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Snagged from Heather :)
1) What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Paid for a disney world trip for two all on my own... visited St. Paul MN... suffered from the second step of hypothermia (in St. Paul)... met Scott Hamilton... hee hee

2) Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them

3) Did anyone close to you give birth?
Several of my friends did.

4) Did anyone close to you die?
Grampy passed away on the 31st of last year. And then Tesa and Steve and Casey and Dan lost their first born sons. :(

5) What countries did you visit?
Just my own.

6) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A Full-time, year round job. Success. No drama. And -like Heather- a boyfriend, or at least a date.

7) What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 23, 2008 that's when the article came out announcing the birth of Scott's son Maxx... and it was on MY BIRTHDAY (Jan 21)...

8) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting my business license I guess.

9) What was your biggest failure?
School. Let's just leave it at that.

10) Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major. Though I did have a health scare last spring.

11) What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the Disney trip

12) Whose behavior merited celebration?
Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek at the Men's award ceremony at Nationals. That was a tense one till they started clowning around.
Erin. Because she's awesome.
Becky and her whole stinkin family thorugh this whole gaylord mess.
Heather and Binky because they rock...
My dad... for being my dad.

13) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Gaylord and Judy.

14) Where did most of your money go?
Nationals, Disney World, Yuka's vet bill, and Disney world again.

15) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
US Nats in St. Paul; Working at Wildride (because I'm a dork); Disney World with Erin!

16) What song will always remind you of 2008?
"The Monkey Song" - VeggieTales

17) Compared to this time last year, are you:
- happier or sadder?
I'm less content, more frustrated.

- thinner or fatter?
Thinner

- richer or poorer?
Poorer

18) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Gone out and made more friends/relationships at V180 (I'm working on it, slowly...), worked more, done better at school.

19) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Pouting, being negative, complaining, forgetting all the blessings in my life and dwelling on the things I don't have, ignoring problems and hoping they'll go away

^---Yeah, what Heather said.

20) How will you be spending Christmas?
With family like always.

21) Did you fall in love in 2008?
Not romantically.

22) How many one-night stands?
None

23) What was your favorite TV program?
HOUSE!

24) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Well I wouldn't quite put it at hate, but Gaylord has made the hit list.

25) What was the best book you read?
The Yukon/Alaska series that Brittany gave me for my bday!

26) What was your greatest musical discovery?
no idea.

27) What did you want and get?
Disney world... my job at Wildride back... um... oh Evan Lysacek's autograph... and Maxx Hamilton born on my bday! ;)

28) What did you want and not get?
New camera gear, a real job, better grades lol

29) What was your favorite film of this year?
WALL-E!

30) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Hypothermia... and -again- Maxx Hamilton born on my bday!... I turned 23 lol

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

32) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Comfortable

33) What kept you sane?
Define sane ;). Nationals trip, Wildride, and Erin - the three most insane things kept me sane.

34) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Sarah Palin, Evan Lysacek, Kurt Browning... basically the usual.

35) What political issue stirred you the most?
Presidential everything... and Ted Stevens trial.

36) Who did you miss?
Erin, my skating buddies, Jillian

37) Who was the best new person you met?
Brad Hislop

38) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Never be afraid to say hello.

39) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
"Crying... crying.... CRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG"