2009, Year in Review

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Went to Europe!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't really make resolutions. Sad but true. I just keep trying to do my best in life.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Angela. I was there, and it was such a neat experience.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What countries did you visit?
Prague, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, and Germany!

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A degree, a new member of the family (not an announcement), more time with family.

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Visiting family in Oregon, Mom's surgery, Dad going to Afghanistan, Having the soprano lead in a Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving a 21 credit semester.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting my anger get away from me.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My education.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Molly!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Lets not name this certain person.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Opera, Mom and Dad and McKay coming to visit, Justin and Chancy moving out to Utah.

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Romeo and Juliet, Taylor Swift.

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

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Practice voice, spent time with family.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Work and school.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
At our house for the first time. Then we went up to Kent and Sheila's and played games. Fun!

21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
With Ryan again and again.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
So You Think You Can Dance!

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Mmmm... I don't know about hate.

24. What was the best book you read?
I don't know. Nothing really sticks out as amazing. I did read a lot this year though. Maybe the Chronicles of Narnia. I had never read them before and even though they are childrens books they were really good. I also read Pride and Prejudice this year for the first time and that was great as well.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Opening up and just letting it out! Stop working so hard, because the harder you work the harder it is to relax.

26. What did you want and get?
A steamer!

27. What did you want and not get?
A wedding band. I should have just got one in the first place.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Didn't see that many. Sad.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 21, and we went to Tepanyaki! Mmm.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
No school, NO XBOX!

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
It grew and grew and grew. Working at a nice clothing store will do that to you. Sad but true.

32. What kept you sane?
Ryan, talking to mom on the phone.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'll stick with Mom's answer of Sarah Palin.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Healthcare.

35. Who did you miss?
Mom and Dad. And McKay.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Andrea at work.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
Tithing really works.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Sorry to disappoint, but I can't think of any.

I tag "YOU!"