The Year in Review: 2012

The Year in Review: 2012

1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before?  

Gone to a Green Bay Packer Game , seen a fertility specialist, gone a majority of the year with no health insurance, learned to crochet and got to spend more time with Jaelynn (more than any year of her life!)

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?

My goals for last year were to look at things with a positive outlook-definitely room for improvement but new goals being set for next year

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

I feel like SOmany of my friends had babies this year-it would quite possibly take a year to list them all,but congrats to all the new mommies/daddies!

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Thankfully no!

5. What states/countries did you visit?

None, we were homebodies

6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?

Increased patience and a stronger faith

7. What date from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

April 26th-One year cancer free :)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Remaining cancer free, spending more time with Jaelynn

9. What was your biggest regret of the year?

Not making time for the things and people I should.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

I feel like we've all been sick alot but nothing too serious. Jaelynn's had the worst of it all

11. What was the best thing you bought?

New digital camera

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Justin for putting up with me and being a wonderful husband!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

They know who they are...

14. Where did most of your money go?

Bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

 Being pregnant (even though never worked out how we planned)  Getting tickets to the Packer Game

16. What song will always remind you of 2012?

There's Always Time for Life by Randi Driscoll 

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Meh, should be happier but in a funk

ii. thinner or fatter? thinner

iii. richer or poorer? Richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Spending time with those I love, stressing less and living more

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Worrying, working.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With friends and family, various celebrations with different folks

22. Did you fall in love in 2012?

No one new...just loving my life as a mommy and wife more and more

23. How many one-night stands?

It doesn’t count as a one night stand when you are married!

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Sister Wives, Teen Mom, 2 broke girls, Guliana and Bill, Glee...I could go on and on

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

No real hate here… just general annoyance

26. What was the best book you read?

I loved Effortless and Thoughtless by SC Stephens

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Pandora. I had never used it before, and LOVE to have it on hand when I am home!

28. What did you want and get?

Packer Tickets, new bras-may seem little but this is huge for me( no pun intended)

29. What was your favorite film of this year?

Odd Life of Timothy Green

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Turned 24, dinner with Friends at Carrabas

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Having some people here who are not with us any more. other than having another baby here with us

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?

Practical and comfy-lots of tshirts and sweats! ha

33. What kept you sane?

Justin, my TTC Ladies and great friends

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Dempsey

35. What political issue stirred you the most?

Obama/Romney Election-various reasons!

36. Who did you miss?

Papa

37. Who was the best new person you met?

There has been so many, hard to pick "thebest"

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012:

Love is unconditional. Things will not be perfect. People will not be perfect. But, we will love deeply and passionately and completely, just the same.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving
Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
I'm running and I won't touch ground
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving


Now you got that stuck in your head,,haha I know I do!