2010 Year-End Review

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
I went to NYC for my sister's med school graduation. I think it was pretty much what I expected. Not sure if I'd go back. I went to a tea plantation. Lots of other things. It was a busy year.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make resolutions because I'm terrible at keeping them. Why set myself up for failure?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I think Adam's cousin might have - another one of his is due any day now. My cousin Lori had another one as well.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
This was a bad year. Father Mike, Adam's grandmother and cousin Brett. It was a rough one.

5. What countries did you visit? Travel in 2010?
As previously mentioned, NYC in May, we also went to SC/NC in November and took a day trip to Door County in October.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? Less stress at work, or, more time to relax.

7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 22nd - the day Fr Mike passed away
July 31 - the beginning of the SAP-induced hell

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not quitting my job. Wait - did I say that last year too? It's getting better. Now if only they could get some temperature moderation in the accounting department. It's either a sauna or an igloo.

9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn't handle the stress well this summer during GoLive and the following months. I'm sure Adam wanted to throw me out at times.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not that I can think of, aside from a random barf incident.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My new nook color!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Sandra Bullock handled her life crumbling around her in a very classy manner.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mel Gibson - WTF?

14. Where did most of your money go?
According to our MSN Money file, our mortgage ate up the largest piece of pie, followed by other household expenses (LeafGuard gutters, a new grill and lawn mower) and food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting a couple of full nights of uninterrupted sleep during our trip to SC. Obviously it doesn't happen very often.

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Nothing really followed me around this year. I played a lot of Lady Gaga on my iPod...

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? depends on the day b) thinner or fatter? about the same. Grrr. c) richer or poorer? poorer. Always poorer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Enjoy nature. I feel like I spent the whole year inside.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Dream about work. It was kind of freaky for a while there.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas Eve with Adam's family and then bells at church. Christmas Day with Dad & Cheryl and her family. Nothing formal for just us.

21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
No

22. What was your favorite TV program?
I have so many that record on the DVR it's just nuts - I've run them all down for you before. I did watch every episode of "Pushing Daisies" and the first season of "Californication" on Netflix and they were both really good (albeit almost as different as you can get!)

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No

24. What was the best book you read?
I read a ton of books. I should have been keeping track - maybe I hit the 100 mark I was after a few years ago. I've been reading mostly silly culinary crime novels so nothing particularly literary. I can't think of one that stood out from the others. I'm going to keep better track this year.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Celtic Woman. I'm way behind the curve on this one.

26. What did you want and get?
See #11.

27. What did you want and not get?
Nothing. I don't really have a lot of wants most of the time. It annoys the crap out of Adam.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
This was a terrible year for movies & me. I hardly watched any outside of my Oscar list. I think we went to the movie theater once and the drive in once. It was so sad. I'm looking at Wikipedia's list of films released in 2010 and I've seen pretty much none of them.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 28 this year. Did nothing. But did get a cookie cake. Yum.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being independently wealthy. Ha.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
I wore clothes. Because if I didn't I'd not only get arrested, but I think I'd probably cause multiple cases of self-inflicted blindness.

32. What kept you sane?
Teetered on the edge of this one this year. I have no idea how I managed to not go completely nuts. Chocolate maybe?

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I have no idea. Joseph Gordon Levitt on SNL was good and I've had a eye on him since his Angels in the Outfield days.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I was glad to hear they got the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell through.

35. Who did you miss?
No one person. I miss having a social life in general.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Hmmm. I met an auditor who didn't annoy me. That was a pleasant surprise...

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
You can't do it all by yourself.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
My mind is going blank here... all I can think of is all those children's songs that we heard over and over in the van with Evan, Jodi, Gabriel, and Caroline. I cannot tell you how long they were stuck in my head after we left, though apparently they're still there.