Tradition.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Had a boyfriend deployed.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Some, and yes, of course.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thank goodness, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
I didn't visit any new countries this year! How sad. (AGAIN!)
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A boyfriend that lives in the same country/state/city/house? as me.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 23rd-27th--VEGAS.
June 18th--Jeff came home from Camp Atterbury
June 27th--Jeff left for Afghanistan
December 24th--Jeff comes home on leave!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Library school. Giving up on Indiana. Not finding a big-girl job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I broke my toe. That was about it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Trips to Vegas and New York City!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jeffery's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Alice Robbins.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Gasoline, airlines, alcohol, IU, and recently Lucky Brand.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Jeffery-related things, visiting friends, vacations. :)
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009?
A Day To Remember's Homesick album
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Bon Iver - Woods
New Found Glory's Not Without A Fight album
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? about the same. :)
b) thinner or fatter? a little thinner!
c) richer or poorer? more debt = always poorer.
18. Just generally, what do you wish you had done more?
Get out of the house, have a social life.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sleeping all the damn time.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my most amazing boyfriend, whom I haven't seen in 6 MONTHS!
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
A million times over again. <3
22. How many one-night stands?
Zero, of course.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
The Mighty Boosh, Friends, Futurama, Glee.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate.
25. What was the best book you read?
I didn't read too much this year, actually, but I did read Breakfast At Tiffany's, and it was so tragic and amazing. :)
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Another big year for music!
27. What did you want and get?
Out of Indiana!
28. What did you want and not get?
A job.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Away We Go.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Dad came to visit me in Indiana, and we went to Red Lobster and watched a Chelsea FC match on TV.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having my boyfriend on the other side of the world.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Grown-up casual.
33. What kept you sane?
I definitely had my moments of insanity this year, like always (who doesn't?) but I'd have to say that nightly (almost) e-mail chats with Jeffery, and coming home to my family has kept me reasonably sane, haha.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I think I'm too old for such things.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Afghanistan.
36. Who did you miss?
Jeffery.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
New work friends and everyone I met in NYC.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
True Love Conquers All.
39. Quotation or song lyric that sums up your year.
"And if you can wait for me, I swear we can make this right." --A Day To Remember
Had a boyfriend deployed.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Some, and yes, of course.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thank goodness, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
I didn't visit any new countries this year! How sad. (AGAIN!)
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A boyfriend that lives in the same country/state/city/house? as me.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 23rd-27th--VEGAS.
June 18th--Jeff came home from Camp Atterbury
June 27th--Jeff left for Afghanistan
December 24th--Jeff comes home on leave!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Library school. Giving up on Indiana. Not finding a big-girl job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I broke my toe. That was about it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Trips to Vegas and New York City!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jeffery's.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Alice Robbins.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Gasoline, airlines, alcohol, IU, and recently Lucky Brand.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Jeffery-related things, visiting friends, vacations. :)
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009?
A Day To Remember's Homesick album
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Bon Iver - Woods
New Found Glory's Not Without A Fight album
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? about the same. :)
b) thinner or fatter? a little thinner!
c) richer or poorer? more debt = always poorer.
18. Just generally, what do you wish you had done more?
Get out of the house, have a social life.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sleeping all the damn time.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my most amazing boyfriend, whom I haven't seen in 6 MONTHS!
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
A million times over again. <3
22. How many one-night stands?
Zero, of course.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
The Mighty Boosh, Friends, Futurama, Glee.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate.
25. What was the best book you read?
I didn't read too much this year, actually, but I did read Breakfast At Tiffany's, and it was so tragic and amazing. :)
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Another big year for music!
27. What did you want and get?
Out of Indiana!
28. What did you want and not get?
A job.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Away We Go.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Dad came to visit me in Indiana, and we went to Red Lobster and watched a Chelsea FC match on TV.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not having my boyfriend on the other side of the world.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Grown-up casual.
33. What kept you sane?
I definitely had my moments of insanity this year, like always (who doesn't?) but I'd have to say that nightly (almost) e-mail chats with Jeffery, and coming home to my family has kept me reasonably sane, haha.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I think I'm too old for such things.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Afghanistan.
36. Who did you miss?
Jeffery.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
New work friends and everyone I met in NYC.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
True Love Conquers All.
39. Quotation or song lyric that sums up your year.
"And if you can wait for me, I swear we can make this right." --A Day To Remember