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In 2004...
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
lol well there's a number of things that i won't share here, so i'll say argue my way out of a 3rd speeding ticket. if neither crying or silence work, then arguing does
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't have one for 2004 but for 2005 it's going to be to get fit. i've never been so unathletic as i have since i graduated....my muscles have turned to flab and that's no good
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not really close to me, but 4 people i graduated with have gotten pregnant, 1 has given birth already, and the the 4th is a dad. all 4 were band kids...
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
i've only stayed in this country
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
yea i'd have to say more money
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
march 12- anniversary! and just the month of june cus that was a YEAR since i met the most amazing person! (eric)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
keeping 2 jobs and pulling a's and b's...no C's! and i was sooo afraid i'd fail math...*whew*
9. What was your biggest failure?
hmmmm...i think i could've pulled an A out of econ, not just a B, i also wish i'd made all-state in march because after doing well at the usc clinic, i know i could've if i hadn't made myself so nervous
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i was sick for like 3 months....sniffling and stuffyness for that long can get aggravating
11. What was the best thing you bought?
don't know, i didn't make any extravagant purchases this year
14. Where did most of your money go?
gas and food
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
getting 3rd at the usc clinic right behind the girl who got 1st at all-state! and also my eric!
16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2004?
could not ask for more cus i was at the edwin mccain new years concert and was talking with eric then they rung in the new year! hey ya lol any other outkast song, i believe in a thing called love, stacey's mom..(the last 2 being our group of friend's theme songs lol) "THANK YOU!" haha "no melissa........no"
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? definitely happier!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
sleep, see eric...but we did all that we could
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
i'd have to say stressing out too
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
flute choir before midnight mass at church, waking up 7 hours later to manheim steamroller (sp?) christmas music my dad ALWAYS blasts through the house on christmas, opening presents at home, then the whole family at g-ma and g-pa's for more gifts and merry times
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
every single day, literally since the first second of 2004
23. How many one-night stands?
none!
24. What was your favorite TV program?
well i can only remember current shows i watch...Amazing race (go long distance couple! they've already won 2 legs of the race!!), family guy, snl, alot more!
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate is a strong word, let's say....dislike..yes
26. What was the best book you read?
go ask alice...actually i might've read that 2 years ago..i can't remember, the notebook and its sequel the wedding (even though it wasn't as good as the movie), i tried to get into the harry potter books lol
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
rooney, and i can't remember when i started loving switchfoot, also working title after i got their cd from tony last christmas
28. What did you want and get?
love
29. What did you want and not get?
hmmm, freedom, the same kind of freedom my friends who actually went AWAY to college got
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
THE NOTEBOOK!!!--yep
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
well birthday is on the 19th of this month (mark it on your calendar and make checks payable to M. Vause kthx :-) j/k)..(not really haha)
last year, party/cookout (complete w/ oyster roast lol) at my house, me and ev had an oyster eating contest...i won with eating like 154 or something. i was sick the next day but i don't think it was because of the oysters
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if i made a more deserving amount of money from gap...i really do need a healthier raise...right now, it's not worth the work and effort i put into it
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
at work, sophisticated, chic hehe....at school, i go for the 'just rolled outta bed look' lol. actually ask nathaniel, i don't even go for it, i just look it because i really did just roll out of bed and i'm not trying to impress anyone. but hey, if i get up when my alarm goes off, i dress nice
34. Who or what kept you sane?
definately eric..i would be so stressed from exams, grades, work if he weren't there to talk to me and calm me down. also, the blue marble massage ball from bath and body works. i hold and play with it the whole time i'm there almost because it keeps me sane
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
a few...paris hilton for her photogenic self, brook burke because that's the kind of body to die for, and vanessa minnilo for her style
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
presidential election
37. Who did you miss?
ERIC
38. Who was the best new person you met?
hmm i'm not really sure
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
if there's a will, there's a way. that applied to soooo many aspects of my life this year. also...you can't make people like you and sometimes, you just have to work through things by yourself because you'll come out stronger in the end
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
i will go in this way and find my own way out- dave