Monday, January 2, 2012

2011: My Year In Review

What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
Bought a Prius, took Brigham to play in the ocean, stuck with yoga, hid a pregnancy from everyone for 17 weeks and 1 day

Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't think I made any resolutions last year. If I did, I completely forgot about them.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Krystin and a few friends did.

Did anyone close to you die?
My grandma


What countries did you visit?
No countries but the United States were visited

What would you like to have in 2012 that you didn’t have in 2011?
A more organized home and a year supply of food storage

What dates from 2011 will be etched upon your memory, and why?

Ocotber 24th- The day we revealed our biggest secret ever- Aubree Rose

What was your biggest achievement of this year?
I don't think I achieved much

What was your biggest failure?
Not having goals for our myself and our family

Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope

What was the best thing you bought?
Our new iPhones

Whose behavior merited celebration?
All those secret santas that paid off people's layaway orders at KMart

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The politicians/government in Washington

Where did most of your money go?
I guess our Prius. It was nice to get a newer car but hard to let go of the money to get it! We are definitely savers and not spenders.

What did you get really excited about?
Finding out we had a baby on the way!

What song will always remind you of 2011?
Forget You by Cee Lo. Brigham loves this song. It was the first song he would sing the words to on the radio.

Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) Happier I guess. Definitely not sadder!
b) Fatter! (by about 20 pounds)
c) richer :)

What do you wish you’d done more of?
Vacationing


What do you wish you’d done less of?
tv watching

How did you spend Christmas?
Breakfast at Brandon and Melanie's with Nate, Scarlett, Daniel, and Katelyn (and all the kids of course), my dad's for lunch, and Krystin's (with my mom, Aunt, Uncle, and Clarisa) for dinner.

Did you fall in love in 2011?
You could say so

What was your favorite TV program?
We have several favorite programs that we discovered this year.
Revenge, Justified, Walking Dead, Mad Men, Modern Family


What was the best book you read?

Chaos Walking Series

What was your greatest musical discovery?
Mindy Gledhill

What did you want and get?
A new car!

What did you want and not get?
A new house. This actually won't happen for a few more years :) Other than that, I want for nothing.

What was your favorite film of 2011?
I don't even know.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Worked! Mark made me a delicious birthday lunch before I had to go to work and got me my new favorite necklace that he actually picked out completely on his own. I was so impressed!

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being more committed to working out and getting those Kelly Ripa arms that I will never have


How would you describe your personal fashion concept of 2011?
skinny jeans with my Frye boots, t-shirts and yoga pants. I am now more concerned with comfort over being dressed "cute" ha

What kept you sane?
yoga!

What political issue stirred you the most?
Raising our debt ceiling over and over!

Who did you miss?
I miss having my bff in the same city.


Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Nothing makes me happier than hanging out with my little family


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