on kissing to ring in 2009?
definitely greggy