2009 Survey

Thanks Sara for letting me "borrow" your survey. :)

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? "Gave birth to a beautiful boy and realized that my heart could love someone so much!"

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? "I don't remember, but my goal is to lose weight. Yep, I'm one of those people."

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? "Do I count? Just kidding. My friend Sara gave birth to Wyatt and my friend Jaimi gave birth to Taylor. If I forgot anyone else, it's due to my sleep deprivation I am suffering from right now."

4. Did anyone close to you die? "My grandma. :("

5. What countries did you visit? "Only the ones in my memories. Could have said yes in 2008!"

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? "To not live in Kansas so far away from my family and where it's too dang cold! Those two together just make things miserable."

7. What dates froom 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? "October 19th, my last birthday in my 20s and November 1st because Clark was born!"

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? "Besides giving birth, surviving the first half of the school year while being very pregnant. I'm sure some day I'll think that surviving school was not that big of a deal."

9. What was your biggest failure? "Don't know. Too many good things happened."

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? "Yeah, being 6,7,8,9 months pregnant during the summer in Kansas. Actually it was warmer in California then here. Go figure. Throwing up on the airplane was a lot of fun too!"

11. What was the best thing you bought? "A few extra months with my dog."

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? "Clint's because he was so amazing during the birth of Clark and I couldn't have asked for a more amazing husband!"

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? "Celebrities and some of my students. :("

14. Where did most of your money go? "Medical bills!"

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? "Getting pregnant, hearing his heartbeat, finding out we were having a boy, meeting Clark for the first time."

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? "I associate songs with people and time periods not necessarily a year."

17. Compared to this time last year are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer? "WAY WAY WAY more happier! Way fatter. :( and Way poorer."

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

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

20. How did you spend Christmas? "With Clark, Clint and Barbara (Clark's Great Grandma) at our house and with my parents on the web cam."

21. Did you fall in love in 2009? "I fell in love with Clark and I'm always more in love with him and Clint every day!"

22. What was your favorite TV program? "Gilmore girls!!!!"

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? "Yep!"

24. What was the best book you read? "Hunger Games and Catching Fire."

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? "I'm boring and still listen to the same old thing."

26. What did you want and get? "A baby!"

27. What did you want and not get? "A new truck."

28. What was your favorite film of this year? "New Moon!"

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? "Had some friends over and I turned 29."

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? "Having my parents visit Clark and I while in the hospital, getting the things I wanted, and not disliking the people I disliked."

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? "Old, ratty and needed to be thrown out, then lots of shorts and flip flops maternity style. :)"

32. What kept you sane? "My friends and family"

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? "The cast of New Moon."

34. What political issue stirred you the most? "Issues with teaching."

35. Who did you miss the most? "My mom, dad and brother."

36. Who was the best new person you met? "Barb because she took over for me while I was on maternity leave, she's cool, fit in with Eric and I and I didn't have to worry about my students while I was away. :)"

37. Tell a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009. "Things will work out the way they are suppose to and WHEN they are suppose to."

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "I don't know. Can't think right now."