2011 Year in Review
2011: Year In Review Meme
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Ran Disney Half
Trained for a marathon!
Got Lasik!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't really make any but I do have some for this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sarah (from work) and Sarah (my cousin's wife)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No...
5. What countries did you visit?
None - stayed in USA
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A cleaner house (more organized)
Better self-image
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August 30th - the day I finally got to get rid of my contacts!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting Lasik was a big one since it was scary
Running a half in 2:11 earlier this year
Completing my 20 mile training run!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing the weight I wanted to lose
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really - just lots of soreness/knee pain from running
11. What were the best things you bought?
A new roof?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Allen who is trying to eat better now
Lex for running her first 5k!
Lana for doing awesome at reading!
13. Whose behavior appalled you?
None really
14. Where did most of your money go?
Daycare, roof, mortgage
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finishing all of my half marathons and races
Seeing Wicked again
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammar
Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Same?
iii. richer or poorer? Richer-ish
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent more time with family
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying about things
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent Christmas Eve with my dad and step-mom and brother
Spent Christmas morning with Allen and the girls
Spent Christmas day with mom and step-dad and cousins
Spent day after Christmas with Allen's family
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Spent it at home:
Watched Tech lose a 7th bowl game in a row (yay)
Had milkshakes
Fell asleep watching Futurama - and was woken up just in time to see the ball drop
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
Just more in love with my hubby (aww)
23. How many one-night stands?
Heh - none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Walking Dead, True Blood, Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope, House, Once Upon a Time, Breaking Bad
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not really
26. What was the best book you read?
Demon's Surrender (third book in the Demon's Lexicon series)
Clockwork Prince (second book in the Infernal Devices series)
City of Fallen Angels (fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Andy Grammer (same as Suzanne!!!)
28. What did you want and get?
Immersion blender (thanks Suzanne)
Dance Central 2
Keurig coffee maker
29. What did you want and not get?
A million dollars?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Muppets
31. What did you do on your birthday?
?? That was almost a year ago!!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting *a* raise
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
What fashion concept?
34. What kept you sane?
Running (though sometimes it drove me crazy)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Matt Bomer
Anton Yelchin is another current fave
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Politics aren't my thing..I get my politic info from SNL
37. Who did you miss?
My nephews - we don't see them as much
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I can't think of new people
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
To quote Dr Seuss - “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"You can do this, you can do this
You are not a lunatic
Crazy would be changing your mind" - Lunatic - Andy Grammer
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Ran Disney Half
Trained for a marathon!
Got Lasik!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't really make any but I do have some for this year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sarah (from work) and Sarah (my cousin's wife)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No...
5. What countries did you visit?
None - stayed in USA
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A cleaner house (more organized)
Better self-image
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August 30th - the day I finally got to get rid of my contacts!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting Lasik was a big one since it was scary
Running a half in 2:11 earlier this year
Completing my 20 mile training run!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing the weight I wanted to lose
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really - just lots of soreness/knee pain from running
11. What were the best things you bought?
A new roof?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Allen who is trying to eat better now
Lex for running her first 5k!
Lana for doing awesome at reading!
13. Whose behavior appalled you?
None really
14. Where did most of your money go?
Daycare, roof, mortgage
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finishing all of my half marathons and races
Seeing Wicked again
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2011?
Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammar
Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Same?
iii. richer or poorer? Richer-ish
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent more time with family
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying about things
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent Christmas Eve with my dad and step-mom and brother
Spent Christmas morning with Allen and the girls
Spent Christmas day with mom and step-dad and cousins
Spent day after Christmas with Allen's family
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Spent it at home:
Watched Tech lose a 7th bowl game in a row (yay)
Had milkshakes
Fell asleep watching Futurama - and was woken up just in time to see the ball drop
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
Just more in love with my hubby (aww)
23. How many one-night stands?
Heh - none
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Walking Dead, True Blood, Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope, House, Once Upon a Time, Breaking Bad
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not really
26. What was the best book you read?
Demon's Surrender (third book in the Demon's Lexicon series)
Clockwork Prince (second book in the Infernal Devices series)
City of Fallen Angels (fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series)
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Andy Grammer (same as Suzanne!!!)
28. What did you want and get?
Immersion blender (thanks Suzanne)
Dance Central 2
Keurig coffee maker
29. What did you want and not get?
A million dollars?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Muppets
31. What did you do on your birthday?
?? That was almost a year ago!!
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Getting *a* raise
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
What fashion concept?
34. What kept you sane?
Running (though sometimes it drove me crazy)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Matt Bomer
Anton Yelchin is another current fave
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Politics aren't my thing..I get my politic info from SNL
37. Who did you miss?
My nephews - we don't see them as much
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I can't think of new people
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
To quote Dr Seuss - “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"You can do this, you can do this
You are not a lunatic
Crazy would be changing your mind" - Lunatic - Andy Grammer