Memories

What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before?
Ziplined through the jungle of Honduras

Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year?
I don’t think I really had any besides the same ones I always want to do.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sis-in-law, Jill, had a baby girl in November.

Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, Rob’s Grandmother

What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?
Less stress, less worrying, more peace.

What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I’m not sure if there’s a particular date, but the beginning of September when we went on our family cruise.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I’m not sure what personal achievement I had, but I was happy that Rob and I were able to finally take the boys on a cruise.

What was your biggest failure?
My biggest failure was probably not being able to go above and beyond expectations.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Had a few colds and sinus infections, nothing serious. Still have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and boarding on high blood sugar.

What was the best thing you bought?
A cruise for the family and a new computer

Where did most of your money go?
food

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I feel like a broken record here, but I was really excited about getting to take the boys on a cruise.

What song will always remind you of 2012?
Call Me Maybe

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

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

What do you wish you’d done less of?
stressin’

How did you spend Christmas?
Waking up to open gifts with the family and then having family come over that afternoon for a wonderful homemade dinner and family gift swap

Did you fall in love in 2012?
No

What was your favorite TV program?
Survivor

What was the best book you read?
The Fault in Our Stars

What was your greatest musical discovery of 2012?
Bruno Mars

What did you want and get?
A vacation

What did you want and not get?
a vacation with just Rob and me, but instead made it a big family vacation

What was your favorite film of this year?
The Vow

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 37 and I got GiGi’s cupcakes yummy! Got to go eat at Olive Garden one night and Cheeburger Cheeburger the next.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A good vacation always does the mind and body good.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?
comfortable

What kept you sane?
friends, facebook, photography, music

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Didn’t really have any

What political issue stirred you the most?
Not be able to fathom that our country would/could re-elect Obama.

Who did you miss?
My Granddad

Who was the best new person you met?
Some of my student workers are awesome and make me smile!

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012:
Stop searching high and low for answers, the answer sometimes is right in front of you.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

“Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be all right.
Singin’: “Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right!”

Singin’: “Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be all right” – I won’t worry!
Singin’: “Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be all right.”
Singin’: “Don’t worry about a thing, oh no!
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be all right!

Collection of End of the Year/Beginning of the Year posts