Review 2008

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
had a baby!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
me, Verla, Onchanh
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
None in 2008 :( Hopefully that will change this year.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
My pre pregnancy body back
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 29 - the day I had PaigeOct 10th the day I found out I got a new job and did not have to go back to that God awful ETrade place.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Becoming a mommy
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing all the baby weight when I said I would before Christmas
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
just the flu
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Bounceroo for Paige
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Rich's- he has become the most helpful husband and the best Daddy.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
nobody's
14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills, baby, and bills
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Finding out that we weren't having a boy like we were originally told and that we were actually have a girl.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
In My Daughter's Eyes- Martina McBrideLooking at Her Face - Tyrone WellsIt Won't be like this for Long- Darius Rucker
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? happierb) thinner or fatter? 10 lbs fatterc) richer or poorer? about the same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Excersized more and slept more
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Argued with Rich less and eaten less
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Rich's family at our house
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes with my baby girl, I never knew I could love anything so much
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Desperate Housewives
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
24. What was the best book you read?
The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I did not have any but I was extremely impressed with Rich's guitar skills (he taught himself how to play and he's great)
26. What did you want and get?
A baby girl
27. What did you want and not get?
To win the lottery
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Sex and the City
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to the Outback with Rich, my Mom, Kimberley, Zach, and my 7 day old baby. 34 years old
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not dealing with the club feet weekly appointments and Paige's 2 surgeries
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Maternity - ugh
32. What kept you sane?
My family and friends
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Tom Brady
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Listening to uninformed people talk about the election
35. Who did you miss?
Old friends and family members I've not seen in a long time
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Paige
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Things don't always go as planned, but that is ok. and sleep is overrated
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
More than just beautyThe something inside I see in her faceShines in her eyesAll that I wantFor the rest of my lifeEvery night that I sleepEvery morning I wakeIs to be looking at her face
Now how did I get here?What have I done to deserve this? I have been showered by graceIt’s a beautiful nightIt’s a glorious dayWhen i'm looking at her face