2008 round up

loved having participated in this little questionaire last year as a sort of yearly re-cap and was reminded of it when reading lelly's blog. some of the questions are a little superficial but entertaining, and most of them could be answered with some sort of relation to my weight but i resisted the urge to talk too much about my bottom. so here i go....again.

1. what did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? i was girl's camp director! i have helped with girls camp before, but i've never been in charge. i did it! and it was great!

2. did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i never make new year's resolutions but i do set goals all year long. i did finish some of the house projects that i wanted to get done, but i didn't get any skinnier.

3. did anyone close to you give birth? yup. cutie little coley boy was born!

4. did anyone close to you die? steve brown, a close friend of the moores and the man who married rich and i, died unexpectedly of a heart-attack on the first day of school. and dan pickett, our neighbor from the old cul-de-sac died in november of cancer. both men were way too young and left behind young families. i am still having a hard time making sense of any of it.

5. what countries did you visit? does la-la land count?

6. what would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? serious yoga skills

7. what dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory? november 4th, election day. which ever way you voted, our first black president is big deal for our country. and, september 12th, my best birthday ever!

8. what was your biggest achievement of the year? i've learned to say NO more often.

9. what was your biggest failure? i really wanted to get the kitchen cabinets painted but it never happened. soon...

10. did you suffer illness or injury? no, thank goodness, but i feel like maybe i just jixed myself just by typing that.

11. what was the best thing you bought this year? the fiestaware dishes that i have been coveting for years but could never justify financially.eighty percent off was just too good to say no! and...i finally bought a vera bradley bag!

12. whose behavior merited celebration? each of my kids this year have given me reason to celebrate - i'm so proud of them all for different accompliments.

13. whose behavior appalled you? i don't know about "appalled", but i don't understand people who choose not to vote.

14. where did most of your money go? our house, always the house.

15. what did you get really, really, really excited about? it was fun knowing ethan was going to meet buzz and woody and how cool that would be for him - and it was!

16. what song will always remind you of 2008? anything from david cook and david archuletta

17. compared to this time last year, are you a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer? a) i'm struggling a little more this year with depression so i guess sadder but in general i'm a happier more focused person, b) saddly, a little fatter, and c) probably a little poorer. hmmm, this question is kind of depressing!

18. what do you wish you'd done more of? laying on the beach

19. what do you wish you'd done less of? laundry

20. did you fall in love in 2008? sure, lots of times for reasons both sentimental... ...and superficial.

21. what was your favorite tv program? chuck, myth busters and american idol. these are also the only three shows we ever watch.

22. do you hate anyone now that you didn't last year? yikes, hate is such a strong word, i can't really think of anyone that i hate. i hope i never do.

23. what was the best book you read? pillars of the earth. but. it's shamefully inappropriate, so if you choose to read it, your recommendation did NOT come from me!

24. what was your greatest musical discovery? really, i was blown away by david cook this year on AI, he was just so original, i found myself looking forward to seeing what he was going to do each week. although i really thought there was a lot of great talent this year, i'm really glad DC won, i thought he really deserved it.

25. what did you want and get? a year of health and employment and progress.

26. what did you want and not get? hard wood floors - hopefully this year.

27. what was your favorite film of this year? mama mia - especially because of the memories associated with it. plus, it's just so fun to sing along with, except pierce brosnan - what the heck is that about?

28. what did you do on your birthday and how old are you? my 34th birthday this year was probably the funnest of my whole life so far. my closest girlfriends spoiled me rotten with take out lunch, my favorite dessert - sour cream lemon pie from marie callendars - tons of new fiestaware to add to my new collection, vera bradley goodness and even table decorations and daisy wrapping paper! i felt like a million dollars and the luckiest girl in the world! later than night, rich surprised me by coming home from work (which he never did during the fall because of horrible game deadlines) and took me out to dinner - it was the best day!

29. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? i want to say maybe daily massages but the real answer is spending more time on my knees.

30. how would describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? basically, if it fits and doesn't look like a moo-moo, i'm wearing it. and on this subject, i have a few questions for the fashion designers of the world. one - why if i'm fat does this also mean i must be very tall? can i get some fat short people clothes. and two - can i get some cute fat clothes? i mean, just because i'm fat doesn't mean i want to dress like a freak! sorry, i'm off my soap box now.

31. what kept you sane? friends, theraputic thursdays, play group time to gab with my cute sister in laws, supportive family and creativity.

Happy 2009!