Happy New Year Meme

[jaymark108]

1. What did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before? Purchased our first home!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I did not, and I probably will not. (I can't remember anything that long!)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Keith and Kendra had Patrick. We met him on Thanksgiving and he is a cutie!
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? No.
6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014? A full set of furniture for our new board game room.
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 10th, when we got the keys to the house.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Buying a house
9. What was your biggest failure? I feel like I met all of this year's challenges head on.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Picture frames!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Steph, who is my new Master!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? People leaving
14. Where did most of your money go? Towards a new house
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Dungeon Mastering
16. What song will always remind you of 2014? All About That Bass
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    i. happier or sadder? Happier
    ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
    iii. richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Board games.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Panicking
20. How did you spend Christmas? Hanging out with Mom and Stephanie
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with? Stephanie.
22. Did you fall in love in 2013? Of course!
23. How many one-night stands? None.
24. What was your favorite TV program? The Walking Dead.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No.
26. What was the best book you read? Dungeon Mster's Guide (5th Edition)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? No significant discoveries this year, I think
28. What did you want and get? To move to a new place and display some of our treasures
29. What did you want and not get? A new computer
30. What was your favorite film of this year you watched this year? Guardians of the Galaxy
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I went to Naka Kon, and I was 30.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Mind to mind telepathy. (my perennial answer, and I like it)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014? Casual business.
34. What kept you sane? Super Smash Bros. 3DS is good for letting off steam
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I don't usually fancy celebrities.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Violence and justice.
37. Who did you miss? The folks we didn't see this year
38. Who was the best new person you met? New coworker Jacob
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014: Sometimes you can take a step and there will be ground there.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
    [extended saxophone solo]