1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?

Saw the Pyramids

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

I never keep them, so I don’t make them any more

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No

5. What countries did you visit?

Canada, Egypt

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?

More consistent running routine

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

October 16 – The football team my brother coaches won State! So proud of that boy and his dedication.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Ran my first ever 10k faster than I thought I would, that was pretty exciting

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not keeping in touch with friends and family as much as I should have

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing of note

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Ticket to Egypt

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My mom – she’s done a great job of adapting to her new home in Cairo and sacrifices so much for my dad

13. Whose behavior made you appalled?

Ugh – no need to get into politics

14. Where did most of your money go?

Mortgage/home repairs and wedding

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

Getting engaged

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?

Ceelo’s F**k You

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

- i. happier or sadder? happier

- ii. thinner or fatter? Same? Maybe a tad fatter

- iii. richer or poorer? richer

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

travel

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

work

20. How did you spend Christmas?

Visited the soon-to-be-brother-in-law’s family in the morning. Then cooked a ham dinner at my house for Trav, my bro, and Trav’s roomie and played board games. Will have family Christmas this weekend!

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?

yeppers

23. How many one-night stands?

nil

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Castle – funny and has some good FireFly references!

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

Nope, I don’t think I hate anyone

26. What was the best book you read?

Hmmmmm, how sad that I can’t remember many of the books I’ve read. The Holly Spring series was good.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Antoine Dodson

28. What did you want and get?

Faux-down gloves

29. What did you want and not get?

Less “on-call” time for work

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Kick Ass comes to mind first

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

Turned 25 – tore out a bathroom floor, went to a Super Bowl party, accepted a diamond ring from Trav, called my parents and brother

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

More vacation time!

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

Same old same old

34. What kept you sane?

Trav

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

Didn’t pay close enough attention to them

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Stupid senatorial race

37. Who did you miss?

Courtney – Wisconsin is too far away, and not neat enough to visit often

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I dunno

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

Splitting time between two houses sucks

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

The best is yet to come