Annual.
1. What did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before? Had a baby, had a wedding, got a masters degree.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No & maybe. Goals: buy a house, run again, maybe plan for baby #2. Most importantly, get a tan.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Me! And Loryn (Katie) & Jessica (Grant).
4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfully no.
5. What countries did you visit? Just Mexico.
6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015? Spending money. I'll settle for a tan though.
7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Baby day & wedding day. 1/23 and 7/11. Couldn't have planned it better.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Baby, wedding, degree, job.
9. What was your biggest failure? I rocked this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Childbirth recovery? And probably salmonella. Not from cookie dough. Oh, and corneal ulcers hurt like.
11. What was the best thing you bought? Wedding stuff.
12. Who's behavior merited celebration? I have this awesome well behaved baby, that's pretty neat.
13. Who's behavior made you appalled and depressed? Dunno.
14. Where did most of your money go? Medical bills, wedding, rent. Not necessarily in that order.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My baby, seeing Amanda for my birthday, wedding, job, more babies, kindergarten.
16. What song will always remind you of 2015? Very late submission of Cole Swindell's "You Should Be Here." Runner up, "The Way You Look Tonight."
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Happier.
II. thinner or fatter? Thinner, giving birth will do that to you.
III. richer or poorer? Poorer. Thanks wedding & shitty health insurance.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Making money. And running.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Spending money.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Christmas Eve zoo with the Blackmons, mass with Alex's family, then an insanely long day of Christmasing with grandparents.
22. Did you fall in love in 2015? Can I be cheesy and say with my baby?
23. How many one-night stands? 0.
24. What was your favorite TV program? No idea. We have been watching Dexter.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Eh, no.
26. What was the best book you read? Are You Grumpy Santa?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? No one new stands out.
28. What did you want and get? A baby, a masters, a wedding, a job.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Yep. Can't remember what I saw.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 26. We got the Kia, drove back down to Key West (two years in a row!), picked up Amanda from Miami. She spent the weekend in key west with us.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Like last year: less bills.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015? Comfy, teacher professional.
34. What kept you sane? I don't know.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Can't think of one.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? I've been in baby land.
37. Who did you miss? Dad, always.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Willie!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015: Uhm, I don't know.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "the way you look tonight" pretty much any line.