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1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? wrote poetry
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? hmm I cant even remember what it was, so im guessing i didnt accomplish it. I will probably make one again this year. ha
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? nope
4. Did anyone close to you die? yes :'(
5. What countries did you visit? I didnt travel much this year because my parents baught a beach house
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? more self esteem
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? fed2nd-Being at the Superbowl when the Pats win. feb4th-first knee surgery.may22nd-the day me and donovan started going out. july4th-my favorite holiday and the best i have ever had. oct27th-Red Sox win the world seriesmay.novemeber6th-my cousin jimmy passed away. december-got custody of jamie. december 22n-second knee surgery. december25th-best christmas ever
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? overcoming a lot of my depression, finally stabilazing my anxiety attacks. finding my talent of poetry
9. What was your biggest failure? becoming a lot weaker when it comes to people, letting people walk all over me.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? anxiety attacks, depression, and i had a knee surgery
11. What was the best thing you bought? errols braclet for christmas
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? umm..jamies for being so strong through all the shit with her family, and for coming to live with us and being sucha blessing
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? my own..sometimes im my own worst enemy
14. Where did most of your money go? probably food and don. haha
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? falling in love with someone who is so amazing. and majoring in culinary
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? a lot. im a music junkie.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? thinner
iii. richer or poorer? ooorer. i got in a car accident this summer and had to empty my back account to pay for the damages on my car
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? spent more time at my beach house this summer. forgave people faster
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? cried for stupid reasons
20. How will you be spending Christmas? i spent it with my family and it was the best christmas i have ever had
22. Did you fall in love in 2004? yes <3 very much
23. How many one-night stands? none!
24. What was your favorite TV program? um Laguna Beach..ha im a dork
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? yup
26. What was the best book you read? All Souls, it totally enspired me to start writing poetry which made me realize i had a talent. it also helped me get over a lot of things that were making me depressed
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? lots
28. What did you want and get? a claddagh ring from my love, a laptop from my parents, a digital camera from my bestestfried.
29. What did you want and not get? umm hardtails
30. What was your favorite film of this year? um..im not sure i watched a bunch of movies.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? i turned 17. my parents were away in mexico so kat,derek,oriana, and craig all came over with gifts and a cake. then me and craig went and picked my parents up from tha airport. it was awesome. i hadnt enjoyed celebrating my birthday in years becasue of my depression--celebrating the day i was born didnt make sence to me. but now it does.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? not sure
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? less hoddies..more cuter clothes. but now its more relaxed and slacker like. ha
34. What kept you sane? my family 100%--my 2 amazing sisters Sabrina&Savanna, and Visco, Kat & Meg--they are like my guardia angels. Donovan at times because he understands me really well.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? steven tyler. duh hes my main man! i met him 4 times this year..wohoo!
36. What political issue stirred you the most? my friend going to iraq..not ok with that
37. Who did you miss? errol.but we are bestfriends again so its cool
38. Who was the best new person you met? donovan <3. and whitey
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004. staying mad at people isnt going to get you anywhere except depressed. sometimes forgiving is what needs to happen. that was very hard for me because when i get mad i usually just ignore people for long periods of time, but that would just result in me loosing the people as friends. i have learned that people make mistakes and that you just need to love them for who they are and that you will be much more content in your life
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.:
never give up on the good times
gotta believe in the love you find
never give up on the good times
living it up is a state of mind
^^^i just chizzled that from Jes's profile because i thought it was cool. she just told me its a spice girls song. hahahaha what a dork. but i def think they are some good lyrics. haha