It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
1. WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2005 THAT YOU'D NEVER DONE BEFORE?
broke off complete financial aid from my Dad, completed one and half years of college, got a credit card in my name only, and fell in love with the most amazing guy ever.
2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEARS' RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?
I didn't make any resolutions last year, prolly won't make any this year either.
3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My sister Gail gave birth to my nephew Seth.
4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
No, but someone close to me lost someone close to them.
5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
Just the US...I don't have time for travel.
6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2006 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2005?
complete independance
7. WHAT DATES FROM 2005 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
February: Gail gave birth to Seth
Late March: Spring Break when the girls came down to see me!
September 22: When I snagged myself the worlds greatest boyfriend ever!
8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
I declared my major (European History) and had financial aid put comletely in my name.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Being too gullible and letting myself get hurt.
10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Nope, healthy as a...really healthy person.
11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
College.
12. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MERITED CELEBRATION?
Kate: because she's just the bestest friend ever
Kate, Tanja, Sammi, Cara, and Ardith: for driving all that way
Mikey: for always being a good friend
Lyndsi, Brandon, Kacy, and Brian: for introducing me to Jake
Auntie Beth: for always being there for me when I need her
Gail: for being a good sister
Jake: for being the most amazing person ever, I'm so lucky
13. WHOSE BEHAVIOUR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
My Mom: this year has really wedged a gap in our relationship, but I still love her
14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
School and rent
15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Spring Break, visiting Wenatchee, going to Disneyland, and being with Jake.
16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2005?
Anything by My Chemical Romance
17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ARE YOU:
a) Happier or Sadder?
Happier, I'm much more settled here and I have so many people around me now that I love, even though so many that I love are still so far away.
b) thinner or fatter?
same, I lost a bunch before summer then gained it back again
c) richer or poorer?
I guess the same. I'm making more money, but my bills are higher.
18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?
exercise
19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?
work
20. HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
Christmas eve morning I'm opening gifts and stockings with my aunt's and Jake. Christmas eve evening will be at Jake's Mom's house. Christmas day will be spent resting.
21. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2005?
YES!!!!!
22. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
none
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAM?
Mythbusters
24. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE LAST YEAR?
My old roommate? although Hate is a pretty strong word.
25. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!!!
26. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
My Chemical Romance
27. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
Stability and commitment.
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?
A 4.0 in school.
29. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF THE YEAR?
Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire, Narnia, and The Star Wars series (that I finally saw!)
30. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I turned 20, and I spent the whole day with Jake!
31.WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
Having Wenatchee and Orange be much closer so I could see everyone more.
32. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2005?
Anything from American Eagle or Forever 21.
33. WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?
My Aunt.
34. WHICH CELEBRITY/PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST?
There will never be any celebrity that can compare to Johnny Depp.
35. WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?
Bush's reelection.
36. WHO DID YOU MISS?
My family and friends in Wenatchee!
37. WHO WAS THE BEST NEW PERSON YOU MET?
My Jake, of course!
38. TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2005:
to always look at the glass half full.