Friday, January 06, 2012

2011 in Review

I stole this from Drew five years ago...

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Have a long distance relationship.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Not sure if I made it this year...if I did, then no. I haven't made one for this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No one really close, but people I know did.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes

5. What countries did you visit?
None :(

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Good travel stories

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 18 - First Kenny Chesney tailgate
September 24/October 7 - First Kiss/First Date
December 14 - Pop-Pop died

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving it?

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not accomplishing anything

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Colds; smashed my thumb in the car door - I ended up losing my nail after the swelling went down.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
SmarTrip Card - much easier than using those paper things on the Metro all the time.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My bf - he drove back and forth between Philly and DC multiple times in a week, so he could be there for me at my grandfather's funeral.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I'd say Kim Kardashian with her 72 day marriage, but that wasn't really that surprising. Oh, that whole Charlie Sheen thing was pretty surprising (and entertaining).

14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Temple vs. Penn State game

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Friday

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or Sadder? The same
b) Thinner or Fatter? The same
c) Richer or Poorer? Probably the same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Travel

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Paying loans

20. How did you spend Christmas?
I spent Christmas Eve at my parents, then hung out there all day.

21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Yes

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not that I can think of.

24. What was the best book you read?
I don't really remember, so I'll say one the Kathy Reichs, Temperance Brennan books

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Autotune?

26. What did you want and get?
A Coach bag. I spent a little more than normal on my last purse and it fell apart after 6 months, so I took Ashlee's suggestion with the higher quality Coach. I've had it for about a year and it it's still in almost new condition.

27. What did you want and not get?
A million dollars

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
I can never remember which movies I saw throughout the year, so I'll go with a recent one - The Muppets

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a joint celebrations with Ashlee at a bar. I turned 27.

30.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Traveling

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Same as the past few years : Causal--jeans and a cute shirt; Work--business casual...is it time for a change?

32. What kept you sane?
Sane? If anything, my friends. In recent months, also Danny.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
John Stamos

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Michele Bachmann - so glad that psycho isn't running anymore.

35. Who did you miss?
Celie, but since she graduated, we've gotten to see her a lot more :)

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Danny

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
I should not be friends with all my exes.