2010 recap

2010 recap.
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Got promoted to supervise my department.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any so obviously if I did, I didn't keep it. My resolutions this year are to get into better shape [me and everyone else], to say the Rosary every day, to read more intellectual books [instead of brain candy - although there will be some of that as well], and to get my diabetes under control.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Two of the women who work with me.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no one really close to me, but I had several friends lose their parents or child.

5. What countries did you visit?
Does FL count as a different country? It seemed like it.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A stronger and deeper faith, a good couple friend that Tom and I could hang out with that has kids Gman's age, a baby girl.

7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 8 - Gman's first camping trip.
August 28 - Gman's first birthday party [members outside the family]
December 11 - first birthday party Gman attended without his parents

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking over my department.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Most of my mothering and wifing.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My front steps

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N who quit her nowhere job, went out of state, learned a new skill, returned, got a better job, got laid off, got another job almost immediately, and held strong not to give in to pressure to do things she didn't want to.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Then entire country's

14. Where did most of your money go?
bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Most anything to do with Gman.

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
You're never gonna be alone -- Nickelback

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) same, b) same, and c) same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Playing with Gman.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
yelling at Gman

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at Mass in the morning, opening presents with Gman and Tom at home, took a nap, opening presents with Grandma and Aunt K at Grandma's, Opoitkei - spelling completely wrong I'm sure - and Christmas dinner at Grandma's house.

21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Everyday with the same man and the rest of my family.

22. How many one-night stands?
Why is this question even in this? Aside from moral issues, what about health - mental and emotional, etc. This is a dumb question! [none]

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Bones

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't hate anybody. There are several people I don't like or respect, but no actual hate.

25. What was the best book you read?
I cannot pick just one. Some of the ones that stick out are listed on my book page of http://www.librarything.com/

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I can't really say I made any. I like Nickelback, Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Pink, Lady Antebellum, etc, but I don't think I found a new band that beats out the old favorites.

27. What did you want and get?
a woobigan - http://www.sahalie.com/

28. What did you want and not get?
my diabetes under control

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Prince of Persia - Jake Gyllenhaal - yummy

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 41 and we probably had dinner with my mom. Other than that, I don't remember.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had become a better mother and my son's behavior had improved.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
comfortable

33. What kept you sane?
QHRA, SMA, and Tom

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
see 29 above

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Pro-Life

36. Who did you miss?
My dad. Always.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Sunshine, Maria, Luke my chiropractor, I can't pick just one

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
that Tom and I can get mad at each other or disagree and we're still going to be married and love each other.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Time is going by so much faster ... and I regret not spending all of it with you." - Nickelback