I never do these
But I'm trying to avoid the work I have to do...
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Went to Vegas, watched Owen be three, watched my brothers go through horrible heartache, watched my BFF suffer through the worst year of her life, introduced a two hour commute to my life...
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any, if I did, I did not keep them. And no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I don't think so.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes
5. What countries did you visit?
None other than my own...US
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Comfort at my job, a trip to UK(I am getting that! Wheeee), financial security
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Honestly, I'm horrible at dates...lots of events will be etched but dates? I will forget.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Changing jobs and getting through the intial hell that is THAT
9. What was your biggest failure?
I'm not sure that I "failed" at anything. I failed to exercise, how about that?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nothing great
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Our house in June...Sarah was buying a new place I had to have one too!! ;-)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Sarah
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My brother (not appalled but depressed)
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Really, really, REALLY excited? Well, I'm sort of excitable sooo
my bonus
getting to see Sarah so much (though the circumstances were not always favorable)
my new house
my first Thanksgiving at my new house
The Twilight Series
KNITTING THE BLANKET OF DOOM
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
no particular song
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
same
ii. thinner or fatter?
same
iii. richer or poorer?
same overall
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I always feel I haven't spent enought time with Owen
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sweating the small stuff
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Having everyone over for Breakfast to watch Owen open gifts
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
With a new human? No but you should SEE the shoes I am wearing. *smooches shoes*
22. How many one-night stands?
I guess none, I acted like some nights might be the only nights. ;-)
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Pushing Daisies and Gossip Girl
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is a bit strong but I have a whole new company of people to politely dispise.
25. What was the best book you read?
Can I say the whole Twilight Series? How it beat HP7, I don't know? I guess I'm a sucker for swooning.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The New Pornographers...I had heard of them but never listened. LOVE.
27. What did you want and get?
a new job
28. What did you want and not get?
Have you met me? I want EVERYTHING I'm bound to not get tons of it.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Nothing is coming to mind, I'll have to come back to this one.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 31, and I believe I went to dinner with friends.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had gotten ALL the stuff I wanted???
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
I think I'm finally growing into my looks and learning how to dress for my body...of course, I could be lying to myself
33. What kept you sane?
Sarah--she's the only one that listens to my whining long enough to talk me out of my stupid crisis du jour
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Can't say as that I did...I guess Stephenie Meyer since she made me a pedophile for a vampire..I guess she made me a necrophilic(is that the right word?) pedophile...NICE
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
bah..but my husband is becoming quite the greenie
36. Who did you miss?
Always Sarah and now Patricia
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Patricia
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
I think I learn it every year but it never sticks....It will always work out in the end and if it hasn't worked out, well then it's not the end
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
To take a cue from Sarah:
Everything I like is a little be sweeter, a little bit fatter, a little big harmful for me.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Went to Vegas, watched Owen be three, watched my brothers go through horrible heartache, watched my BFF suffer through the worst year of her life, introduced a two hour commute to my life...
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any, if I did, I did not keep them. And no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I don't think so.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes
5. What countries did you visit?
None other than my own...US
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Comfort at my job, a trip to UK(I am getting that! Wheeee), financial security
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Honestly, I'm horrible at dates...lots of events will be etched but dates? I will forget.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Changing jobs and getting through the intial hell that is THAT
9. What was your biggest failure?
I'm not sure that I "failed" at anything. I failed to exercise, how about that?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nothing great
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Our house in June...Sarah was buying a new place I had to have one too!! ;-)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Sarah
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My brother (not appalled but depressed)
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Really, really, REALLY excited? Well, I'm sort of excitable sooo
my bonus
getting to see Sarah so much (though the circumstances were not always favorable)
my new house
my first Thanksgiving at my new house
The Twilight Series
KNITTING THE BLANKET OF DOOM
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
no particular song
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
same
ii. thinner or fatter?
same
iii. richer or poorer?
same overall
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I always feel I haven't spent enought time with Owen
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
sweating the small stuff
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Having everyone over for Breakfast to watch Owen open gifts
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
With a new human? No but you should SEE the shoes I am wearing. *smooches shoes*
22. How many one-night stands?
I guess none, I acted like some nights might be the only nights. ;-)
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Pushing Daisies and Gossip Girl
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is a bit strong but I have a whole new company of people to politely dispise.
25. What was the best book you read?
Can I say the whole Twilight Series? How it beat HP7, I don't know? I guess I'm a sucker for swooning.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The New Pornographers...I had heard of them but never listened. LOVE.
27. What did you want and get?
a new job
28. What did you want and not get?
Have you met me? I want EVERYTHING I'm bound to not get tons of it.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Nothing is coming to mind, I'll have to come back to this one.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 31, and I believe I went to dinner with friends.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had gotten ALL the stuff I wanted???
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
I think I'm finally growing into my looks and learning how to dress for my body...of course, I could be lying to myself
33. What kept you sane?
Sarah--she's the only one that listens to my whining long enough to talk me out of my stupid crisis du jour
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Can't say as that I did...I guess Stephenie Meyer since she made me a pedophile for a vampire..I guess she made me a necrophilic(is that the right word?) pedophile...NICE
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
bah..but my husband is becoming quite the greenie
36. Who did you miss?
Always Sarah and now Patricia
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Patricia
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
I think I learn it every year but it never sticks....It will always work out in the end and if it hasn't worked out, well then it's not the end
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
To take a cue from Sarah:
Everything I like is a little be sweeter, a little bit fatter, a little big harmful for me.