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Dec 26, 2011 16:16

Had a lovely Christmas as always. Stayed over at my mom's for a couple of nights. My two nephews and neice were there overnight for Christmas, the two boys were both sick, one with tonsilitis and one with a stomach flu but they both still enjoyed the holiday. My sister and her husband cooked Christmas dinner and it was lovely! I ate a plate full, not a heaping plate full but an average one i guess for this sort of meal and i was so full i couldn't fit anything in not even a cup of tea for the rest of the evening. Mom and i visited my aunt in the evening where there were other aunts and cousins to see as well. Today we did nothing, just chilled. Mom slept all morning and i chatting with my best friend up in Moncton for awhile. Now am home, downloading Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and Corrie though i did see DW on tv last night. Plans are loose for the rest of the week at the moment. Going to get together with a friend for dinner and a movie and with some other friends i think for same. Might hit the stores but not tomorrow when the first of the sales open. Things are too insane on that day. Might try to get to the gym as well at least once this week. A cousin is moving in to an apartment around the corner and is having an open house on New Year's Day. Will probably spend New Year's eve with G. online.

2011 was a pretty good year overall. The office was in a bit of turmoil what with the renovations and emergency relocation of staff when the office flooded but it worked out ok. My temporary location was great and now we're in our new digs and it's bright and cheerful and i have a nice spot. My new "roomie" is very good to share with too. Family had ups and downs. Lost one cousin suddenly which was a shock. There were successes in some areas, financial struggles in others but we all hold each other up and applaud the others. Graham's dad had a health crisis in September and though is recovering fairly well, there are still some issues. At 84, I guess these things are more likley to happen. Everyone else's health was pretty good all year for the most part. My sister got married and the wedding was really nice! Everything went off well and they are very happy.

I've been a bit less involved in the local Corrie group, have resigned from the committee but still help out where needed. The event this year was a success and we are waiting to find out who next year's guest will be. There was one "friend" who's behaviour suprised and shocked quite a few of us that knew him but I can't really go into that as it's not really my story. A few friends in that group were not as surprised as the rest of us, having seen signs of this behaviour in the past and we haven't heard his side of it all but he's not really making a big effort to tell it either yet. It's a classic case of "You think you know someone..."

With that in mind....


1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
I sold a photo for $100. Except i haven't had the money yet, i hope what happens is they pay when the book is published. It's for an early learning program for kids and they do these books up with pictures and things. Mine is from the Dog Collar Museum in Leeds Castle. Also visited Cornwall, an area of the UK i'd never seen yet. We did a lot of driving on our road trip including around Anglesey and Snodownia which was beautiful.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Never make them, not as such, i just endeavor to try new things as opportunity arises.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
sparklielizard had Gabriel in the spring and I got to meet him when he was so new he didn't officially have a name yet :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My cousin Debbe died suddenly.

5. Which countries did you visit?
England, Wales

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
I can't think of anything.

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 10, my sister's wedding.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Managed to keep going to the gym regularly

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not going to the gym enough ;)

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My ereader, definitely. It was a Christmas gift last year but it was what i asked for.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My neice graduated University. My nephew was promoted to manager of his rental car branch.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Metro Transit for being sucky last winter and short changing my route for 2 months.
If even half of the stories about a friend's recent behaviour are true, it's truly appalling but can't go into that.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Travel

15. What were you really, really, really excited about?
Quite excited about the road trip. Also very excited for my sister's wedding.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
The earworms were that one about moving like Jagger (which i don't like but heard everywhere) and Adele's Rolling in the Deep which i do like. My annual song by my sweetie, of course!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder?
about the same, happy

b) Bigger or smaller?
a little smaller

c) Richer or poorer?
about the same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
travel, always!

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
work. Starting to see the benefits of retirement lol!

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my immediate family and visiting extended family

21. What was your favourite month of 2011?
May

22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
No, already there.

23. What was your favourite TV programme?
Coronation Street of course. Also: I discovered True Blood last winter. Love: Dexter, Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who and another new HBO series, Game of Thrones was pretty awesome too.

24. How did you see in the New Year?
Online with Graham

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
no

26. What was the best book you read?
hmmm...Several books by Debora Geary about a community of witches, B-sides and Broken Hearts by Caryn Rose, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
None really that i didn't know before.

28. What did you want and get?
eReader was really all i wanted.

29. What did you want and not get?
Nothing

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Hmm of the ones that i went to see at the movies, probably Midnight in Paris. I see a lot of movies that i download and i can't think of any that jump out at me. I'm sure there's more i really liked though.

31. What did you do on your birthday?
Spent with family

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More time and money to travel.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Fashion? Me?

34. What kept you sane?
Graham, Family, Friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Clive Owen

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Occupy

37. Who did you miss?
My dad as always.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
My new cellmate at work is quite nice.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011
It's all relative.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Can't really think of anything.

I'll have my usual end of the year roundup posted by New Year's.

christmas, memes, 2011

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